Cape Verdi
| Cape Verdi | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Caerleon |
| Grandsire | Nijinsky |
| Dam | Afrique Bleu Azur |
| Damsire | Sagace |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 3 February 1995 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Swettenham Stud |
| Owner |
Robert Sangster Maktoum Al Maktoum Godolphin |
| Trainer |
Peter Chapple-Hyam Saeed bin Suroor |
| Record | 8: 3-1-1 |
| Earnings | £195,930 |
| Major wins | |
|
Lowther Stakes (1997) 1000 Guineas (1998) |
|
| Awards | |
| European Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1998) | |
| Last updated on August 25, 2007 | |
Cape Verdi is a retired, Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. She was trained in England and Dubai during a racing career which consisted of eight races between May 1997 and July 1999. In 1998 she won the 1000 Guineas by five lengths and was the beaten favourite in the Epsom Derby. She was named the European Champion Three-Year-Old Filly at the 1998 Cartier Racing Awards. Cape Verdi was retired after two unsuccessful races as a four-year-old in 1999.
Cape Verdi, a dark-coated bay filly, was bred in Ireland by her owner, Robert Sangster’s Swettenham Stud. Her sire, Caerleon, won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup in 1983 and went on to become an “excellent” stallion, siring the winners of more than 700 races including Generous, Marienbard and Warrsan. Her dam Afrique Bleu Azur finished last on her only racecourse appearance, but was well bred, being a sister of the Breeders' Cup Classic winner Arcangues.
Cape Verdi was first sent into training with Peter Chapple-Hyam at Manton, Wiltshire. After her third race she was bought by Maktoum Al Maktoum and at the end of her first season her ownership was transferred to the Maktoum family’s Godolphin organisation. She was then moved to the stable of Saeed bin Suroor, spending her winters in Dubai before returning to race in England in summer.
Her name was reported to be an accidental misspelling of Cape Verde.
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