Al Capone is
a racehorse. His career is now over but when he raced his home was Täby
Galopp, the racecourse of Stockholm. He deserves his own homepage!
The one-year
old that was bought for peanuts and grew to be a star.
"The ugly
duckling - story." But he was never ugly...
Some facts:
Born: 1975
Weight: 545 kilos now as retired - considerably less racingfit...
Colour: Bay, white socks and a star.
Height: 162 cm, that is 16.1 hands.
Racing career:
Exactly 100 starts. He was the winner of 19 of these! In 49 of his hundred
starts he was placed third or better...
1980 Al Capone
was awarded the "Miler of the Year".
He has also
been racing in the south at Jägersro where he held the track record
for a while.
Al Capone bred from american bloodlines and he was bred by Stora Wäsby Stud.
Sire:
Northen Ace (imp Canada)
Nothern Ace
is full brother of Northen Dancer who is one of the legends and the sire
of, among others, the great Nijinsky who therefore is cousin to Al Capone.
Dam:
Tavasta
Her fathers
name is Dark Star and he was known for being the only one ever to beat
Native Dancer, grandfather of Northen Dancer.
We bought this
horse at an auction when he was one and a half years old. He cost us only
5000 Kr which he brought back 60 times!
And more,
he has been a daily companion to ride and care for during his career.
Al Capone was still racing when he was going on ten but retired then, and has now been a pensioner for over ten years. Together we had some dressage education, and tried some competitions as well.
He is now the master of next generation: Ellinor, my daughter who wasn not even born when he was at his top, nowadays calls him her own. He is a babysitter, a doll to dressup (fancy equipment) and a dressage teacher.
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