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Horse: First Captain

First Captain Leads Off Exciting Week

First Captain has shared a number of serendipities with Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Flightline, and now he has the chance to lead the charge for a red-letter week for West […]

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First Captain breezing at Saratoga.
First Captain 4/1 for Jockey Club Gold Cup

About three hours before Flightline’s bid for the Pacific Classic, First Captain will have a similar grand opportunity in Saturday’s $1-million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga. The race […]

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Flightline Works For First Time Since Met Mile, On to Del Mar

Met Mile hero Flightline returned to the work tab Saturday by sailing through a half-mile at Santa Anita. He is scheduled to work again this weekend before shipping down to […]

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First Captain soars home in Pimlico Special.
First Captain Sizes Up Historic Suburban

First Captain takes aim at a second straight historic stakes race on Saturday in the $400,000 Suburban (G2) at Belmont Park. The 4-year-old colt is coming off a determined victory […]

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First Captain soars home in Pimlico Special.
Double the Fun With First Captain, Jaxon Traveler at Pimlico

First Captain and Jaxon Traveler struck for a beautiful double for West Point Thoroughbreds during Preakness Stakes weekend at Pimlico, with both colts delivering Graded stakes triumphs. Adding distance, blinkers […]

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Primed For Preakness Weekend

First Captain, Jaxon Traveler and B Dawk will represent West Point Thoroughbreds in stakes action during Preakness weekend at Pimlico. First Captain leads things off Friday in the $300,000 Pimlico […]

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First Captain winning a Feb. 27 allowance that filled on the third attempt. 
What Happens When Your Horse’s Race Doesn’t Fill?

Your horse has a race date but then, nothing happens. No entry notification, and then word comes that the race has been pushed back, that it “didn’t go.” What’s going […]

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First Captain, O Besos Eye Graded Stakes Glory in Carter, Commonwealth

Seven furlongs, big pots and prestigious stakes will be the order of the day for First Captain and O Besos on Saturday in New York and Kentucky. First Captain will […]

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O Besos, First Captain Add Depth to 4yo Class

Eight months after finishing a creditable fifth in the Kentucky Derby, O Besos kicked off his 4yo season with a victory at Fair Grounds and is now in line for […]

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First Captain In Spotlight Again at Saratoga

First Captain is in the spotlight Friday as the favorite for the race named after his sire, the $120,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga. Post time is 5:39 ET. The undefeated […]

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