Capitano
2001 Chestnut Horse 15.3 Hands
- Capitano won stakes events on both dirt and turf and on both coasts, earning $576,894.
- Capitano – precocious as a 2 yr old, winning his maiden at
Hollywood Park for trainer Ray Bell and placing in 2 Grade 2 stakes races at 2. - Capitano – proven durability winning or placing in 2 stakes at 7 years old.
- Capitano is sired by Belong To Me (sire of 10 Grade 1 winners, 116 stakes horses.)
- Capitano’s dam Heavenly Cat, sold for $750,000 at the 2008 Keeneland Breeding Sale in Book One. His 1/2 sister sold to Padua Racing for $575,000 in 2009.
- Heavenly Cat also produced G3 winner Heavenly Ransom and G3 placed Dilemma.
- Capitano – Mid-Atlantic ties, with trainer H. Graham Motion,
- winning the Ligature S at Penn National
- placing in the Caesar Rodney S at Delaware Park
- placing in the Alphabet Soup H at Philadelphia Park.
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Capitano Pedigree
| Capitano | Belong to Me | Danzig | Northern Dancer |
| Pas De Nom | |||
| Belonging | Exclusive Native | ||
| Straight Deal | |||
| Heavenly Cat | Tabasco Cat | Storm Cat | |
| Barbicue Sauce | |||
| In Excelcis Deo | Forty Niner | ||
| Sabin |
Capitano Female Family
Heavenly Cat, by Tabasco Cat. Unraced. Dam of 6 foals, 4 to race, all winners—
HEAVENLY RANSOM (f. by Red Ransom). 5 wins in 6 starts to 4, $181,720, Wilshire H.-G3, etc.
CAPITANO (c. by Belong to Me). Subject stallion.
DILEMMA (c. by Grand Slam). 4 wins at 2 and 4, 2008, $241,076, Sunny Slope S., 2nd Hollywood Prevue S.-G3.
Heavenly Chorus (g. by Unbridleds Song). 3 wins at 4, 2009, $112,965.
In Excelcis Deo, by Forty Niner. 4 wins at 2 and 3, $85,632, 3rd Cicada S.-L, Nany S.-L. Dam of 11 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, including—
Flows Like Wine (f. by Mt. Livermore). 2 wins at 3, $60,400. Producer.
Exploit’em (c. by Exploit). 2 wins at 4, $48,023.
SABIN, by Lyphard. 18 wins in 25 starts, 2 to 5, $1,098,341, Yellow Ribbon Invitational S.-G1, Gamely H.-G1, Black Helen H.-G2, Sheepshead Bay H.-G2 twice, Orchid H.-G2, New York H.-G2, etc. Dam of 10 foals, 8 to race, 7 winners, including—
AL SABIN. 5 wins, 2 to 5, $219,621, Cahill Road S.-L, 2nd Bradbury S.-LR, etc. Sire.
SABINA. 7 wins at 3 and 4, $178,839, National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S.-LR, 3rd Boiling Springs H.-G3. Dam of 2 winners, incl.—
WRITE LITE. 5 wins to 3, $46,260, Arizona Oaks, A Wild Past S., etc. Dam of LITE WRITE (3 wins, $73,136, Ann Owens Distaff H., etc.).
In Excelcis Deo. See above.
Andora. Winner at 2, $14,400 in North America and Ireland. Dam of 10 foals, 8 winners, incl.—
LUFTIKUS. 5 wins at 3 and 4, $479,630, Lone Star Park H.-G3-ntr, Tokyo City H.-L, etc. Sire.
DIVERSA. 4 wins, 2 to 4, $226,751, Busanda S.-L, Busher S.-L, etc. Producer.
SENSITIVITY. 3 wins, 2 to 4, $80,165 in France, Grand Prix de Compiegne, etc. Producer.
Capitano Race Record
| Age | Starts | 1st (SW) | 2nd (sp) | 3rd (sp) | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 2(2) | 0 | $106,400 |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 3(2) | 1 | $128,058 |
| 4 | 8 | 2(1) | 1 | 2 | $115,080 |
| 5 | 9 | 1(1) | 2(2) | 1(1) | $118,800 |
| 6 | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| 7 | 6 | 1(1) | 1(1) | 0 | $63,556 |
| Career | 36 | 7(4) | 9(7) | 4 (1) | $576,894 |
| (RI: 6.30) (5, 9f, Career best Rag# 5 3/4) | |||||
At 2: 1st A maiden special weight (Hol, 5.5f, 1:04.95), 2nd Norfolk S.-G2 ($250,000, SA, to Ruler’s Court, dftd. Perfect Moon), Best Pal S.-G2 ($150,000, Dmr, to Perfect Moon, dftd. Military Mandate).
At 3: 1st An allowance (Hol, 8.5f, 1:43.20), 2nd El Camino Real Derby-G3 ($200,000, GG, to Kilgowan, by 1/2 length, DH Seattle Borders), California Derby ($100,000, BM, to Trieste’s Honor, by a neck, dftd. Dream Place).
At 4: 1st Rolling Green Breeders’ Cup H. ($95,625, GG, 9fT, 1:49.46, dftd. Gold Ruckus, Courtly Jazz), An allowance (SA, 9fT, 1:47.05).
At 5: 1st Turf Paradise H. ($75,000, TuP, 8.5fT, 1:43.44, dftd. Western Act, Aza), 2nd Caesar Rodney S. (Rag# 5 3/4) ($201,500, Del, to Fishy Advice, dftd. Foufa’s Warrior), Joseph T. Grace H. ($101,200, SR, to Now Victory, by a head, dftd. First Rate Event), 3rd John Henry H. ($57,800, BM, to Railroad, Clipperdown [Ire]).
At 6: 1st Turf Paradise H. ($75,000, TuP, 8.5fT, 1:42.03, dftd. Cervelo, Night Dash).
At 7: 1st Ligature S. ($75,000, Pen, 8.5f, 1:44.80, dftd. Delaware River, Captain Ernie), 2nd Alphabet Soup H. ($75,000, Pha, to Auction Watch, dftd. Avanti Avanti).