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Discreet Cat Sire Forestry Grandsire Storm Cat Dam Pretty Discreet Damsire Private Account Sex Stallion Foaled 2003 Country United States Colour Bay Breeder E. Paul Robsham Owner Joyce Robsham
Godolphin StablesTrainer Stanley M. Hough
Saeed bin SuroorRecord 9: 6-0-2 Earnings US$1,554,180 Major wins Cigar Mile Handicap (2006)
Jerome Breeders' Cup Handicap (2006)
UAE Derby (2006)Awards Timeform rating: 127
Co-World Champion 3-Year-Old (2006)Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Last updated on March 23, 2010 Discreet Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal of 2003 (May 1), the bay colt after the colt won the UAE Derby in March 2006, he shipped to the United States but did not race in the Kentucky Derby or any other Triple Crown races.
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Discreet Cat is owned by Godolphin Stables. He is trained by Saeed bin Suroor and has been ridden by Javier Castellano, Frankie Dettori, and by Garrett Gomez.
Breeding
Bred in Kentucky by E. Paul Robsham, Discreet Cat was sired by Forestry (by Storm Cat) out of Grade I winner Pretty Discreet (by Private Account).
His career earnings stand at $1,554,180. His current stud fee is $30,000, he stands at Darley's Jonabell farm in Lexington, Ky.
Dubai World Cup
On March 31, 2007, Discreet Cat ran in the Dubai World Cup against U.S. Horse of the Year Invasor. He suffered his first career loss in seven starts as Invasor would go on to win the race while Discreet Cat finished last in a field of seven.
Following his loss in the Dubai World Cup, Discreet Cat's handlers announced an abscess had been found in the horse's throat. He did not return to racing until September 30, 2007 when he finished third in the Vosburgh Stakes at New York's Belmont Park. His final race was a third place finish in the innagural Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Monmouth Park on October 26, 2007.
Races
Finish Race Distance Track Condition 3rd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile One Mile Monmouth Park Sloppy (sealed) 3rd Vosburgh Stakes (Grade I) 6 Furlongs Belmont Park 7th Dubai World Cup (Group 1) 2000 metres Nad Al Sheba Fast 1st Cigar Mile Handicap (Grade I) One Mile Aqueduct Race Track Good 1st Jerome Breeders' Cup Handicap (Grade II) One Mile Belmont Park Good 1st Allowance One Mile Saratoga Fast 1st UAE Derby (Group 2) 1800 metres Nad Al Sheba Fast 1st Areej Trophy 1600 metres Nad Al Sheba 1st Maiden Six Furlongs Saratoga Race Course Fast References
Categories:- 2003 racehorse births
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- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Northern Dancer bloodline
- Racehorses trained in the United States
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- United Arab Emirati racehorses
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