Capensis, a Grade 3 winner who sold as a yearling for $2 million, will enter stud at Haras La Leyenda in Argentina for the upcoming Southern Hemisphere breeding season, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.
The 4-year-old son of Tapit retired with two wins in three starts, racing for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Robert LaPenta, Gainesway Stable, Winchell Thoroughbreds, and breeder Stonestreet Farm.
He sold to that partnership for $2 million at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, topping that year's marathon event, and he was placed in the barn of trainer Todd Pletcher.
Capensis won at first asking, taking a maiden special weight on the Belmont Park turf in July of his 3-year-old season by five lengths. He followed that effort with a wide-running sixth in a Saratoga allowance.
That effort left bettors unfazed when Capensis left the gate for the Grade 3 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, sending him off as the post time favorite. He ran true to those odds, with a powerful stretch drive that led to a two-length victory.
Capensis is out of the Grade 1-winning Unbridled's Song mare Tara's Tango. Second dam Scarlet Tango is also responsible for runners including Grade 1 winner Visionaire and Grade/Group 3 winners Scarlet Strike, Toro Strike, and Madison's Luna.
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