1,000 Guineas winner Cachet dies in Japan

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George Boughey has paid tribute to his first Classic winner Cachet after learning that the 2022 1,000 Guineas winner has died in Japan at the age of seven.

A 60,000gns Craven Breeze-Up purchase for owners Highclere Stud, the daughter of Aclaim proved high-class at two, winning on her debut and gaining black type on a handful of occasions, most notably when third in the Fillies’ Mile. She also finished fourth, beaten just a length by Pizza Bianca, in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

She kicked off her three-year-old campaign with a victory in the Nell Gwyn Stakes, 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 1,000 Guineas for Highclere Racing."

Cachet made headlines once again when selling to Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm for 2.2 million guineas at the 2023 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. Her first and only foal, a colt by Kingman, sold for ¥90,200,000 to Kaneko Makoto Holdings at the 2025 Northern Farm Mixed Sale.

According to the Japanese Stud Book, Cachet died on January 22.

Bred by John Bourke of Hyde Park Stud, the mare was out of Poyle Sophie, a placed daughter of Teofilo, who was bought with the Classic winner in utero for just 3,000gns in 2018.

"It is incredibly sad news to hear that Cachet, our 1,000 Guineas winner, has passed away in Japan," Highclere said in a post on X. "All of us involved with this beautiful filly will never forget that wonderful day at Newmarket."

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