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Not to be confused with Cape Verde.

Cape Verdi
1000 Guineas (1998)
Awards
European Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1998)
Last updated on August 25, 2007

Cape Verdi is a retired, Irish-bred

Cartier Racing Awards
. Cape Verdi was retired after two unsuccessful races as a four-year-old in 1999.

Background

Cape Verdi, a dark-coated bay filly,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Cape Verdi was first sent into training with

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.[4]

Racing career

1997: two-year-old season

Cape Verdi began her career in a

Royal Ascot for the Chesham Stakes. She was held up in the early stages by John Reid before moving easily through to contest the lead in the last quarter mile. In the closing stages, the colt Central Park (a future double Group One
winner) ran on more strongly and beat the filly by one and a half lengths.

Cape Verdi was off the course for two months before running in the

Godolphin
team. Cape Verdi was held up as usual, but when Reid asked her to quicken she failed to respond, finishing a well-beaten fourth behind Embassy.

Embassy and Cape Verdi were sent to Godolphin's winter base in Dubai as the first and second favourites for the

1000 Guineas
.

1998: three-year-old season

In Dubai Cape Verdi seemed to flourish, and after a "sparkling" performances in a private trial race she supplanted Embassy as favourite for the Guineas.[8]

Cape Verdi returned from Dubai in May 1998 and was sent straight to the 1000 Guineas without a prep race. Cape Verdi was made 100/30 joint favourite and produced the best performance of her career. Ridden for the first time by

2/1 for the Oaks but within days were reporting significant support for the filly in the betting for the Derby.[11]

After weeks of speculation

2000 Guineas), becoming the first filly to start favourite for the race since Sceptre in 1902. She was held up in the early stages, but after being bumped and hampered by bigger, stronger opponents[16] she made no impression in the straight and finished ninth of the fifteen runners, twelve lengths behind the winner High-Rise.[17]

Cape Verdi was expected to return in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood but a hairline fracture of the hind pastern, sustained in training, ruled her out for the rest of the season.[18]

1999: four-year-old season

It was more than a year after her run in the Derby that Cape Verdi reappeared in the Group Two Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket in July. Given the length of her absence her performance in finishing third to the French-trained Ronda after leading until the final furlong was promising one.[19]

Cape Verdi started 7/2 second favourite for the Group One

Glorious Goodwood, but ran poorly, weakening in the closing stages and finishing last of the eight runners. Saeed bin Suroor was unable to give an immediate explanation for her performance.[20]

Three weeks after her final race it was announced that Cape Verdi would be retired to Sheikh Mohammed's Gainsborough Stud.[21]

Assessment

At the 1999

Cartier Racing Awards Cape Verdi was named European Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, despite winning only one race that year.[22] She was also the highest rated European three-year-old filly in the official International Classification with a rating of 120.[23]

She was assessed at a peak figure of 126 by Timeform.[24]

The "Cape Verdi" is a Group Two race named in the filly's honour run in January at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.[25]

Stud career

Cape Verdi has been bred to many leading stallions including Gone West, Dubai Millennium and Elusive Quality but has yet to produce a top class racehorse. She has produced minor winners in Benandonner and Salsa Verdi, both sired by Giant's Causeway[26] and Nabucco, a stakes winner in England during 2013.

  • 2002 Dubai Opera (USA) : Bay filly, foaled 5 March, by Dubai Millennium (GB) – Unraced, dam of winners Rebel Song (IRE)(2009, by Refuse To Bend <IRE>) and Grigolo (2012, by Shamardal <USA>)
  • 2003 Benandonner (USA) : Chesnut colt (gelded), foaled 21 March, by Giant's Causeway (USA) – won 13 races and £148,883 from 117 starts in Britain 2006–15
  • 2004 Salsa Verdi (USA) : Bay filly, foaled 17 April, by Giant's Causeway (USA) – won once and placed twice from 3 races in England 2007
  • 2005 Paracel (USA) : Bay filly, foaled 8 May, by Gone West (USA) – won in France, dam of multiple winner I'm Back (IRE) by Exceed And Excel (AUS)
  • 2009 Nabucco (GB) : Bay colt, foaled 10 March, by Dansili (GB) – won 4 races including LR James Seymour Stakes, Newmarket in England 2012/13
  • 2010 Thouwra (IRE) : Bay colt, foaled 28 March, by Pivotal (GB) – won 3 races and second six times from 11 starts in England 2012–13
  • 2011 Tarrafal (IRE) : Bay colt, foaled 19 April, by Shamardal (USA) – placed four times from 9 starts in Britain 2014

Pedigree

Pedigree of Cape Verdi (IRE), bay mare, 1995[27]
Sire
Caerleon (USA)
1980
Nijinsky
(CAN)
1967　 		Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Flaming Page Bull Page
Flaring Top
Foreseer
1969　 		Round Table Princequillo
Knight's Daughter
Regal Gleam Hail To Reason
Miz Carol
Dam
Afrique Bleu Azur (USA)
1987 		Sagace
1980　 		Luthier Klairon
Flute Enchantee
Seneca Chaparral
Schonbrunn
Albertine
1981 		Irish River Riverman
Irish Star
Almyre Wild Risk
Ad Gloriam (Family: 8-f)

References

  1. ^ "Cape Verdi at Godoplhin". Godolphin. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Caerleon Stud Record". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Cape Verdi pedigree". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Saffron Waldon team to play the name game". 25 May 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2011 – via The Free Library.
  5. ^ "Sunley Builds Maiden Stakes result". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Lowthyer Stakes result". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Embassy tipped to hold Cape". The Independent. 30 September 1997. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Cape overshadows Embassy in desert". The Independent. 13 April 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  9. ^ "1000 Guineas result". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Cape restores Godolphin's poise". The Independent. 4 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Silence In Court lays down law". The Independent. 7 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Verdi verdict on Saturday". The Independent. 26 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Cecil aims to conquer Cape Verdi". The Independent. 29 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Verdi's girl power movement". The Independent. 31 May 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Shahtoush whoosh leaves Dettori standing". The Independent. 6 June 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Peslier strikes blow for French pride". The Independent. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  17. ^ "Derby result". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  18. ^ "Injury rules Cape Verdi out for year". Retrieved 22 October 2011 – via The Free Library.
  19. ^ "Ronda's rally sees off the Cape return". The Independent. 8 July 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  20. ^ "Nassau Stakes result". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  21. ^ "Cape Verdi and Wince retired". Retrieved 22 October 2011 – via The Free Library.
  22. ^ "Swain leads Godolphin sweep of Cartier Awards". Retrieved 22 October 2011 – via The Free Library.
  23. ^ "Moment Of Magic That Crowned A Champion". 13 January 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2011 – via The Free Library.
  24. ^ "Cape Verde record at Godolphin". Timeform.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  25. ^ "Result of "Cape Verdi"". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  26. ^ "thoroughbredinternet/newsmore". Thoroughbredinternet.com. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  27. ^ "Cape Verdi pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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