Justin Casse

JCasse @Tattersalls 2018

Justin Casse (born February 16, 1980) is an American-born Thoroughbred bloodstock agent based in Ocala, Florida.[1][2] As a bloodstock agent, Casse advises Thoroughbred owners on the purchasing of racehorses, both privately and via auction, and keeps track of the current status of markets for horses around the world, including the valuation of breeding stock, weanlings, yearlings, and stallion breeding rights. A bloodstock agent also needs to have a solid understanding of the practical aspects of training, racing and breeding, basic Husbandry and veterinarian issues.[3]

Early life and education

Casse is the son of Norman Casse, co-founder of the Ocala Breeders Sales and breeder of 1980 Melbourne Cup winner Beldale Ball,[4] and former horse racing television commentator Linda Casse. He is also the youngest brother of horse trainer Mark Casse.[1][2] Casse graduated from Florida State University in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in International Affairs.[2]

Career

Casse's first job post-college was as working as a Groom (profession)and assistant trainer for his brother, Mark. He followed that up with a stint at consignment agency Paramount Sales in Lexington, Kentucky.[2]

Casse started Casse Sales LLC, a sales consignment agency, at the age of 24, and gradually built the business to include clients such as Eugene Melnyk, John C. Oxley, Zayat Stables, Coolmore Stud, Kinsman Farm, Gary Barber, Earle I. Mack, Stonerside Stable, and Vincent Viola.[5] The first 2-year-old he ever sold, a Rahy filly for George Steinbrenner's Kinsman Farm, brought $500,000.[1] Jim Rome's two-time Breeders' Cup winner Mizdirection was also sold via Casse Sales LLC in 2010 and later achieved $2.7 million at Fasig-Tipton's November 2013 sale.[6][7]

Casse is active as an buyer's agent, pinhooker and consignor. In October 2016, Dancing Rags, sold by Casse on behalf of Kinsman Stud, won the Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland. Gary Barber’s Keep Quiet, bought by Casse for €37,000 ($45,455) at the 2014 Arqana December sale in France, won the Dixiana Bourbon Stakes. He purchased a part interest in Haveyougoneaway on behalf of Barber and the mare later won the Ballerina Stakes.[8] Barber's 2013 purchase Jack Milton, won the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes.[9] Negligee, consigned by Casse, also won the Alcibiades Stakes in 2009.[10] She later went on to sell for $625,000 as a broodmare prospect at the 2011 Keeneland January sale.[11] Lear's Princess, co-pinhooked by Casse with his father, won the Gazelle Stakes at Belmont Park. In November 2013, Casse purchased a weanling son of Zensational for Ahmed Zayat, the owner of American Pharoah, for $130,000. Zayat named the colt Justin Squared, in honor of both Casse and Justin Zayat. Justin Squared won the Chick Lang Stakes on the Preakness Stakes undercard.[12] As a pinhooker, Casse sold the mare Gamay Noir in November 2015 for $1.1 million in foal to Tapit after being purchased for $375,000 nine months earlier.[13] He also purchased a daughter of More Than Ready in September 2016 for $390,000, who achieved $1 million as a two year old in training seven months later.[14]

In January 2017, Casse visited Gold Coast, Australia to attend the Magic Millions yearling sale and purchased approximately $1.1million Australian dollars in yearlings with Gai Waterhouse.[15] Ten days later at Cape Town he purchased the highest-priced yearling filly in the sale, sired by Frankel (horse), for 4 million South African rand.[16] The filly was also Frankel's 3rd highest priced filly in the Southern Hemisphere to date. Casse's affinity for Frankel was on display again later in the year, when he purchased the highest priced yearling to be offered in Ireland at the Goffs Orby sale. That yearling, named Old Glory, was sired by Frankel and it was later revealed that the colt would be trained by Aidan O'Brien in County Tipperary at the Ballydoyle training facility.[17] In February 2017, Casse was brought to Sydney, Australia by Inglis Sales company, founded by William Inglis (auctioneer), to advise investors and help Inglis develop their two year old in training sales.[15] After a second-place finish in the 2017 Preakness Stakes, it was announced that Coolmore Stud had purchased the stallion breeding rights to Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse winner Classic Empire (horse) in a deal brokered by Justin Casse.[18]


References

  1. 1 2 3 Finley, Sue (December 6, 2015). "Justin Casse Takes On The World". www.thoroughbreddailynews.com. Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Goldman, Dave (April 19, 2007). "Justin Casse finds way back to family business". www.drf.com. Daily Racing Form. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ Havens, Andrew (2017). "Bloodstock agents: finding the right horse". www.toconline.com. Thoroughbred Owners of California. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Wincze Hughes, Alicia (March 7, 2016). "Florida Horseman Norman Casse Dies at Age 79". www.kentucky.com. Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Martini, Jessica (March 1, 2017). "Uncle Mo Filly Tops Gulfstream Sale". www.thoroughbreddailynews.com. Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ Genaro, Teresa (November 5, 2013). "Jim Rome's Mizdirection: From Breeders' Cup Victory to $2.7 Million Sale". www.forbes.com. Forbes. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Sexton, Nancy (March 9, 2015). "Casse Hoping Trips to Europe Pay Dividends". www.racingpost.com. The Racing Post. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Ron. "Justin Casse Sharing Limelight With Brother". www.bloodhorse.com. Bloodhorse Publications. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12.
  9. ↑ Riley, Kelsey (January 14, 2013). "Barber Has Fast Return With Jack Milton" (PDF). www.thoroughbreddailynews.com. Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ Giaque, Bill (February 8, 2010). "Day Of Champions Sure to Attract Top Names". www.ocala.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ Biles, Deirdre (January 10, 2011). "Neligee Sells for $625,000 at Keeneland". www.bloodhorse.com. Blood Horse. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ Grening, David (May 21, 2016). "Justin Squared stays perfect in Chick Lang Stakes". www.espn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bossinakis, Christina (November 1, 2015). "Casse In The Black". www.thoroughbreddailynews.com. Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ Mitchell, Ron (April 27, 2017). "More Than Ready Filly Leads Briefly at OBS". Bloodhorse. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  15. 1 2 Tobin, Greg (February 13, 2017). "A Classic Case of Being Ready to Run". www.aushorse.com. Aushorse. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ www.goldcircle.co.za (February 22, 2017). "Frankel Filly For Gauteng". www.sportingpost.co.za. Sporting Post. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ McElligott, Ryan (September 28, 2017). "Aidan O'Brien to Train Goffs 1.6m Frankel Colt". The Irish Field.
  18. ↑ Nevills, Joe (May 23, 2017). "Classic Empire Stands at Ashford Stud Following Racing Career". www.drf.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
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