- Bluegrass Cat
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Bluegrass Cat
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sire =Storm Cat
dam = She's a Winner
damsire =A.P. Indy
sex = Stallion
foaled = 2003
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder =WinStar Farm
owner = WinStar Farm
trainer =Todd Pletcher
record = 11: 5-4-0
earnings = $1,761,280
race =Nashua Stakes (2005)Remsen Stakes (2005)Sam F Davis Stakes (2006)Haskell Invitational Handicap (2006)
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updated= November 4, 2006Bluegrass Cat is a
thoroughbred race horse . Born on January 23, 2003, he was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. However, he came up just short in theKentucky Derby , finishing in second place, 6.5 lengths behindBarbaro .Connections
Owned and bred by WinStar Farm in
Versailles, Kentucky , he is trained byTodd Pletcher . For the Derby, he was riden byRamon A. Dominguez . (Distorted Humor ,Tiznow , Speightstown, and Victory Gallop stand at stud at WinStar Farm.)Breeding
By Storm Cat out of She's A Winner, Bluegrass Cat's breeding line include such horses as
A.P. Indy , Secretariat,Bold Ruler ,Northern Dancer , andSeattle Slew .Races
Finish Line
Although he came out of the 2006 Travers in seemingly good shape, the next morning he was found to be lame in his right hind pastern. Xrays showed he had a nondisplaced fracture. Bluegrass Cat is now retired from racing with five wins and four places out of eleven starts, and earnings of $1,761,280. He'll be going home to WinStar to stand at stud for $50,000 beginning in 2007.
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/bluegrass+cat2 Bluegrass Cat's pedigree, with photo]
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=17458 NTRA bio and stats]
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=5902 NTRA bio of WinStar Farm]
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