THERE are three parts to Vadamos’ stallion career, and yet the Group 1-winning son of the hugely influential Monsun (Konigsstuhl) is only 13 years old. He spent several seasons at Tally-Ho Stud, shuttled to New Zealand, and now he is a busy member of the National Hunt team at Grange Stud where he covered 244 mares in his first season there in 2021. Last year he covered more than 270 mares.

His New Zealand progeny have caught the eye at every level, and his star performer is the top-class mare La Crique. She has won a pair of Group 1 races, the Otaki-Maori Classic and Arrowfield Stud Plate, and she was runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby. Though not a stakes winner, Caboche was placed in the Group 1 Queensland Derby.