Bluegrass Cat
| Bluegrass Cat | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Storm Cat |
| Dam | She's a Winner |
| Damsire | A.P. Indy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | WinStar Farm |
| Owner | WinStar Farm |
| Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
| Record | 11: 5-4-0 |
| Earnings | $1,761,280 |
| Major wins | |
|
Nashua Stakes (2005) Kentucky Derby 2nd (2006) Belmont Stakes 2nd (2006) |
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| Last updated on November 4, 2006 | |
Nashua Stakes (2005)
Remsen Stakes (2005)
Sam F Davis Stakes (2006)
Haskell Invitational Handicap (2006)
Bluegrass Cat (foaled January 23, 2003) is an American thoroughbred race horse. Although he won several major stakes races, he is best known for finishing second in both the 2006 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
Bluegrass Cat was bred by WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky and raced under their colors as a homebred. He is by leading American sire Storm Cat, while his dam She's a Winner belongs to "the best family on earth", descending from La Troienne through Numbered Account.
He was trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher. His jockey was John Velazquez except in the Kentucky Derby, where Ramon Dominguez picked up the mount after Velazquez suffered a serious injury two weeks before the race.
Bluegrass Cat made his debut on June 24 in a maiden race at Churchill Downs, finishing eighth after being bumped hard at the start. On September 24, he broke his maiden by 6 1⁄2 lengths in his second lifetime start in a seven-furlong race at Belmont Park. In his third career race, he won the one mile Nashua Stakes, also at Belmont. "What I loved about the race today was that he was in behind horses, and got an education," said Pletcher. "He had to make room for himself at the top of the stretch and pushed his way through."
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