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30 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2015 New Sires $2.4 million at the Fasig-Tipton Ken- tucky November sale and her weanling colt, by Tapit, sold for $600,000. This is a family that has consistently thrown horses excelling in the range of seven to nine furlongs. While Major Gain has the potential to suit a wide variety of mares, examina - tion of his pedigree suggests that crosses to mares with Storm Cat close up may be particularly benefcial. More Than Ready has done well with this line, and Verrazano, his best American-bred son, is out of a mare by Storm Cat's cham - pion son Giant's Causeway, whose full brother Freud is a leading New York sire. Another pedigree element pointing to Storm Cat as a natural complement for Major Gain is A.P. Indy, paternal grandsire of Dream Lady. Major Gain will stand his frst sea - son at McMahon of Saratoga Thor- oughbreds in 2016. His advertised fee is $2,500. The winner of fve stakes races in - cluding the 2014 Skip Away Stakes (gr. III), grade I-placed Micromanage (Meda - glia d'Oro—Catnip, by Flying Paster) was a durable sort by modern standards as his career spanned four years and 30 starts. He was also versatile, winning at distances from seven to 14 furlongs. While best as an older horse, he came to hand quickly enough to win a maiden special weight at Saratoga as a juvenile. Micromanage's strength as a poten - tial sire is a strong female family hav- ing its origins in the legendary Whitney breeding program. A half brother to four-time grade III winner Indescrib - able (by Pleasant Tap), to English listed stakes winner Elafaak (by Gulch) and to multiple stakes producer Catchofthe - century (by Carson City), Micromanage is out of stakes winner Catnip (by Fly - ing Paster), a half sister to 1996 Belmont Stakes winner Editor's Note (by Forty Niner) and 2002 European champion 2-year-old male Hold That Tiger (by Storm Cat). Also a half sister to multiple Europe - an stakes winner Catfriend (by Capote), Catnip is out of grade II-placed stakes winner Beware of the Cat (by Caveat), a half sister to 1983 Pan American Handicap (gr. IT) winner Field Cat (by Herbager) and South African group II winner Springing Leopard (by Hawaii). Produced from the Tom Cat mare T. C. Kitten, Beware of the Cat is also a half sister to grade I-placed Island Kitty (by Hawaii), whose four stakes winners in - clude 1995 Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) winner Hennessy (by Storm Cat), 1997 Balle - rina Handicap (gr. I) winner Pearl City (by Carson City) and grade III winner and successful Argentine sire Shy Tom (by Blushing Groom). Beware of the Cat is also a half sister to Sharp Kitty (by Blade), dam of 1985 champion juvenile flly Family Style (by State Dinner) and 1987 Del Mar Futuri - Four Footed Fotos leslie martin/coglianese photo Major Gain, by More Tan Ready, was a grade III winner at 2 Micromanage is a fve-time stakes winner