8yo g KING CAUSE won the Texas Turf Classic Stakes on June 24th at Lone Star Park. Already a GSW, his earnings are over $820,000. Trained by Mike Maker for Nice Guy Stables, bred by Bret Jones.
3yo g MI HERMANO RAMON scored his first Stakes win in the Singletary S. at Santa Anita on May 7th. Trained by Mark Glatt for breeder & owner Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal, LLC.
3yo BO CRUZ tabbed a *TDN Rising Star for his win on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, followed up two consecutive wins with a 3rd in the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) . Trained by Al Stall for owners Skyscraper Racing, LLC, Racingwithbruno, Brian Pagano and Patrick Grippo. Bred by Douglas Scharbauer
2yo colt PACKS A WAHLOP wins the Zuma Beach S. (G3) on October 9th, in his last start he won the Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes (G3) at Del Mar on September 11th. Trained by Jeff Mullins for owner Red Baron's Barn & Rancho Temescal. Bred by Oak Ridge Farm.
7yo g. KING CAUSE wins the Knickerbocker S. (G3) at Aqueduct on October 9th. Trained by Mike Maker for Nice Guy Stables, bred by Bret Jones.
3yo g. YOU'RE THE CAUSE won the Muckleshoot Derby at Emerald Downs on August 14th. Trained by Debbie Van Horne for WilWin Stable. Bred by Spruce Lane Farm, Patrick Waresk, Mashnee Stable and Empire Equine.
5yo m. CREATIVE CREDIT won the Clarksville S. at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 13th. Trained by breeder and owner, Richard Finucane.
3yo colt CREATIVE MINISTER followed up his maiden win at Keeneland on April 9th with an allowance win at Churchill Downs on Derby day. He finished 3rd in the G1 Preakness Stakes in his stakes debut. Trained by Ken McPeek for Fern Circle Stables and Back Racing, LLC. Bred by Dellridge Farm, LLC.
KING CAUSE won the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes at Turfway Park to score his first stakes win. Trained by Mike Maker for Nice Guy Stables, bred by Bret Jones.
3yo colt MY BUDDY B wins first time out at Turfway Park in a fast and gutsy race. Trained by Paul Lobo for owner/breeder Bonne Chance Farm.
4yo filly STAR OF NIGHT won her 9th straight, and 3rd straight stakes race, when winning the My Sister Pearl Stakes on November 13th. The Steinmann Family owns and bred Star of Night, trained by Jeff Runco.
2yo filly SURF SPA broke her maiden at Keeneland on October 21st. Trained by Matt Shirer for owner Jeremy Sussman, Todd Monken and Ten Strike Racing. Bred by Brereton C. Jones
4yo filly STAR OF NIGHT, won her 8th straight race, and 2nd consecutive stakes race on October 9th when she took the West Virginia Cavada Breeders' Classic S. at Charles Town. The Steinmann Family owns and bred Star of Night, trained by Jeff Runco.
3yo filly SUNSHINE CITY won the Miss Gracie S. over the Gulfstream Park turf course by 3 3/4-length tally, earning an 85 Beyer, on September 4th.This her third consecutive win for trainer Bobby S. Dibona and owner Phillip DiCosmo. She was bred by Ken and Sarah Ramsey.
WV Bred Horse of the Year, STAR OF NIGHT, added a 4th Stakes Win to her resume when she won the Sadie Hawkins Stakes at Charlestown on August 27th. A homebred for the Steinmann Family, previously won the Sylvia Bishop Memorial S. at Charles Town by 5 1/4 lengths in a time that was 0.04 seconds faster than the G3 Charles Town Oaks two races prior, and returned to win the W.V.T.O. Breeders' Cup Classic and the My Sister Pearl S., making it 3 stakes in a row. She has now won 9 of 11 starts with 2 seconds. Star of Night is trained by Jeff Runco.
2yo filly, CONTROL was an impressive debut winner, earning an 84 Beyer at Ellis Park on July 25th. Trained by Michael McCarthy for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, bred by Olin B. Gentry.
2yo filly, ORIGINATE wired the field to break her maiden by 5 lengths on debut at Prairie Meadows on August 22nd. Trained by Kevin Eikleberry for Reunion Racing Stables LLC and himself, bred by Brereton C. Jones & B. Ned Jones.
2yo gelding, CAUSE I'M LEAVIN broke his maiden by an impressive 8+ lengths July 29th at Canterbury. Trained by Richard Barton Enterprises for Pink Cloud Racing, bred by Wade Rarick.
HUSH OF A STORM parlayed an eyecatching 5 1/2 length MdSpWt win and an impressive Allowance victory with a win in the John Battaglia Memorial S. over LIKE THE KING and GRETZKY THE GREAT (G1). He is trained by William Morey for the Joseph P. Morey, Jr. Revocable Trust.
CAUSEWAY JONES was a dominant 7 1/2 length wire-to-wire winner on his debut at Remington Park earning a sharp 81 Beyer. Now trained by Jerry Hollendorfer.
B. C. Jones-bred CANADIAN PRIDE returned to sprinting and won impressively at Santa Anita on March 12th for CRK Stable and Peter Eurton, earning a 91 Beyer. Bred by BC Jones, he was purchased by David Ingordo for $250,000 as a yearling
2020 YEARLINGS UP TO $180,000!
Creative Cause had 9 juvenile winners in 2020, and his two-year-olds of 2021 are his best and biggest crop!
A Leading Cumulative Fifth Crop Kentucky Stallion: Sire of PAVEL (G1), SIGNIFICANT FORM (G2), MGSW MY BOY JACK, GSW SKYLER'S SCRAMJET, MSW TWISTED TOM, etc.
IDENTIFIER won the G3 Hal's Hope S. at Gulfstream Park, and Harmless was placed in the G2 Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar for Agave Racing Stable and Phil d'Amato
STAR OF NIGHT, a homebred for the Steinmann Family, won the Sylvia Bishop Memorial S. at Charles Town by 5 1/4 lengths in a time that was 0.04 seconds faster than the G3 Charles Town Oaks two races prior, and returned to win the W.V.T.O. Breeders' Cup Classic and the My Sister Pearl S., making it 3 stakes in a row. She has now won 6 of 8 lifetime starts.
Two 2yo Black-Type Winners among 15 2yo winners and 5 Black-Type 2yos from his fourth crop
15 Lifetime Black Type Winners and 32 Black Type Horses, including the G1-winning millionaire, PAVEL
MGSW SIGNIFICANT FORM was placed in the 2020 G3 Intercontinental S. to increase her earnings to $817,216 for Stephanie Seymour Brant and Chad Brown
G1 winner, PAVEL, the Reddam Racing globetrotter has retired to stud with earnings of almost $2.1m in 18 lifetime starts. He raced exclusively in Graded Stakes company since his impressive debut maiden win, including trips to Dubai (twice) and Japan.
G3 winner, SKYLER'S SCRAMJET was beaten just a 1/2 length by World Of Trouble in the 2019 G1 Carter H. at AQU. Still in training, he has earnings now $540,799
Click here to read Chris McGrath's article on Creative Cause from the June 28th 2018 issue of the TDN
FOUR STAKES-WINNING JUVENILES IN 2017, while no other Second Crop Sire had more than ONE!
- Grade I Winning Millionaire - By a Grade I Winning Millionaire - Out of a Grade I Winning Millionaire
- Grade I Winner and Eclipse Finalist at 2
- Grade II Winner and Classic Placed at 3
- Defeated every horse he ever ran against, including Grade I Winners I'LL HAVE ANOTHER, BODEMEISTER, UNION RAGS, PAYNTER, HANSEN, and GEMOLOGIST