Practical Joke’s Captain Cook Romps for ‘Rising Star’ Honors at the Big A

[Wandering Eyes]

Captain Cook (c, 2, Practical Joke–Pow Wow Wow, by Indian Charlie), an eventful sixth on debut for owner/breeder Marylou Whitney Stables and trainer Norm Casse at Churchill Downs Oct. 27, brought $410,000 from bloodstock agent Steve Young on behalf of St Elias Stable at the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale (second-most expensive lot of the sale) and ran to the money as the 1-2 favorite for his new connections with a 'TDN Rising Star' performance in the slop at the Big A Saturday.

Captain Cook chased the early leader from second through fractions of :22.43 and :45.30, hit the front at the top of the stretch and drew off to graduate by 9 1/4 lengths. Longshot Griffin's Wharf (Constitution) was up for second. The final time for seven furlongs was 1:24.22.

Captain Cook becomes the fourth 'Rising Star' for Practical Joke.

Captain Cook is out of the graded-placed Pow Wow Wow (Indian Charlie). His third dam is Whitney's 2003 GI Kentucky Oaks heroine and champion 3-year-old filly Bird Town. He hails from the extended female family of GI Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone.

Captain Cook was consigned to KEENOV by Gainesway, agent for the Estate of John Hendrickson. John Hendrickson, a philanthropist who was the husband of the late Marylou Whitney, died suddenly over the summer in Saratoga.

Sales history: $410,000 2yo '24 KEENOV.

Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0.

O-St. Elias Stable
B-Marylou Whitney Stables (KY)
T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.

#3 CAPTAIN COOK ($3.00) by Practical Joke (@coolmoreamerica) was loving the slop today at Aqueduct in the opener. Manuel Franco was in the irons for Richard Dutrow, Jr.

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