Pedigree Look: Cardmania

Name: Cardmania
Year Born: 1986
Color: Brown
Sex: Gelding
Sire: Cox's Ridge
Dam: L'Orangerie
Broodmare Sire: J O Tobin

Profile: Cardmania (Cox's Ridge) began his career in France where he struggled at first, before finding his niche in their claiming ranks. It wasn't until towards the end of his European portion of his career when he found his stride taking a G3 in Italy in his final start in the continent... at the moment. In November of 1991, he made his first US start at Hollywood Park in the Turf Express Handicap where he would finish third. In March of 1992, he would pick up his first US win in the Zooron Handicap at Santa Anita. He would then follow that win up with a G3 win in the Potrero Grande also at Santa Anita. He would go onto win the LA Handicap before moving back to Europe.

That would turn out to be disastrous as he was out of the top three in three starts there and then was returned to the US. Although it would end being over a year before he would pick up a win again, he would finish no worse then 5th for most of the 1993 season. In his last start before the Breeders' Cup, he would win the G3 Ancient Title at Santa Anita. Then came the Breeders' Cup Sprint where he would face the winner from the previous year Thirty Slews and Meafara who finished second. In the end though Cardmania would prevail over the filly Meafara by a head with Gilded Time. Here is that race:



Cardmania would win one more time in his career in the San Carlos which was right after his BC win. He was named Champion Sprinter in 1993 and finished third in his BC Sprint defence the next year. Cardmania died in 2012 at the age of 26.

Sire

Cox's Ridge (Best Turn) is the winner of the Met Mile in his career. He also finished second in the Whitney and third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. As a sire, he also has Champion and mulitiple G1 winner Life's Magic, G1 placed Amathos and G1 winner De Roche among many others.

Best Turn (Turn-To) is a stakes winner. Other then Cox, his best foal is the wonderful filly Davona Dale. Also among his foals are G1 placed Super Cook. His dam Sweet Clementine (Swaps) is the granddam to G2 placed Miss Tokyo (Dewan). She is out of stakes winner Miz Clementine (Bull Lea) and appears to be the only foal for her dam. Miz Clementine is a full sister to mulitple Champion Two Lea (Bull Lea). Thus this is the same female family as Hall of Famer Tim Tam (Tom Fool).

Our Martha (Ballydonnell (GB)) won three times in 25 starts. Cox is her best foal, however she is also the dam to G3 placed Freeo (Tom Tulle). Corday (Carrier Pigeon), her dam is the granddam of stakes winner Rail Rider (Iron Warrior). This is the same female family as stakes winner Dubious (Chance Play).

Dam

L'Orangerie (J.O. Tobin) was unraced in her career. Other then Card is her best foal.

J.O. Tobin (Never Bend) like his grandson started his career in Europe. He would go onto win the Swaps race, thus the first horse to hand defeat the Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew (Bold Reasoning). He would also win the Californian in his career and be co-champion Sprinter in 1978. As a sire, he wouldn't be as successful, but he did have stakes winner Sitzmark. His dam Hill Shade (Hillary) is a stakes winner in Europe. She is also the dam to G1 winner in Europe Mysterious (GB) (Chepello (GB)), G2 placed Fairy Dance (Northern Dancer) and G2 placed Till You (Exclusive Native) among others. Hill Shade is a 1/2 sister to G2 placed in Europe Shady Fellow (Sir Gaylord).

Liska (FR) (Lyphard) won twice in eight starts. She is the dam to stakes winner Liska's Dance (running in Liska's Dance (Riverman). She is a 1/2 sister to multiple G1 winner in France and Champion Irish River (FR) (Riverman).