# Capot

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American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Capot Sire Menow Grandsire Pharamond Dam Piquet Damsire St. Germans Sex Stallion Foaled 1946 Country United States Colour Brown Breeder Greentree Stable Owner Greentree Stable Trainer John M. Gaver Sr. Record 28: 12–4–7 Earnings $345,260 Major wins Champagne Stakes (1948) Pimlico Futurity (1948) Jerome Handicap (1949) Pimlico Special (1949) Sysonby Handicap (1949) Wilson Stakes (1950) Triple Crown Race wins: Preakness Stakes (1949) Belmont Stakes (1949) Awards U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1949) DRF United States Horse of the Year (1949) Honours Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1977)

**Capot** (1946–1974) was an American [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/Racehorse) [sired](/source/Father) by Menow out of the mare Piquet. Owned and bred by [Greentree Stable](/source/Greentree_Stable), Capot was trained by [John M. Gaver, Sr.](/source/John_M._Gaver%2C_Sr.)

## Two-year-old season

Racing as a two-year-old, Capot won the [Champagne Stakes](/source/Champagne_Stakes_(USA)) and the Wakefield Stakes. He capped off the year with his best performance in the prestigious [Pimlico Futurity](/source/Pimlico_Futurity).

## Three-year-old season

At age three, Capot entered the 1949 [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) as a 13–1 longshot. Ridden by [Ted Atkinson](/source/Ted_Atkinson) in all the [American Triple Crown](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing) races, Capot broke from the gate well and was forwardly placed early. He charged to the front of the field on the backstretch and held on willingly but was unable to withstand the rush from winner [Ponder](/source/Ponder_(horse)). Easily the best of the rest, he finished second, 4+1⁄2 lengths in front of [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_(horse)).

Then, in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, Capot opened as the 2.5–1 second favorite in the field of ten in the $75,000 [Preakness](/source/Preakness_Stakes). In that race, all broke well, and Capot sprinted near the lead in second as he passed the stands for the first time. Going into Pimlico's famous clubhouse turn, he was steadied in close quarters but held his position. Just inside the furlong pole coming down the lane, Capot assumed control and drew clear under pressure to stave off the rally of Palestinian and win by a head. It was three more lengths back to Noble Impulse in third, as favorite Ponder finished fifth. Capot won the [Belmont Stakes](/source/Belmont_Stakes) three weeks later. His performances earned him 1949's [Three-Year-Old Male Champion](/source/Eclipse_Award_for_Outstanding_Three-Year-Old_Male_Horse) honors. He was also named the 1949 [Horse of the Year](/source/Eclipse_Award_for_Horse_of_the_Year) by the *[Daily Racing Form](/source/Daily_Racing_Form)*[1] but lost the *Turf and Sport Digest* poll to [Coaltown](/source/Coaltown).[2]

## Four-year-old season

At age four, Capot won major stakes races including the 1950 [Pimlico Special](/source/Pimlico_Special) Handicap at "Old Hilltop" in [Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland). He is one of only four horses to win both of Maryland's top races in the Preakness Stakes and the Pimlico Special. The others were Triple Crown winners: [Citation](/source/Citation), [Assault](/source/Assault) and [Whirlaway](/source/Whirlaway). Later that year, Capot also won the Wilson Stakes and finished third in the [Fleetwing Handicap](/source/Fleetwing_Handicap) to winner [Sheilas Reward](/source/Sheilas_Reward) who broke the [track record](/source/Glossary_of_North_American_horse_racing#track_record/course_record) for six furlongs.

## Breeding

Pedigree of Capot Sire Menow bay 1935 Pharamond brown 1925 Phalaris Polymelus Bromus Selene Chaucer Serenissima Alcibiades ch. 1927 Supremus Ultimus Mandy Hamilton Regal Roman Roi Herode Lady Cicero Dam Piquet black 1937 St. Germans bay 1921 Swynford John O'Gaunt Canterbury Pilgrim Hamoaze Torpoint Maid of the Mist Parry brown 1929 Peter Pan Commando Cinderella Fair Feint Fair Play Felicity

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Capot chosen "Horse of Year""](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iHgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5654,4215464&dq=capot+horse-of-the-year&hl=en). *Pittsburgh Press*. 1949-11-27. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Coaltown is named "Horse of the Year""](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19491214&id=OK40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=RoUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=921,2144802). *Schenectady Gazette*. 1949-12-14. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

- [Capot's pedigree and racing stats](http://www.pedigreequery.com/capot)

v t e Preakness Stakes winners 1870s 1873 Survivor 1874 Culpepper 1875 Tom Ochiltree 1876 Shirley 1877 Cloverbrook 1878 Duke of Magenta 1879 Harold 1880s 1880 Grenada 1881 Saunterer 1882 Vanguard 1883 Jacobus 1884 Knight of Ellerslie 1885 Tecumseh 1886 The Bard 1887 Dunboyne 1888 Refund 1889 Buddhist 1890s 1890 Montague 1894 Assignee 1895 Belmar 1896 Margrave 1897 Paul Kauvar 1898 Sly Fox 1899 Half Time 1900s 1900 Hindus 1901 The Parader 1902 Old England 1903 Flocarline ♥ 1904 Bryn Mawr 1905 Cairngorm 1906 Whimsical ♥ 1907 Don Enrique 1908 Royal Tourist 1909 Effendi 1910s 1910 Layminster 1911 Watervale 1912 Colonel Holloway 1913 Buskin 1914 Holiday 1915 Rhine Maiden ♥ 1916 Damrosch 1917 Kalitan 1918 War Cloud 1918 Jack Hare Jr. 1919 Sir Barton ₩ 1920s 1920 Man o' War 1921 Broomspun 1922 Pillory 1923 Vigil 1924 Nellie Morse ♥ 1925 Coventry 1926 Display 1927 Bostonian 1928 Victorian 1929 Dr. Freeland 1930s 1930 Gallant Fox ₩ 1931 Mate 1932 Burgoo King 1933 Head Play 1934 High Quest 1935 Omaha ₩ 1936 Bold Venture 1937 War Admiral ₩ 1938 Dauber 1939 Challedon 1940s 1940 Bimelech 1941 Whirlaway ₩ 1942 Alsab 1943 Count Fleet ₩ 1944 Pensive 1945 Polynesian 1946 Assault ₩ 1947 Faultless 1948 Citation ₩ 1949 Capot 1950s 1950 Hill Prince 1951 Bold 1952 Blue Man 1953 Native Dancer 1954 Hasty Road 1955 Nashua 1956 Fabius 1957 Bold Ruler 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Royal Orbit 1960s 1960 Bally Ache 1961 Carry Back 1962 Greek Money 1963 Candy Spots 1964 Northern Dancer 1965 Tom Rolfe 1966 Kauai King 1967 Damascus 1968 Forward Pass 1969 Majestic Prince 1970s 1970 Personality 1971 Canonero II 1972 Bee Bee Bee 1973 Secretariat ₩ 1974 Little Current 1975 Master Derby 1976 Elocutionist 1977 Seattle Slew ₩ 1978 Affirmed ₩ 1979 Spectacular Bid 1980s 1980 Codex 1981 Pleasant Colony 1982 Aloma's Ruler 1983 Deputed Testamony 1984 Gate Dancer 1985 Tank's Prospect 1986 Snow Chief 1987 Alysheba 1988 Risen Star 1989 Sunday Silence 1990s 1990 Summer Squall 1991 Hansel 1992 Pine Bluff 1993 Prairie Bayou 1994 Tabasco Cat 1995 Timber Country 1996 Louis Quatorze 1997 Silver Charm 1998 Real Quiet 1999 Charismatic 2000s 2000 Red Bullet 2001 Point Given 2002 War Emblem 2003 Funny Cide 2004 Smarty Jones 2005 Afleet Alex 2006 Bernardini 2007 Curlin 2008 Big Brown 2009 Rachel Alexandra ♥ 2010s 2010 Lookin At Lucky 2011 Shackleford 2012 I'll Have Another 2013 Oxbow 2014 California Chrome 2015 American Pharoah ₩ 2016 Exaggerator 2017 Cloud Computing 2018 Justify ₩ 2019 War of Will 2020s 2020 Swiss Skydiver ♥ 2021 Rombauer 2022 Early Voting 2023 National Treasure 2024 Seize the Grey 2025 Journalism 2026 Napoleon Solo Legend – ₩ = Triple Crown Winners, ♥ = Filly

v t e Belmont Stakes winners 1860s 1867 Ruthless ♥ 1868 General Duke 1869 Fenian 1870s 1870 Kingfisher 1871 Harry Bassett 1872 Joe Daniels 1873 Springbok 1874 Saxon 1875 Calvin 1876 Algerine 1877 Cloverbrook 1878 Duke Of Magenta 1879 Spendthrift 1880s 1880 Grenada 1881 Saunterer 1882 Forester 1883 George Kinney 1884 Panique 1885 Tyrant 1886 Inspector B 1887 Hanover 1888 Sir Dixon 1889 Eric 1890s 1890 Burlington 1891 Foxford 1892 Patron 1893 Commanche 1894 Henry of Navarre 1895 Belmar 1896 Hastings 1897 Scottish Chieftain 1898 Bowling Brook 1899 Jean Bereaud 1900s 1900 Ildrim 1901 Commando 1902 Masterman 1903 Africander 1904 Delhi 1905 Tanya ♥ 1906 Burgomaster 1907 Peter Pan 1908 Colin 1909 Joe Madden 1910s 1910 Sweep 1913 Prince Eugene 1914 Luke McLuke 1915 The Finn 1916 Friar Rock 1917 Hourless 1918 Johren 1919 Sir Barton ₩ 1920s 1920 Man o' War 1921 Grey Lag 1922 Pillory 1923 Zev 1924 Mad Play 1925 American Flag 1926 Crusader 1927 Chance Shot 1928 Vito 1929 Blue Larkspur 1930s 1930 Gallant Fox ₩ 1931 Twenty Grand 1932 Faireno 1933 Hurryoff 1934 Peace Chance 1935 Omaha ₩ 1936 Granville 1937 War Admiral ₩ 1938 Pasteurized 1939 Johnstown 1940s 1940 Bimelech 1941 Whirlaway ₩ 1942 Shut Out 1943 Count Fleet ₩ 1944 Bounding Home 1945 Pavot 1946 Assault ₩ 1947 Phalanx 1948 Citation ₩ 1949 Capot 1950s 1950 Middleground 1951 Counterpoint 1952 One Count 1953 Native Dancer 1954 High Gun 1955 Nashua 1956 Needles 1957 Gallant Man 1958 Cavan 1959 Sword Dancer 1960s 1960 Celtic Ash 1961 Sherluck 1962 Jaipur 1963 Chateaugay 1964 Quadrangle 1965 Hail To All 1966 Amberoid 1967 Damascus 1968 Stage Door Johnny 1969 Arts and Letters 1970s 1970 High Echelon 1971 Pass Catcher 1972 Riva Ridge 1973 Secretariat ₩ 1974 Little Current 1975 Avatar 1976 Bold Forbes 1977 Seattle Slew ₩ 1978 Affirmed ₩ 1979 Coastal 1980s 1980 Temperence Hill 1981 Summing 1982 Conquistador Cielo 1983 Caveat 1984 Swale 1985 Creme Fraiche 1986 Danzig Connection 1987 Bet Twice 1988 Risen Star 1989 Easy Goer 1990s 1990 Go and Go 1991 Hansel 1992 A.P. Indy 1993 Colonial Affair 1994 Tabasco Cat 1995 Thunder Gulch 1996 Editor's Note 1997 Touch Gold 1998 Victory Gallop 1999 Lemon Drop Kid 2000s 2000 Commendable 2001 Point Given 2002 Sarava 2003 Empire Maker 2004 Birdstone 2005 Afleet Alex 2006 Jazil 2007 Rags to Riches ♥ 2008 Da' Tara 2009 Summer Bird 2010s 2010 Drosselmeyer 2011 Ruler on Ice 2012 Union Rags 2013 Palace Malice 2014 Tonalist 2015 American Pharoah ₩ 2016 Creator 2017 Tapwrit 2018 Justify ₩ 2019 Sir Winston 2020s 2020 Tiz the Law 2021 Essential Quality 2022 Mo Donegal 2023 Arcangelo 2024 Dornoch 2025 Sovereignty 2026 Golden Tempo Legend – ₩ = Triple Crown Winners, ♥ = Filly

v t e American Horse of the Year winners DRF denotes Daily Racing Form, TSD denotes Turf & Sports Digest, and TRA denotes Thoroughbred Racing Associations The Blood-Horse retrospective winners (1887–1935) 1887: Hanover 1888: Emperor of Norfolk 1889–90: Salvator 1891: Longstreet 1892: Tammany 1893: Domino 1894–95: Henry of Navarre 1896: Requital 1897: Ornament 1898: Hamburg 1899: Imp ♥ 1900–01: Commando 1902–03: Hermis 1904: Beldame ♥ 1905: Sysonby 1906: Burgomaster 1907–08: Colin 1909–10: Fitz Herbert 1911: Meridian 1912: The Manager 1913: Whisk Broom II 1914: Roamer 1915: Regret ♥ 1916: Friar Rock 1917: Old Rosebud 1918: Johren 1919: Sir Barton 1920: Man o' War 1921: Grey Lag 1922: Exterminator 1923: Zev 1924–25: Sarazen 1926: Crusader 1927: Chance Play 1928: Reigh Count 1929: Blue Larkspur 1930: Gallant Fox 1931: Twenty Grand 1932–33: Equipoise 1934: Cavalcade 1935: Discovery DRF &TSD era (1936–1949) 1936: Granville 1937: War Admiral 1938: Seabiscuit 1939–40: Challedon 1941–42: Whirlaway 1943: Count Fleet 1944: Twilight Tear ♥ 1945: Busher ♥ 1946: Assault 1947: Armed 1948: Citation 1949: Coaltown (TSD) / Capot (DRF) DRF, TSD & TRA era (1950–1970) 1950: Hill Prince 1951: Counterpoint 1952: One Count (DRF) / Native Dancer (TRA & TSD) 1953: Tom Fool 1954: Native Dancer 1955: Nashua 1956: Swaps 1957: Bold Ruler (DRF & TSD) / Dedicate (TRA) 1958: Round Table 1959: Sword Dancer 1960–64: Kelso 1965: Moccasin (TRA, TSD) ♥ / Roman Brother (DRF) 1966: Buckpasser 1967: Damascus 1968: Dr. Fager 1969: Arts and Letters 1970: Fort Marcy (DRF) / Personality (TRA) Eclipse Awards winners (since 1971) 1971: Ack Ack 1972–73: Secretariat 1974–76: Forego 1977: Seattle Slew 1978–79: Affirmed 1980: Spectacular Bid 1981: John Henry 1982: Conquistador Cielo 1983: All Along ♥ 1984: John Henry 1985: Spend a Buck 1986: Lady's Secret ♥ 1987: Ferdinand 1988: Alysheba 1989: Sunday Silence 1990: Criminal Type 1991: Black Tie Affair 1992: A.P. Indy 1993: Kotashaan 1994: Holy Bull 1995–96: Cigar 1997: Favorite Trick 1998: Skip Away 1999: Charismatic 2000: Tiznow 2001: Point Given 2002: Azeri ♥ 2003: Mineshaft 2004: Ghostzapper 2005: Saint Liam 2006: Invasor 2007–08: Curlin 2009: Rachel Alexandra ♥ 2010: Zenyatta ♥ 2011: Havre de Grace ♥ 2012–13: Wise Dan 2014: California Chrome 2015: American Pharoah 2016: California Chrome 2017: Gun Runner 2018: Justify 2019: Bricks and Mortar 2020: Authentic 2021: Knicks Go 2022: Flightline 2023: Cody's Wish 2024: Thorpedo Anna ♥ 2025: Sovereignty Legend - ♥ = Filly or Mare

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