Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes
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The Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Held each February since 1885 at Aqueduct Racetrack, this race was originally called The Swift Stakes (where it was held at Sheepshead Bay Race Track), until its name was changed in 1993 in honor of racing announcer, Fred Caposella.
The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. An ungraded stakes, it offers a purse of $70,000.
In the distant past, it's been won by the likes of Hanover (1887), Emperor of Norfolk (1888), Hamburg (1898), Oiseau (1905), and the great Coaltown (1948).
[edit] Past winners
- 2008 - Go Go Shoot (C.C. Lopez)
- 2007 - Wollaston Bay (Shaun Bridgmohan)
- 2006 - Like Now
- 2005 - Distinctive Trick
- 2004 - Quick Action
- 2003 - Alysweep
- 2002 - Spin Zone
- 2001 - Forest Heir
- 2000 - Max's Pal
