PROFILE
| Foaled: | January 01, 2022 |
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| Racing Circuit: | East Coast |
| Color/Sex: | Dark Bay/Colt |
| Sire: | Liam’s Map |
| Dam: | Send Me On My Way |
| Dam Sire: | Tiznow |
| Trainer: | D. Wayne Lukas |
HORSE OVERVIEW
Meet Caldera, a 2-year-old colt by Liam’s Map acquired by MyRacehorse at the 2024 OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.
The grey leveled off in his :10 flat breeze, showing off a huge stride length (27.5 ft.) that was the biggest of any horse to work the day he did. The smooth-moving colt galloped out in :10 4/5 and :23 2/5, giving the impression that he possesses both speed and stamina.
If our team could describe Caldera in one word, it would be “powerful.” He’s big and scopey but also has plenty of balance and a very athletic walk.
A winner of the G1 Woodward and G1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile himself, Caldera’s sire Liam’s Map is responsible for no fewer than four Grade 1 winners and 11 graded stakes winners. The son of Unbridled’s Song (and half-brother to last year’s #8 leading sire in Not This Time) has gotten off to a very strong start in 2024, siring this year’s G3 Gotham S. winner Deterministic as well as Starting Over, who took a Grade 2 on the same day as the Gotham. Other sophomore standouts representing Liam’s Map this year include Jimmy Winkfield S. romper Bergen, G3 Lecomte S. third Lat Long, two-turn stakes scorer Camaro Z and romping debut winner and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Amor Fati.
Dam Send Me On My Way is a young half-sister to two graded stakes-placed runners and hails from an extremely deep female family developed by legendary owner/breeders the Phipps family. The colt’s third dam was multiple Grade 1 winner Finder’s Fee, whose GSW/MG1SP granddaughter Feathered is the dam of none other than 2022 Horse of the Year Flightline–one of the most talented horses in racing history.
Dam sire Tiznow is an excellent broodmare sire, having been responsible for the dams of 11 highest-level winners to date including recent G1 Belmont and G1 Travers hero Tiz the Law. The fact this colt’s second dam is by Bernardini is also particularly interesting, as two of Liam’s Map’s four Grade 1 winners are out of Bernardini mares in addition to another one of his other graded stakes winners.
Caldera returned to consignor David Scanlon’s operation at Oak Ridge Training Center for a customary post-sale respite after undergoing a routine procedure to clean up a bone fragment in a hind ankle. Among the many top runners to graduate from Scanlon’s program is this year’s G2 Risen Star S. winner, G1 Toyota Bluegrass S. winner, and top G1 Kentucky Derby contender Sierra Leone.
After starting back up with Scanlon, Caldera will join the barn of none other than Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas. The four-time Eclipse Award winner for outstanding trainer boasts four Derby trophies, six Preakness wins and four Belmonts, in addition to 20 victories at the Breeders’ Cup. His trainees have amassed more than $294 million to date.
Lukas also conditions MyRacehorse’s current sophomore standout Seize the Grey, a Saratoga maiden special weight winner and stakes-placed juvenile last term who returned this season to take an Oaklawn optional claimer Feb. 24 before finishing third with some traffic trouble in the G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks Mar. 23. Seize the Grey is likely to make an appearance in at least one leg of this year’s Triple Crown.
Expected on track: Late Summer 2024
Caldera Update
Owners of Caldera had the opportunity to see the Oak Ridge facilities, watch their colt train, and meet farm trainer Dave Scanlon and Caldera up close and personal once his training was completed. Dave has been pleased with the progress of your colt and physically he looks great. Caldera will remain at Oak Ridge with […]