Captain Cook (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

01-Mar-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Practical Joke

Dam

Pow Wow Wow

Prize Money

1068704

Trainer

Todd A. Pletcher

Owners

St Elias Stable

About

Captain Cook is a 4yo bay horse from the United States, trained by Todd A. Pletcher. He is by Practical Joke out of Pow Wow Wow. To date, Captain Cook has secured two victories, the most notable being the $250,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct on February 2, 2025.

Raced At

Gulfstream • Keeneland • Saratoga • Churchill Downs • Belmont At The Big A

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Gulfstream 25-Jan-26 1811m R13 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (Stakes) $304,568 (of $4,350,978) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:48.490, SP: 17.00 stalked the pace three wide around both turns and weakened in the lane. 1st Skippylongstocking ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 2nd White Abarrio ( I O Jr 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Full Serrano ( J Rosario 123 ) 7.25L 4th Captain Cook ( J R Velazquez 123 ) 8.50L See full results	J R Velazquez 55.8kg 8.50L	4 (12)
Keeneland 19-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R6 Perryville Stakes (Stakes) $107,676 (of $538,379) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.450, SP: 1.83 laid off of the pace in the four path, tucked to the two path into the turn, progressed between rivals to claim place leaving upper stretch and was second best. 1st Barnes ( J L Ortiz 123 ) 2nd Captain Cook ( I O Jr 118 ) 8.25L 3rd Owen Almighty ( L Saez 118 ) 12.75L See full results	I O Jr 53.5kg 8.25L	2 (5)
Saratoga 24-Aug-25 1410m R10 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $154,011 (of $770,056) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.610, SP: 21.00 1st Patch Adams ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Captain Cook ( R S Jr 124 ) 0.05L 3rd Barnes ( J L Ortiz 124 ) 1.55L See full results	R S Jr 56.2kg 0.05L	2 (8)
Churchill Downs 30-Jun-25 1410m FIRM R10 Maxfield Stakes (Stakes) $38,273 (of $382,731) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.770, SP: 4.33 set the pace along the inside, vied with an outer pair around the turn, got headed in upper stretch, yielded to those rivals at the furlong grounds, shifted out and kept on. 1st Verifire ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Smoken Wicked ( B J H Jr 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Captain Cook ( I O Jr 120 ) 3.75L See full results	I O Jr 54.4kg 3.75L	3 (11)
Belmont At The Big A 11-May-25 1810m FIRM R11 Peter Pan Stakes (Stakes) $31,206 (of $312,060) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.220, SP: 2.38 Cut pace 2p, ran on 1st Hill Road ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Mcafee ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Captain Cook ( M Franco 120 ) 1.25L See full results	M Franco 54.4kg 1.25L	3 (9)