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Cat on the Prowl CourtesY viNerY Northern Dancer, 1961 Nearctic line in North American pedlongs at Belmont Park. 18s, SW, $580,647 Storm Bird, 1978 Natalma 636 f, 147 SW, 5.10 AEI igrees today. Stakes company would 6s, SW, $162,869 New Providence 681 f, 63 SW, 2.27 AEI South Ocean, 1967 His bottom side is just as be all he would face from STORM CAT, 22s, SW, $70,147 dkb/br, 1983 Shining Sun 12 f, 9 r, 9 w, 4 SW strong while chock-full of then on out. Secretariat, 1970 Bold Ruler black type and successful He came from just off 21s, SW, $1,316,808 Terlingua, 1976 Somethingroyal 653 f, 57 SW, 2.95 AEI sires. While his dam, She's the pace to win the one17s, SW, $423,896 Crimson Saint, 1969 Crimson Satan 11 f, 9 r, 6 w, 2 SW a Winner, was not a winturn mile Nashua Stakes 11s, SW, $91,770 BLUEGRASS CAT Bolero Rose 11 f, 8 r, 7 w, 4 SW ner—was not even a starter (gr. III) at Belmont in b, h Seattle Slew, 1974 Bold Reasoning January 23, 2003 17s, SW, $1,208,726 for that matter—she is a late October and capped A.P. Indy, 1989 My Charmer 1,050 f, 114 SW, 3.66 AEI 11s, SW, $2,979,815 full sister to Supercharger, off his juvenile season 1,177 f, 148 SW, 2.90 Weekend Surprise, 1980 Secretariat AEI 31s, SW, $402,892 the dam of 2010 Kentucky by out-dueling eventual Lassie Dear 14 f, 12 r, 9 w, 4 SW Derby Presented by Yum! grade I winner Flashy SHE'S A WINMr. Prospector, 1970 Raise a Native NER, 14s, SW, $112,171 Brands (gr. I) winner Super Bull in the nine-furlong Get Lucky, 1988 Gold Digger dkb/br, 1996 1,178 f, 181 SW, 3.98 AEI 11s, SW, $157,760 Saver. She's a Winner is Remsen Stakes (gr. II) Dance Number, 1979 Northern Dancer 14 f, 9 r, 8 w, 4 SW 21s, SW, $415,418 also a full sister to grade I Thanksgiving weekend as Numbered Account 6 f, 6 r, 6 w, 2 SW winner Girolamo, the New the 3-5 favorite. STUD ANALYSIS York grade I winner who is "See? Storm Cat," said now standing his second Seth Benzel, then an asNorthern Hemisphere By Foal Crop (4 crops) season at stud at Sequel Stalsistant trainer for Pletcher, Named RunWin2yo 2yo Stakes lions New York near Hudson after the Remsen. "That's Year Foals ners ners Wnrs SW Winners for $15,000. why he's so good. You can't 2008 117 96 (82%) 65 (56%) 21 2 3 (3%) His second dam, the grad- 2009 beat those Storm Cats in a 87 74 (85%) 54 (62%) 17 2 6 (7%) 86 65 (76%) 32 (37%) 20 1 2 (2%) ed winner Get Lucky, traces 2010 fight. He's great to have on 2011 71 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 0 0 (0%) directly to one of the Phipps your side." *Totals 361 235 (65%) 151 (42%) 58 5 11 (3%) family's best mares, the grade Long seen as an imporI-winning Dance Number tant test for the following By Racing Year (by Northern Dancer, the year's classics, the Remsen Stakes GS Wins Wins Wins Earned grandsire of Storm Cat) and Year victory helped peg Blue2010 27 3 2 $1,406,031 is a full sister to two major 2011 grass Cat at 115 pounds 102 7 2 $3,781,644 184 7 1 $4,729,794 progenitors. Dance Number, 2012 on that year's Experimen40 2 0 $1,397,779 a half sister to top sire Pri- 2013 tal Free Handicap, 11 353 19 5 $11,315,248 vate Account, is the dam of *Totals pounds below champion champion Rhythm, winner 1.37 AEI; 2.10 CI; 7.16 AWD Stevie Wonderboy. Only In 2013: 130 rnrs, 34 wnrs, 2 sw of the 1990 Travers Stakes Lifetime On Turf: 49 wins, $1,675,811 seven juveniles that year (gr. I), and Not For Love, a Avg Earnings Per Starter: $47,356 were weighted higher. perennial leading sire in the *to April 16, 2013 With unlimited potenMidlantic region. Get Lucky tial on the horizon, he tore is a half sister to Oscillate, the dam through the Sam F. Davis Stakes at of Mutakddim, who has sired more Tampa Bay Downs in his 3-year-old than 100 stakes winners. debut, then was upset by Deputy Glitters while the 2-5 favorite in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III). Shipped to Classic Starts Keeneland, he was on the wrong end Bluegrass Cat was a star on the of a strong speed/rail bias (pre Polyracetrack, winning four stakes— track) as Sinister Minister spurted three graded and three around two clear to a 123/4-length win in the Toyturns—and earning $1,761,280. Precocious enough for trainer Todd ota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I). WinStar Pletcher to test him at 41⁄2 furlongs and Pletcher pressed on to Louisville. Dismissed at 30-1 for the Kentucky in an early June debut at Churchill Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, Downs in 2005, Bluegrass Cat failed Bluegrass Cat would show his true to shine but gained valuable experiaffinity for a route of ground and ence. Returning more than three his toughness as he battled just off months later he crushed a maiden Vinery's Erin Robinson the pace to finish second in the Run field by 61⁄2 lengths going seven fur- 24 New York Breeder ❙ nytbreeders.org ❙ May 2013