CASSIUS GNZ
Caretino x Jadalco x Corrado 1. Service Fee $2000 + GST LFG. Fresh chilled semen.
He is a lovely stallion in temperament and very correct in technique and conformation. Cassius GNZ has a number of young progeny about to commence 4 to 7 year old classes that are all showing excellent young horse attributes! The Commissioner ridden by Chris Harris, also Cirrius GNZ owned by Elle Phillips are two lovely types of there pedigree's.
Cassius GNZ has been a barn favourite for his wonderful temperament and admired for his presence and enormous athletic ability!
Cirrius GNZ (above) Cassius GNZ x Yamin Vital. Cirrius GNZ jumping in the 7 year old style class Photo Credit: Focus Time Photography
SIRE: Caretino
16.2 Caletto II/Metellus/Aldato
Born 1983, Stamm 826
Caretino was one of just seven stallions by Caletto II in Holsteiner breeding. The bay revealed his qualities in the stallion performance test, where he received a jumping index as high as 145 points. He won numerous young jumper classes due to his outstanding jumping technique. At 5 and at 6 years old, Caretino participated in the Bundeschampionate under Thomas Schöning. Bo Kristoffersen got the ride on him a year later and got him started at Grand Prixs and nations cup level. The two of them have 40 placings at S level to their name. Then Caretino went to Ludger Beerbaum's stable. The rider from Riesenbeck placed at Neumünster, Balve, and Wiesbaden with the stallion. After a year, Caretino returned to Holstein to be used for breeding only which soon proved the right decision. Caretino offspring, still much sought after, have earned more than 3 million Euros so far.Just now, the most successful Caretino offspring in competition is Casall la Silla out of a Lavall I dam. Under Rolf-Göran Bengstsson, the bay stallion is rated among the top show jumpers in the world. Moreover, he has also earned himself a stellar reputation as a sire. In 2009, his son Catch It became champion stallion of the Holsteiner approval and sold for a record 450,000 Euro to Denmark. Casall has produced as much as seven stallion sons in Holsteiner breeding and also had the champion mare at the Elmshorn anniversary show in 2008.Caretino sired 37 sons licensed for Holsteiner breeding, 41 daughters have been awarded a state premium, 10 Verband premium. Beyond a doubt, Cristallo has become one of the most outstanding Caretino offspring in competition now. With Richard Spooner, he is among the top American pairs in the show jumping course. America is also the home of Chica's Way, a great international success under Janne Friederike Meyer. Already in his first years as breeding stallion, Caretino had made quite a splash with his offspring. Ballerina won team gold at the European championships in Mannheim under Markus Merschformann, and Charlottenhof‘s Chandra was part of the German team taking home team gold at the European championships in Arnheim under Sören von Rönne. The full siblings Crocodile Dandy and Connally (Alison Firestone and Markus Renzel, respectively), Carefina (Felix Hassmann), Carlo Cassini (Franz-Josef Dahlmann), Cornwall (Andreas Ripke) or Chianti La Silla (Rolf-Göran Bengtsson) are other highly successful horses by Caretino.
SON OF CARETINO - CASALL ASK
When Caretino passed away in 2011, his genetics were again making history throughout many successful competition progeny, including, none other than the outstanding performer Casall Ask.
CASALL ASK 'STALLION OF THE CENTURY'
2015
Winner of the LGCT Grand Prix in Rome
Winner of the LGCT Grand Prix in London
Second in the LGCT Grand Prix in Cannes
Second in the World Cup in Gothenburg
Second in the 1,55 class in Basel
Third in the LGCT overall standing 2015
Third in the LGCT Grand Prix in Doha
Third in the LGCT Grand Prix in Hamburg
Third in the World Cup in Zürich
2014
Winner of the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Doha
Winner of a 5* 1,50-1,60 class in Lyon
Winner of the 5* Longines Grand Prix in Basel
Winner of the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Chantilly
Second in the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Antwerpen
Second in the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Monte Carlo
Third in the 5* Rolex Grand Prix in Geneva
Third in a 5* Longines GCT 1.50 class in Cannes
Third in a 5* Longines GCT 1.55 class in Hamburg
Fourth at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy
Fourth in a 5* 1.55 class in Basel
2013
Second in the 5* Longines Grand Prix in Lyon
Second in the 5* Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Zürich
Third in the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Vienna
Third with the Swedish team at the European Championship in Herning
Third in the 5* Grand Prix in 's-Hertogenbosch
Third in the 5* Grand Prix in Gothenburg
Third with the Swedish team in the 5* Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup in Falsterbo
Fourth at the European Championship in Herning
Sixth in the 5* Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Gothenburg
Sixth in the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Hamburg
Sixth in the 5* Longines GCT Grand Prix in Cannes
2012
Part of the Swedish team at the London Olympic Games
Winner of a 5* 1.55 class in Basel
Second in the GCT Grand Prix in Cannes
Second in the GCT Grand Prix in Hamburg
Second in the GCT Grand Prix in Lausanne
Third in the 5* Grand Prix of Basel
Fifth in the 5* Grand Prix of Zürich
Sixth in the World Cup final in s'Hertogenbosch
Seventh in the 5* Grand Prix of Paris
2011
Winner of Global Champions Tour Grand Prix’s in Hamburg and Monte Carlo
Winner of the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Lyon
Winner of a 5* 1.50 class in Gothenburg
Second in the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Geneva
Second in a 5* 1.50 class in Aachen
Second in a 5* 1.50 class in Oslo
Second in a 1.45 class in Gothenburg
Second in the Mercedes Benz Cup in Neumünster
Fourth in the 5* GCT final in Abu Dhabi
Fourth in a 5* 1.55 class in Hamburg
Seventh in the Global Champions Tour GPs in Estoril and Rio de Janeiro
2010
Winner of the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in s'Hertogenbosch
Winner of the 5* Longiness Grand Prix at the CSIO Rotterdam
Winner of the 5* Falsterbo Grand Prix and member of the winning Swedish Nations Cup team
Winner of the Gold Cup in Braunschweig
Winner of a 5* class in Gothenburg
Second in the 5* Grand Prix of Paris
Third in the 5* Championat von Leipzig
Third in the 5* Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Verona
Fourth in the Grand Prix of Paderborn
Fifth in the 5* Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Lyon
Sixth in the 5* Gothenburg Grand Prix
Sixth in the 5* Grand Prix of Chantilly
Sixth in a 5* class in Verona, as well as in a 5* GCT class in Torino
Seventh in the Grand Prix at the CSIO5* Abu Dhabi
Seventh in the Rolex IJRC Top Ten final
2009
Winner of the 5* Grand Prix at Oslo Horse Show
Winner of Odense and Stockholm Grand Prix’s
Winner of a 5* class in Gothenburg
Runner-up in the 5* Grand Prix of Gothenburg
Second in Championat der Deutschen Kreditbank in Paderborn
Second in 3* classes in Stockholm, Hagen and Neumünster
Third in the Grand Prix of Donaueschingen
Fourth in the 5* Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier in Stuttgart
2008
Winner of the Grand Prix at the CSI Aarhus and CSIO Falsterbo
Third in Stuttgart German Masters
Fifth in the Paderborn Grand Prix
2007
Placed in international youngster-classes
Second in the youngster finals in Hamburg
2006
First international starts
2005
Schleswig-Holstein Champion for 6 year olds
Third in the final of the Bundeschampionat