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Bluegrass Cat

9 year old Horse | Retired
Owner(s):
WinStar Farm LLC
Trainer:
Todd A. Pletcher
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by WinStar Farm LLC
Pedigree:
Storm Cat  -  She's A Winner  by  A. P. Indy
Rating:
 
 
Bluegrass Cat
Bluegrass Cat
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What the Nation is saying about Bluegrass Cat...

What is not to like? This horse can run all day.
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  • DeadHeat · He ran second in the Derby, Belmont, Travers and won the Haskell. You nearly make it seem like he was a plodder when in reality this horse just ran up agains some monsters in Barbaro and Bernardini. He was a talented horse, and gets overlooked. · 16 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · yes he outplodded the field · 16 days ago ·
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Tampa Bay Downs has long been known as the only Thoroughbred racetrack on the Gulf Coast and has had a rather colorful history. It features a one mile dirt oval and a seven furlong turf course. The track first opened in 1926 under the name Tampa Downs. In 1943, the United States Army took over the t...Read More
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  • Cardly Knot · Ask and thou shall recieve. Happy travels, Vic:) http://www.drf.com/news/tampa-bay-announcer-richard-grunder-returns-booth · 45 days ago ·
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  • driveon · The old announcer is terrible - especially his call of "and the last horse away is...". I'll mute him. · 45 days ago ·
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Four top stallions standing at Vinery New York will be spotlighted on October 22 at Belmont Park when The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) hosts its annual New York Showcase Day, featuring the best of the Empire State both on track and off.Lending their names to four of the seven stakes for ...Read More
Zipse’s Kentucky Derby Daily – Day 12 Pedigree Spotlight written by Scott Dick One more week dedicated to some of the finest three-year-old fillies as they prepare for the 2011 Kentucky Oaks... Kathmanblu Kathmanblu may be the most talented of all the fillies contending for the Kentucky Oaks. She is...Read More
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  • KyOaksRunner · I'm really eager to see what Zazu looks like once she get to Churchill Downs, she's never run a poor race in her entire career! Kathmanblu is a monster, I would love to see her win the Oaks. · 289 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · Full field with plenty of pace. Zazu looks awfully tough here. Kathmanblu can run on anything but probably at her best on turf or sloppy track. · 288 days ago ·
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Last weekend on the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) scene, the most impressive performance was the effort of the much-touted Brethren in the Sam F. Davis (gr. III, video below). In terms of a classic pedigree, Brethren (TrueNicks A+) is almost uniquely qualified, as not only has his sire Distorted Humor (Tru...Read More
Generally, the fall is when the freshman sire race becomes intriguing. Often it’s a question of whether the fast-starting speed horses will get run down by the offspring of some of the later-maturing types as juvenile race distances lengthen. This year has been something of an anomaly, however, as t...Read More
Blue Laser, in his stakes debut for trainer Mark Casse, outlasted Rockin Heat and Classic Legacy over the long Woodbine stretch to win the $250,441 Grey Stakes (Can-III) by a half-length Oct. 10.WinStar Farm's Kentucky homebred son of Bluegrass Cat, with Corey Fraser in the irons, won for the second...Read More
Tapit’s Fly, who was won this race last year, also recorded a victory in the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filly Turf. Only a few of the fillies have turf experience, but some trying the inner turf course for the first time have breeding for the surface and could put forth an excellent effort. Read More
Talk about a catalogue update. Hysterical Cat, a full-brother to a colt who sells tonight in the second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga NY Bred Preferred Yearling sale, ran away to an impressive debut victory over New York-breds in the second race today at Saratoga Race Course. Hyster...Read More
We are still in the early furlongs of the freshman sires’ race, but the first returns have been promising for the well-regarded young stallions Bluegrass Cat, Sharp Humor, and First Samurai, who are the top three Kentucky-based sires on the list, as well as for the Florida freshmen Congrats, With Di...Read More
The grade I-winning Bluegrass Cat is off and running with his first crop of 2-year-olds in 2010. He is the leading first-crop sire with more than $220,000 in progeny earnings and seven winners so far (through July 11). He is the product of crossing a sire and damsire that have a common broodmare sir...Read More
Three-Year-Old Stakes Result Harissa (filly; Afleet Alex - Dynasty by Time for a Change) made a nice move to take the lead in the Iowa Oaks (gr. III), but she couldn't hold off Seeking the Title, and finished second. Read More
Is the Triple Crown within Calvin Borel's reach, as he boldly predicted after the Derby? Iron Maidens Thoroughbreds looks into the colt's pedigree, which says... Read More
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  • humphrey · of course they were all staggering, HOW many colts, at this stage of their career carry 126 pounds 10 furlongs....the Derby is an anachronism. · 643 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · No one thought much of Real Quiet for a reason..He was more lucky than talented. · 643 days ago ·
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So just how do you hit that monster Derby Trifecta? We'll show you how - in 2006 and 2001 - these 5-digit payoffs were ultimately possible with the right strategy. Read More
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  • dipdipsett · im think about taking the rubberband off for this year boxing 5 to 6 horses to tris and exacta but im still stuck on that i know lookin at lucky ,awesome act , ice box and from there i got question marks dublin? nobles promise, sids candy, let me get sum help here · 653 days ago ·
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  • deen · what is best way to box three horses? Stately Victor 8,Mission Impazzible 9, American Lion 10 · 650 days ago ·
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Bill Hayes' Bluegrass Phenom made her career debut in the 4TH race at Keeneland on Friday, posting a 1 1/2-length victory in front-running fashion, and in the process gave sire BLUEGRASS CAT (Storm Cat) his first winner. Bluegrass Phenom is Bluegrass Cat's third starter from his first crop of runner...Read More
It was a beautiful day for Preview Day for the 2010 Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. I got to see some Rockport Harbors, some Bluegrass Cats, and of course Wilburn (colt; Bernardini - Moonlight Sonata by Carson City), who worked three-eighths of a mile just after the first track renov...Read More
Could this be the one for Todd? Champion trainer Todd Pletcher has yet to win a Kentucky Derby in his illustrious career, but Super Saver looks capable of ending that drought after his impressive victory at Churchill Downs on Saturday.Read More
June 11, 2006 Associated Press NEW YORK - For a few minutes, thoroughbred racing escaped the shadow of Barbaro. Jazil dazzled in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, winning the final leg of the Triple Crown over a lackluster field missing the injured Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness winner...Read More
By Mike Brunker Horse racing editor NBCSports.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Herculean colt named Barbaro carried trainer Michael Matz to the summit of a new Mount Olympus on Saturday, powering to a 6 ½-length victory over Bluegrass Cat in the 132nd Kentucky Derby without ever feeling the whip of jockey Ed...Read More
by Deirdre B. Biles Updated: April 17, 2006 Sinister Minister poured on the speed on a speed-favoring track and ran away with the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) Saturday at Keeneland, earning a May 6 trip to the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).Read More

Bluegrass Cat - Pedigree

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Storm CatStorm BirdNorthern Dancer
South Ocean
TerlinguaSecretariat
Crimson Saint
She's A WinnerA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Get LuckyMr. Prospector
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Bluegrass Cat - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video08/26/062ndJ VelazquezSar111 1/4 mDTravers Stakes-G103 MBernardiniBluegrass CatDr. Pleasure2:01.60
View Details08/06/061stJ VelazquezMth121 1/8 mDHaskell-G103 MBluegrass CatPraying For CashStrong Contender1:48.85
View DetailsView Video06/10/062ndJ VelazquezBel111 1/2mDBelmont Stakes-G103 MJazilBluegrass CatSunriver2:27.81
View DetailsView Video05/06/062ndR DominguezCD101 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MBarbaroBluegrass CatSteppenwolfer2:01.36
View DetailsView Video04/15/064thJ VelazquezKee91 1/8 mDBlue Grass-G103 MSinister MinisterStorm TreasureStrong Contender1:48.85
View Details03/18/062ndJ VelazquezTam111 1/16 mDTampa Bay Derby-G303 MDeputy GlittersBluegrass CatWinnies Tigger Too1:44.26
View Details02/18/061stJ VelazquezTam101 1/16 mDSam F. Davis0 Bluegrass CatDeputy GlittersR Loyal Man1:44.17
View Details11/26/051stJ VelazquezAqu71 1/8 mDRemsen-G20 Bluegrass CatFlashy BullParkhimonbroadway1:52.20
View Details10/28/051stJ VelazquezBel81 mileDNashua-G302 MBluegrass CatPolitical ForceDiabolical1:36.02
View Details09/24/051stJ VelazquezBel27 fDMSW0 Bluegrass CatRockandahardplaceA. J. Awesome1:23.62
View Details06/04/058thP DayCD104 1/2 fDMSW0 Fly Me NowElusive StarRocket Beauty0:53.08

 

 

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