Capricciosa

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Capricciosa
Sire Alzao
Grandsire Lyphard
DamClanjingle
DamsireTumble Wind
Sex Mare
Foaled2 March 1988 [1]
CountryIreland
Colour Bay
BreederM Maguire
Owner Robert Sangster
Trainer Vincent O'Brien
Record7: 4-0-0
Earnings£214,091
Major wins
Debutante Stakes (1990)
Moyglare Stud Stakes (1990)
Cheveley Park Stakes (1990)

Capricciosa (foaled 2 March 1988) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1990 until April 1992 she won four of her seven races. She was one of the best juvenile fillies in Britain and Ireland in 1990 when she won four races including the Debutante Stakes, Moyglare Stud Stakes and Cheveley Park Stakes. She missed the whole of the next season and was then sent to race in the United States where she made no impact in two starts. She was retired from racing to become a broodmare in Japan and produced at least eleven winners.

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Background

Capricciosa was a bay mare bred in Ireland by M Maguire. She was sired by Alzao, a son of Lyphard who never won above Group Three level, but became a successful breeding stallion, [2] his progeny including Alborada, Second Set and Shahtoush. [3] Capricciosa was the best racehorse produced her dam, the unraced Clanjingle who was descended from the influential broodmare Molly Desmond. [4]

The filly was acquired by the British businessman Robert Sangster and was sent into training with Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle. She was ridden in all of her European races by John Reid.

Racing career

1990: two-year-old season

On her racecourse debut, Capricciosa started 9/2 second favourite for a maiden race over five furlongs at the Curragh on 30 June 1990. She won by two and a half lengths from the Dermot Weld-trained favourite Inishdalla with four lengths back to the Jim Bolger-trained Noora Park in third. [5] The filly was moved up sharply in class for the Group One Heinz "57" Phoenix Stakes at Phoenix Park Racecourse on 12 August. She started the joint second favourite on 5/1 but finished tenth of the thirteen runners behind the British-trained colt Mac's Imp. Twelve days after her poor run at Phoenix Park, the filly recorded her first important success when she started 11/10 favourite for the Group Three Debutante Stakes over the same course and distance and won by two lengths from Inishdalla. [6]

On 9 September Capricciosa faced Inishdalla yet again in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes over six furlongs at the Curragh. The other fancied runners included the John Oxx-trained Isle of Glass, Capricciosa's stable companion African Dance and the British challengers Zigaura (placed in the Cherry Hinton Stakes and the Princess Margaret Stakes) and Jameelaty (runner-up in the Sweet Solera Stakes). Capricciosa won by three quarters of a length and half a length from Inishdalla and Zigaura. [7]

On her final appearance of the season, Capricciosa was sent to England for the Group One Cheveley Park over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on 3 October. The French-trained Divine Danse (winner of the Prix d'Arenberg) started favourite ahead of Imperfect Circle (Firth of Clyde Stakes) with Capricciosa next in the betting on 7/1. The other eight runners included Zigaura and the Lowther Stakes winner Only Yours. Reid sent the Irish filly into the lead from the start before accelerating a furlong out. Capricciosa kept on well in the closing stages to hold off the challenge of Imperfect Circle and win by three quarters of a length with two and a half lengths back to Divine Danse in third. [8]

1992: four-year-old season

Capricciosa missed the whole of the 1991 season with training problems and injuries. In 1992 she was relocated to race in the United States where she was trained by Gary F. Jones. On her North American debut she finished fifth in an allowance race at Santa Anita Park in February. On her final appearance she contested the Grade III Las Cienegas Handicap over six and a half furlongs at the same track on 4 April and finished sixth behind Heart of Joy. [9]

Breeding record

Capricciosa was retired from racing to become a broodmare in Japan. She has produced seventeen foals and eleven winners between 1993 and 2011:

Pedigree

Pedigree of Capricciosa (IRE), bay mare, 1988 [1]
Sire
Alzao (USA)
1980		 Lyphard (USA)
1969　		 Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Goofed Court Martial
Barra
Lady Rebecca (GB)
1971　		 Sir Ivor Sir Gaylord
Attica
Pocahontas Roman
How
Dam
Clanjingle (GB)
1980		Tumble Wind (USA)
1964		Restless Wind Windy City
Lump Sugar
Easy StagesEndeavour
Saturday Off
Fille Sifflante (GB)
1965		WhistlerPanorama
Farthing Damages
Polly Gilles Gilles de Retz
Miss Polly (Family: 14-c) [4]

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