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{{Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
{{Short description|Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
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{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Cape Blanco
| horsename = Cape Blanco
| image_name = Racing_silks_of_Derrick_Smith.png
| caption = Racing silks of Derrick Smith
| sire = [[Galileo (horse)|Galileo]]
| sire = [[Galileo (horse)|Galileo]]
| grandsire = [[Sadler's Wells (horse)|Sadler's Wells]]
| grandsire = [[Sadler's Wells (horse)|Sadler's Wells]]
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| foaled = 2007
| foaled = 2007
| country = [[Ireland]]
| country = [[Ireland]]
| colour = [[Chestnut (horse)|Chestnut]]
| colour = [[Chestnut (horse color)|Chestnut]]
| breeder = Tower Bloodstock
| breeder = Tower Bloodstock
| owner = Smith/[[Sue Magnier|Magnier]]/[[Michael Tabor|Tabor]]/Mrs F Hay
| owner = Smith/[[Sue Magnier|Magnier]]/[[Michael Tabor|Tabor]]/Mrs F Hay
| trainer = [[Aidan O'Brien]]
| trainer = [[Aidan O'Brien]]
| record = 15:9-1-0-2
| record = 15: 9-1-0
| earnings = £2,574,670 or $3,855,665
| earnings = £2,574,670 or $3,855,665
| race = [[Tyros Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Futurity Stakes (Ireland)]] (2009)<br>[[Dante Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Irish Derby]] (2010)<br>[[Irish Champion Stakes]] (2010) <br> [[Man o' War Stakes]] (2011) <br> [[Arlington Million]] (2011) <br> [[Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes|Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes]] (2011)
| race = [[Tyros Stakes]] (2009)<br />[[Futurity Stakes (Ireland)]] (2009)<br />[[Dante Stakes]] (2010)<br />[[Irish Derby]] (2010)<br />[[Irish Champion Stakes]] (2010) <br /> [[Man o' War Stakes]] (2011) <br /> [[Arlington Million]] (2011) <br /> [[Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes|Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes]] (2011)
| awards = [[Irish Three-Year-Old Colt of the Year]] (2010)<br /> [[American Champion Male Turf Horse]] (2011)
| honours =
| updated = October 05, 2011
| updated = February 20, 2012
}}
}}


'''Cape Blanco''' (foaled 20 April 2007 in Ireland) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]] who won five [[Conditions races|Group One]]/[[Graded stakes race|Grade I]] races between 2009 and 2011. In addition, he also won twice at Group 2 level and once at Group 3 level.
'''Cape Blanco''' (foaled 20 April 2007 in Ireland) is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]] who won five [[Conditions races|Group One]]/[[Graded stakes race|Grade I]] races between 2009 and 2011. He also won twice at Group 2 level and once at Group 3 level between 2009 and 2010. He was the Irish Three-Year-Old Colt of the Year in 2010 and also the American Champion Male Turf Horse for the 2011 season.

==Background==
==Background==
Cape Blanco was [[Horse breeding#Terminology|sired]] by champion [[Horse breeding#Terminology|sire]], [[Galileo (horse)|Galileo]] out of the [[Presidium (horse)|Presidium]] mare, Laurel Delight. As a foal of Laurel Delight he is a half-brother to the [[Kelso Stakes]] winner Mr O'Brien.<ref>http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home_popup.sd?horse_id=559904#topHorseTabs=horse_race_record&bottomHorseTabs=horse_form</ref> Cape Blanco was trained throughout his racing career by [[Aidan O'Brien]] at [[Ballydoyle]] Stables near [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]] in [[County Tipperary]] for [[John Magnier]] and his [[Coolmore Stud]] associates.
Cape Blanco was [[Horse breeding#Terminology|sired]] by champion [[Horse breeding#Terminology|sire]] [[Galileo (horse)|Galileo]] out of the [[Presidium (horse)|Presidium]] mare Laurel Delight. As a foal of Laurel Delight he is a half-brother to the [[Kelso Stakes]] winner Mr O'Brien.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/559904/mr-obrien|title=Mr O'Brien &#124; Race Record & Form &#124; Racing Post|website=www.racingpost.com}}</ref> Cape Blanco was trained throughout his racing career by [[Aidan O'Brien]] at [[Ballydoyle]] Stables near [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]] in [[County Tipperary]] for [[John Magnier]] and his [[Coolmore Stud]] associates.


==Racing career==
==Racing career==
He is the winner of the 2010 [[Irish Derby]] and [[Irish Champion Stakes]] <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/7981873/Cape-Blanco-burns-off-Champion-Stakes-rivals-Horse-Racing.html | first=Marcus | last= Armytage | title=Cape Blanco burns off Champion Stakes rivals | publisher=The Telegraph | date=21 December 2010}}</ref> as well as being placed second in the 2010 [[King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes]] behind [[Harbinger (horse)|Harbinger]]. In 2011, he won the Grade 1 [[Man o' War Stakes]] at [[Belmont Park]] <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2011/0709/capeblanco_obriena.html | title=Cape Blanco denies Gio a Man O'War treble}}</ref>, [[Arlington Million]] at [[Arlington Park]] and [[Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes]] at [[Belmont Park]], New York, USA. In the last-named [[Graded stakes race|Grade 1]] classic race, he sustained a knee fracture and was retired to stud after the race.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/cape-blanco-retired-to-stud-following-injury/926159/top/ | first = Peter | last = Scargill | title = Cape Blanco retired to stud following injury | publisher = [[Racing Post]] | date = 3 October 2011}}</ref>.
He is the winner of the 2010 [[Irish Derby]] and [[Irish Champion Stakes]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/7981873/Cape-Blanco-burns-off-Champion-Stakes-rivals-Horse-Racing.html | first=Marcus | last= Armytage | title=Cape Blanco burns off Champion Stakes rivals | publisher=The Telegraph | date=21 December 2010 | location=London}}</ref> as well as being placed second in the 2010 [[King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes]] behind [[Harbinger (horse)|Harbinger]]. In 2011, he won the Grade 1 [[Man o' War Stakes]] at [[Belmont Park]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2011/0709/capeblanco_obriena.html | title=Cape Blanco denies Gio a Man O'War treble | work=RTÉ News | date=9 July 2011}}</ref> [[Arlington Million]] at [[Arlington Park]] and [[Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes]] at [[Belmont Park]], New York, USA. In the last-named [[Graded stakes race|Grade 1]] classic race, he sustained a knee fracture and was retired to stud after the race.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/cape-blanco-retired-to-stud-following-injury/926159/top/ | work = [[Racing Post]] | first = Peter | last = Scargill | title = Cape Blanco retired to stud following injury | date = 3 October 2011 | access-date = 3 October 2011 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120909031107/http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/cape-blanco-retired-to-stud-following-injury/926159/top/ | archive-date = 9 September 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==Assessment==
==Assessment==
In the 2010 [[World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings]] Cape Blanco was rated the eighth best horse in the world on a mark of 126.<ref>http://www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/2010Rankings/2010_WorldRankings.asp</ref>
In the 2010 [[World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings]] Cape Blanco was rated the eighth best horse in the world on a mark of 126.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/2010Rankings/2010_WorldRankings.asp |title=The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings |accessdate=2012-10-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419025234/http://www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/2010Rankings/2010_WorldRankings.asp |archivedate=2012-04-19 }}</ref>


In addition, Cape Blanco was given a [[Timeform]] rating of 130 for top middle-distance performers in 2010 alongside his stablemate [[Fame and Glory]].<ref>http://betting.betfair.com/horse-racing/timeform-features/timeform-racehorses-of-2010-ratings-070111.html</ref>
In addition, Cape Blanco was given a [[Timeform]] rating of 130 for top middle-distance performers in 2010 alongside his stablemate [[Fame and Glory]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timeform.com/images/TGR/TGR0710.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-20 |archive-date=2012-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324190507/http://www.timeform.com/images/TGR/TGR0710.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Finally for his final racing year in 2011, Cape Blanco was given a [[Timeform]] rating of 128 with a global ranking at number 18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeform.com/horse-racing/features/global-rankings|title=Timeform Global Rankings &#124; World's Best Racehorses|website=Timeform}}</ref>


==Stud career==
==Stud career==
According to a news release by [[Coolmore Stud]], Cape Blanco will stand for them at the Ashford Stud in Kentucky for the 2012 breeding season.<ref>http://www.coolmore.com/news-article.php?id=9338</ref>
According to a news release by [[Coolmore Stud]], Cape Blanco will stand for them at the Ashford Stud in Kentucky for the 2012 breeding season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolmore.com/news-article.php?id%3D9338 |title=Coolmore :: News :: Cape Blanco to stand at Ashford |accessdate=2011-10-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404134844/http://www.coolmore.com/news-article.php?id=9338 |archivedate=2012-04-04 }}</ref> He moved to Japan in 2015 and has also been shuttled to stand in New Zealand at [[Cambridge Stud]]. His foals have included Californiagoldrush ([[Sands Point Stakes]]) and Lance of Puraana ([[Mainichi Hai]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/723367/cape-blanco|title=Cape Blanco &#124; Progeny &#124; Racing Post|website=www.racingpost.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 28 November 2023

Cape Blanco
Racing silks of Derrick Smith
SireGalileo
GrandsireSadler's Wells
DamLaurel Delight
DamsirePresidium
SexStallion
Foaled2007
CountryIreland
ColourChestnut
BreederTower Bloodstock
OwnerSmith/Magnier/Tabor/Mrs F Hay
TrainerAidan O'Brien
Record15: 9-1-0
Earnings£2,574,670 or $3,855,665
Major wins
Tyros Stakes (2009)
Futurity Stakes (Ireland) (2009)
Dante Stakes (2010)
Irish Derby (2010)
Irish Champion Stakes (2010)
Man o' War Stakes (2011)
Arlington Million (2011)
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (2011)
Awards
Irish Three-Year-Old Colt of the Year (2010)
American Champion Male Turf Horse (2011)
Last updated on February 20, 2012

Cape Blanco (foaled 20 April 2007 in Ireland) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won five Group One/Grade I races between 2009 and 2011. He also won twice at Group 2 level and once at Group 3 level between 2009 and 2010. He was the Irish Three-Year-Old Colt of the Year in 2010 and also the American Champion Male Turf Horse for the 2011 season.

Background

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Cape Blanco was sired by champion sire Galileo out of the Presidium mare Laurel Delight. As a foal of Laurel Delight he is a half-brother to the Kelso Stakes winner Mr O'Brien.[1] Cape Blanco was trained throughout his racing career by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle Stables near Cashel in County Tipperary for John Magnier and his Coolmore Stud associates.

Racing career

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He is the winner of the 2010 Irish Derby and Irish Champion Stakes[2] as well as being placed second in the 2010 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes behind Harbinger. In 2011, he won the Grade 1 Man o' War Stakes at Belmont Park,[3] Arlington Million at Arlington Park and Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park, New York, USA. In the last-named Grade 1 classic race, he sustained a knee fracture and was retired to stud after the race.[4]

Assessment

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In the 2010 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Cape Blanco was rated the eighth best horse in the world on a mark of 126.[5]

In addition, Cape Blanco was given a Timeform rating of 130 for top middle-distance performers in 2010 alongside his stablemate Fame and Glory.[6]

Finally for his final racing year in 2011, Cape Blanco was given a Timeform rating of 128 with a global ranking at number 18.[7]

Stud career

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According to a news release by Coolmore Stud, Cape Blanco will stand for them at the Ashford Stud in Kentucky for the 2012 breeding season.[8] He moved to Japan in 2015 and has also been shuttled to stand in New Zealand at Cambridge Stud. His foals have included Californiagoldrush (Sands Point Stakes) and Lance of Puraana (Mainichi Hai).[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr O'Brien | Race Record & Form | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
  2. ^ Armytage, Marcus (21 December 2010). "Cape Blanco burns off Champion Stakes rivals". London: The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Cape Blanco denies Gio a Man O'War treble". RTÉ News. 9 July 2011.
  4. ^ Scargill, Peter (3 October 2011). "Cape Blanco retired to stud following injury". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  5. ^ "The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Timeform Global Rankings | World's Best Racehorses". Timeform.
  8. ^ "Coolmore :: News :: Cape Blanco to stand at Ashford". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Cape Blanco | Progeny | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com.
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