Capote (horse)
| Capote | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Seattle Slew |
| Grandsire | Bold Reasoning |
| Dam | Too Bald |
| Damsire | Bald Eagle |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | North Ridge Farm |
| Owner | Barry A. Beal, Lloyd R. French, Jr. & Eugene V. Klein |
| Trainer | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Record | 10: 3-0-1 |
| Earnings | $714,470 |
| Major wins | |
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Norfolk Stakes (1986) Breeders' Cup wins:Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1986) |
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| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1986) | |
| Last updated on September 5, 2007 | |
Norfolk Stakes (1986)
Capote (1984–2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for his achievements in 1986 when he was voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.
Bred by Franklin Groves' North Ridge Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, Capote was out of the mare Too Bald, a daughter of the 1960 American Champion Older Male Horse, Bald Eagle. He was sired by the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Seattle Slew. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas acquired Capote for $800,000 at the 1985 Keeneland July yearling sale for the partnership of Barry A. Beal, Lloyd R. French, Jr. and prominent horseman Eugene V. Klein.
At age two in 1986, Capote made four starts, winning three times. He won the Grade I Norfolk Stakes at Santa Anita Park, then on the same track, he competed in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile against a field that included Gulch, winner of that year's Grade I Belmont Futurity and Hopeful Stakes; Polish Navy, who had won the Grade I Champagne and Cowdin Stakes; future American Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Alysheba; and Bet Twice, who went on to win the 1987 Belmont Stakes. Ridden by Laffit Pincay, Jr., Capote took the lead early in the race and held it throughout to win by 1¼ lengths.
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