From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Capot
Capot
Capot Three year-old season
Sire Menow At age three, Capot entered the 1949 Kentucky Derby as
Grandsire Pharamond a 13–1 longshot. Ridden by Ted Atkinson in all the Amer-
ican Triple Crown races, Capot broke from the gate well
Dam Piquet
and was forwardly placed early. He charged to the front
Damsire St. Germans of the field on the backstretch. He held on willingly, but
was unable to withstand the rush from winner Ponder.
Sex Stallion
Easily the best of the rest, he finished in second by 4½
Foaled 1946 lengths in front of Palestinian.
Then, in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, Capot
Country United States
opened as the 2.5–1 second favorite in the field of ten
Colour Brown in the $75,000 Preakness. In that race, all broke well and
Breeder Greentree Stable Capot sprinted near the lead in second as he passed the
stands for the first time. Going into Pimlico’s famous
Owner Greentree Stable clubhouse turn, he was steadied in close quarters but
Trainer John M. Gaver, Sr. held his position. Just inside the furlong pole coming
down the lane, Capot assumed control and drew clear
Record 28: 12-4-7
under pressure. He was handled nicely by Atkinson to
Earnings $345,260 stave off the rally of Palestinian and win by a head. It
was three more lengths back to Noble Impulse in third,
Major wins
as favorite Ponder finished fifth. Capot went on to win
Champagne Stakes (1948) the Belmont Stakes three weeks later. His performances
Pimlico Futurity (1948) earned him 1949’s Three-Year-Old Male Champion hon-
Jerome Handicap (1949), Pimlico Special (1949)
ors, and he shared the 1949 Horse of the Year title with
Wilson Stakes (1950)
American Classic Race wins: Coaltown.
Preakness Stakes (1949)
Belmont Stakes (1949)
Four year-old season
Awards
At age four, Capot won major stakes races including the
U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1949) 1950 Pimlico Special Handicap at "Old Hilltop" in Balti-
Co-United States Horse of the Year (1949) more, Maryland. Capot is one of only four horses in his-
Honours tory to win both of Maryland’s top races in the Preakness
Stakes and the Pimlico Special. The others were three
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1977)
Triple Crown winners in Citation, Assault and Whirlaway.
Horse (Equus ferus caballus)
caballus) Later that year he also won the Wilson Stakes and fin-
ished second in the Fleetwing Handicap.
Capot (born 1946) was an American Thoroughbred race-
horse sired by Menow out of the mare Piquet. Owned and
bred by Greentree Stable, Capot was trained by John M.
References
Gaver, Sr. • Capot’s pedigree and racing stats
Two year-old season
Racing as a two-year-old, Capot won the Champagne
Stakes, the Wakefield Stakes and He capped off the year
with his best performance in the prestigious Pimlico Fu-
turity.
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