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Dads Caps
- Bay Colt
- Born 2010
- KY-Bred
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2015 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps wins the 2014 Carter.
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Dads Caps won the 2014 Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps leads them home in the Carter Handicap.
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Dads Caps to Enter Stud at Legacy Ranch in California
Multiple grade 1-winning son of Discreet Cat will stand for $5,000.
Keeneland Book 5: Trade Continues
Day 9 of the Keeneland November sale sees a Tapit mare sell for $140,000 and a Cairo Prince weanling colt that brings $120,000 as its session leaders.
Millionaire Grade I Winner Dads Caps Retired
Owner Vince Scuderi announced Aug. 25 his multiple grade I-winning homebred Dads Caps has been retired from racing.
Joking Upsets True North Stakes
Joking, a 9-1 shot who returned $21.80 while giving owner/trainer Charlton Baker his first graded stakes victory, dashed across the line to upset by a neck.
True North Stakes Has Rich History
The $250,000 True North Stakes (gr. II), to be run June 11 as part of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) program, has quietly become one of the nation's premier stakes sprints with a rich history of speedy, talented, and memorable winners.
Scuderi Finds Success With Seeking the Silver
More than 24 hours after Paulassilverlining won her second graded stakes, the Distaff (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 17, owner and breeder Vincent Scuderi was still beaming.
Salutos Amigos Secures Grade I in Carter
Rallying from last of eight in the slop, Salutos Amigos grabbed his first career grade I win April 9 in the $400,000 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Salutos Amigos, Calculator Duel in Carter
Salutos Amigos and Calculator, who both spent the winter in California but didn't meet up out there, will hook up back in New York as two late runners who should benefit from a hot early pace in the Carter.
Salutos Amigos Back in New York for Tom Fool
After finishing second in a pair of graded stakes in Southern California, crack sprinter Salutos Amigos has returned to New York where he'll aim to defend his 2015 score in the Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) March 12 at Aqueduct
Sassicaia Rallies to Victory in Toboggan
Sassicaia and jockey John Bisono courageously split horses in deep stretch to register a victory in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Dads Caps to Return in Toboggan Stakes
Two-time Carter Handicap (gr. I) winner Dads Caps is scheduled to make his first start in more than seven months in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Jan. 18 Holiday Card at Aqueduct Canceled
Due to the forecast of high winds, and out of an abundance of caution for the horses and jockeys, the New York Racing Association canceled live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack for Jan. 18.
Rock Fall Keeps Streak Alive in True North
Rock Fall earned his fifth straight victory and first graded stakes win June 5, taking the $250,000 True North Stakes (gr. II) by 3 3/4 lengths at Belmont Park.
Dads Caps Class of True North Stakes
Two-time grade I winner Dads Caps appears to be the class in the $250,000 True North Stakes (gr. II) June 5 at Belmont Park, as a part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.
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Dads Caps Repeats in Aqueduct's Carter
Vincent Scuderi's homebred Dads Caps overtook longshot Green Gratto in midstretch and went on to post his second consecutive victory in the $400,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.
The Big Beast Returns to the Big Leagues
The Big Beast, a ginormous long-striding runner with a penchant for peppermints, will return to the big leagues April 4 in the $400,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The Big Beast, 3YOs Prep for Wood Day Starts
Grade I King's Bishop winner The Big Beast and defending Carter Handicap winner Dads Caps turned in final preparations March 28 for the April 4 Carter, while 3-year-olds tuning up for the Wood Memorial were also on the tab.
Fields Shaping Up for Wood Memorial Day
Headed by grade I winner Daredevil, a field of promising 3-year-olds is taking shape for the $1 million Twinspires.com Wood Memorial (gr. I) April 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Salutos Amigos Powers to Tom Fool Victory
Salutos Amigos continued to show he's the top sprinter in New York with a powerful victory in the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack March 7.
'Salutos,' Dads Caps Clash Again in Tom Fool
Salutos Amigos, carrying topweight of 125 pounds, will try for three in a row against his arch rival in six-furlong test
Salutos Amigos Rallies to Toboggan Score
David Jacobson and Southern Equine Stables' Salutos Amigos wouldn't be denied Feb. 7, rallying through the stretch to take the $147,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack by 1 3/4 lengths over Dads Caps.
Salutos Amigos Aims to Extend Win Streak
Salutos Amigos will try to extend his stakes race win streak to three when the two-time graded winner faces an expected five rivals in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 7 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Salutos Amigos Adds Gravesend Stakes Victory
After not winning a stakes in his first two seasons of racing, Salutos Amigos nailed down the third of his 4-year-old campaign when he drew off in the stretch to win the $98,000 Gravesend Dec. 26.
Dads Caps Tops Five Entered in Gravesend
Dads Caps, winless in five starts since winning the biggest race of his career in the Carter Handicap (gr. I) last spring, has been installed the 124-pound co-highweight for the Gravesend Handicap at Aqueduct.
Zee Bros Posts Surprise in De Francis Dash
Zayat Stables' Zee Bros pulled a 29-1 upset in the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes Nov. 15 at Laurel Park after taking charge off the far turn and sprinting clear in the stretch.
Big Blue Kitten Stands Out in Red Smith
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Red Smith Handicap (gr. III) and Frank De Francis Memorial Dash. read blog
Dads Caps to Maryland for De Francis Dash
A runner-up in his past two starts, New York-based Dads Caps will try to secure his first win since taking the Carter Handicap (gr. I) in April when the 4-year-old Discreet Cat colt starts in the De Francis Dash.
Palace, Private Zone Meet in Vosburgh
Having already won the Forego (gr. I) and the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (gr. I) this year, Palace could cement his status as the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) with a victory in the Sept. 27 Vosburgh (gr. I).
Palace Tops Belmont Sprint Championship Field
Former $20,000 claimer faces the likes of Dads Caps, Salutos Amigos, Central Banker, Declan's Warrior, and Clearly Now in a seven-furlong sprint July 5 in New York.
Grade I Winner Dads Caps Tops True North
Dads Caps, a front-running sprint specialist who won the April 5 Carter Handicap (gr. I), tops the nine-horse field of 4-year-olds and up entered for the $250,000 True North Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park June 6.
Dads Caps Gets His Due in Carter Upset
Hard-knocking Dads Caps had been three times the bridesmaid in recent starts, but he broke through at the highest level April 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack when stealing the Carter Handicap (gr. I) at odds of 10-1.
Sahara Sky Takes Second Crack at Carter
Runner-up in the 2013 Carter Handicap (gr. I) and lightly raced since then, California-based Sahara Sky will get another crack at the seven-furlong sprint April 5 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Strapping Groom Grinds Out Tom Fool Win
Strapping Groom rallied in deep stretch to claim the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack, his first graded stakes score since a 15-1 upset in the Forego Stakes (gr. I) last summer.
Veteran Strapping Groom Tops Tom Fool
Veteran campaigner Strapping Groom, winner of the Forego Stakes (gr. I) over a muddy track last year, has been installed the 7-5 morning line choice in the field of seven drawn for the March 1 Tom Fool Handicap (gr. III).
Candyman E Gets Job Done in Toboggan
Candyman E wore down pacesetter Dads Caps in the closing stages and won the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack for a third consecutive victory.
Strapping Groom Returns to Graded Ranks
Strapping Groom makes his return to the graded ranks Feb. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack in the $150,000 Toboggan Stakes (gr. III), a six-furlong sprint on the Withers (gr. III) undercard.
Connections
| Trainer | Gustavo Rodriguez |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Irad Ortiz, Jr. |
| Owner | Vincent S. Scuderi |
| Breeder | Vince Scuderi |
Pedigree
| Dads Caps View Five-Cross Pedigree | Discreet Cat | Forestry |
| Pretty Discreet | ||
| Seeking the Silver | Grindstone | |
| Apache Pines |
Auction History
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2016 Hip 3394 |
Racing or stallion prospect | Hidden Brook, agent | ($190,000) |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
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