One Cool Cat

One Cool Cat
Sire	Storm Cat
Grandsire	Storm Bird
Dam	Tacha
Damsire	Mr. Prospector
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2001
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Winstar Farm
Owner	Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Record	10: 5-0-1
Earnings	£325,492
Major wins
Anglesey Stakes (2003) Phoenix Stakes (2003) National Stakes (2003) Phoenix Sprint Stakes (2004)
Awards
European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2003)

One Cool Cat, foaled on March 26, 2001 in Kentucky, is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in England and Ireland. Bred by Winstar Farm, he was purchased by Demi O'Byrne on behalf of Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor for $3.1-million at the 2002 Keeneland July yearling sale. Sired by Storm Cat and out of the Mr. Prospector mare, Tacha, he was trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien.

One Cool Cat lost on his debut start, finishing 4th in a maiden race at the Curragh. He was soon on the winning trail with a victory in a maiden race at York Racecourse six weeks later. The Anglesey Stakes was his next race, and was the second in a string of four consecutive wins, following up in the Phoenix Stakes and National Stakes. Aidan O'Brien had been so impressed with his work at home and also on the racetrack, that he joked once, "I think I'll move him in beside me and knock a door in the bedroom to put him up for the winter!"

For his performance in the 2003 racing season One Cool Cat earned the Cartier Racing Award as Two-Year-Old European Champion Colt.

One Cool Cat was sent off favourite for the 2,000 Guineas with new stable jockey Jamie Spencer on board. However, he never struck a blow and finished 13th of 14, over 51 lengths behind the winner Haafhd. It was found afterwards that he had an irregular heartbeat, the likely reason for his poor showing. He was sent out in a Group 3 at the Curragh ten weeks later, odds-on favourite, but again he never threatened over a mile, and finished 5th, 6 lengths behind the winner.

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