One Thousand Guineas Winner Cachet Dies in Japan

Cachet, the filly who provided trainer George Boughey with his first classic success in the 2022 One Thousand Guineas (G1), died in Japan earlier this year at age 7. A Craven Breeze-Up purchase for owners Highclere Stud, the daughter of Aclaim (IRE) proved high-class at 2, winning on her debut and gaining black type on a handful of occasions, most notably when third in the Fillies' Mile (G1) at Newmarket. She also finished fourth, beaten just a length by Pizza Bianca, in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) at Del Mar. She kicked off her 3-year-old campaign with a victory in the 2022 Nell Gwyn Stakes (G3), before adding the Newmarket classic to her record on her next start. In a post on X, Boughey said: "Cachet was undoubtedly the filly who made it all possible. A pleasure to train and a tough winner of the One Thousand Guineas for Highclere Racing." Cachet made headlines once again when selling to Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm for 2,200,000 guineas (US$2,918,109) at the 2023 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. Her first and only foal, a colt by Kingman (GB), sold for ¥90,200,000 to Kaneko Makoto Holdings at the 2025 Northern Farm Mixed Sale. According to the Japanese Stud Book, Cachet died Jan. 22. Bred by John Bourke of Hyde Park Stud, the mare was out of Poyle Sophie (GB), a placed daughter of Teofilo (IRE).