Third Time’s the Charm for Uncle Mo’s Kapoor as She Dons Cap and Gown at Churchill

[Wandering Eyes]

4th-Churchill Downs, $117,750, Msw, 5-31, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:22.93, ft, 4 1/4 lengths.
KAPOOR (f, 3, Uncle Mo–Kareena {SW, $148,000}, by Medaglia d'Oro) had strung together back-to-back third-place efforts in her first two jumps–Feb. 9 at Gulfstream Park and again Apr. 7 at Keeneland–and the betting public couldn't take their eyes off her here, crowning the Godolphin homebred the 6-5 favorite for her third attempt to graduate. Jostled around when leaving the blocks, she recovered quickly to dictate the tempo on an uncontested lead through :22.46 and a half in :45.30. Still enjoying a clear advantage as they swung through the bend and into the stretch, she widened it to 4 1/4 lengths over Speighter Woman (Speightster) on the wire as that one closed for second.

A half-sister to SP Padma (Tapit), who produced a Street Sense filly this year, Kapoor is their dam's second winner behind that sibling. Kareena's 2023 Constitution foal died, but she does have a yearling filly by Tapit as well as a 2025 filly by Constitution. Said broodmare is a daughter of MGSW India (Hennessy), making her a half-sister to Japanese multiple Group 1 winner Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}). Accomplished immediate relatives include India's half-siblings SW Pilfer (Deputy Minister)–dam of MGISW To Honor and Serve (Bernardini) and his full-sister GISW Angela Rennee–as well as SW & GISP Elnaawi (Street Sense). Pilfer is also the granddam of GI Central Bank Ashland Stakes victress La Cara (Street Sense). Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-2, $86,313. Click for the Equibase.com chart\fs21f1 or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott.

 

Kapoor is an easy winner in R4 at @churchilldowns under @iradortiz for trainer Bill Mott!

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