Holstein Stallion : Capitol I

Capitol unites in his pedigree two strong performance breeding lines:

On his mother's side the breeding line stems from Breeding Line 173, the original mare being Rappel. Among her offspring you will find many successful international and national show jumpers.

Capitol's father Capitano was the only one who was chosen to carry on the heritage of the Stallion Cottage Son XX to this present day. The quality in this breeding line is upheld by Garant, however it is because of his mother, the international exceptionally successful Retina, who was ridden by Fritz Tiedemann, who's wins include the German Derby in Hamburg.

Up until now only two horses have ever won both the two qualification rounds and the Derby . Firstly Retina at seven years old, ridden by Fritz Tiedemann in 1959 and her great grandson Capriol from Capitol - Capitano - out of Retina, ridden by Holger Wulschner in 2000.