12 Facts About Casamento

Casamento was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Casamento was retired to stud at the end of the year having won four races in three countries from eight starts.

Casamento was from the second crop of foals sired by Shamardal whose wins included the Dewhurst Stakes, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix du Jockey Club and St James's Palace Stakes.

Casamento's dam Wedding Gift was a successful racemare who won the Listed Prix Saraca and finished third in both the Prix du Calvados and the Prix Vanteaux.

Sixteen days after his win at Tipperary, Casamento was moved up sharply in class for the Group One National Stakes over seven furlongs at the Curragh with Declan McDonogh taking over the ride.

On his fourth and final appearance of the season Casamento was sent to England for the Group One Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster Racecourse, and again had a new jockey, with Frankie Dettori riding the colt.

Casamento was idling in front a bit, but Frankie was always happy with him.

Casamento chased Frankel in the early stages but dropped back soon after half way and finished tenth of the thirteen runners.

Casamento led the field into the straight but was overtaken 300 metres from the finish and faded into ninth place behind Reliable Man.

Casamento overtook Barocci 50 metres from the finish and won "comfortably" by a length, with Desert Blanc a nose away in third.

Casamento was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at his owner's Dalham Hall Stud.

Casamento later spent a season in Sweden before moving tor the Sunnyhill Stud in County Kildare.