IRELAND, 2022 — A STORY STILL UNFOLDING
Capitana
Bling.
A horse. A spirit.
A living legacy.
Elina Westrin / Svensk Galopp
I — THE BEGINNING
Every extraordinary
journey begins
somewhere.
Before the racecards.
Before the winner’s enclosure.
There was a beginning.
Irish-bred, by Invincible Army out of Todegica. Capitana Bling would race for Stall Flax, trained in Norway by Silja Støren.
The personal story of her acquisition will be added here in the owner’s words.
Her lineage & connections
- Born
- 2022 · Ireland
- Sire
- Invincible Army
- Dam
- Todegica
- Damsire
- Giant’s Causeway
- Breeders
- Yeomanstown Stud & Cavalier Bloodstock
- Trainer
- Silja Støren
- Racing ownership
- Stall Flax
- Silks
- Blue & white checkered
II — LEARNING TO RACE
The first
strides.
A debut second at Øvrevoll. Another at Bro Park.
Six starts to find her way. Then, on an October afternoon, her first victory.
23 OCTOBER 2024 · JÄGERSRO
1stThe first
of her own.
A maiden victory over 1,200 metres.
The first mark in the winning column.
III — A REMARKABLE YEAR
The year
everything changed.
Eight starts. Three victories. Two runner-up finishes.
A Classic in Norway. A Listed triumph in Sweden.
27 JUNE 2025 · ØVREVOLL · NORSK 1000 GUINEAS
The
Classic.
Over a mile of turf, Capitana and Manuel Martinez made the Norwegian Classic their own.
13 JULY 2025 · JÄGERSRO
A different
kind of speed.
A switch to 1,200 metres on dirt. Second to Abby in the Derby Day Sprint.
3 AUGUST 2025 · ALTAMIRALÖPNING
Another surface.
Another victory.
Beyond the finish line.
A horse, and the people
who know her.
24 AUGUST 2025 · ØVREVOLL
A half-length
from victory.
Behind Thunder Sea. Ahead of the rest.
A Listed second against older mares, with more still to come.
21 SEPTEMBER 2025 · BRO PARK
THE LISTED TRIUMPH
Her moment.
Her mile.
Ahead of Blueridge Silver.
Thunder Sea in third.
LANWADES STUD STAKES · LISTED · 21 SEPTEMBER 2025
Coming
into her own.
BRO PARK · 1,600 METRES · TURF
1ST · MANUEL MARTINEZ
FIRST PRIZE · SEK 275,000
THE SEASON, IN RETROSPECT
A Classic.
A Listed victory.
A year to remember.
And beyond the familiar, another horizon.
IV — BEYOND SCANDINAVIA
A wider
world.
Dubai, winter 2026. Two Group 2 contests, and a handicap.
An international campaign measured in experience.
V — THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
Familiar ground.
New chapters.
Home.
And winning.
20 May, Bro Park. A return to the winner’s enclosure in Jockeyklubbens Stolöpning.
AN OPEN ENDING
Some stories
are still
being written.
Capitana Bling.
A living legacy.