- Storm Cat
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Storm Cat
caption =
sire =Storm Bird
grandsire =Northern Dancer
dam = Terlingua
damsire = Secretariat
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1983
country = USA flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder =Overbrook Farm
owner = Overbrook Farm
trainer =Jonathan E. Sheppard
record = 8: 4-3-0
earnings = US$570,610
race =Young American Stakes (1985)
awards=Leading sire in North America (1999, 2000)
honours =
updated= May 4, 2007Storm Cat (born in 1983) was an American Stallion whose breeding fee during the peak of his stud career was $500,000, the highest in the world. As such, he is one of the few horses with a 24 hour armed guard.
He was sired by
Storm Bird , a son ofNorthern Dancer . His dam is Terlingua, who was sired by Secretariat. During his racing career the bay won the Grade I Young America Stakes at The Meadowlands, and finished second by a nose in that year's championship deciding race, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.Best known for the success of the racehorses he has sired and his many successful sons at stud, Storm Cat stood at stud at
Overbrook Farm inLexington, Kentucky . In 1999 and 2000, he was theleading sire in North America . As of August 2008, he has sired 32 winners of Group 1/Grade 1 stakes, 99 winners of group orgraded stakes race s, and 166 stakes winners worldwide who have earnings in excess of $115 million. He was the leading sire of stakes winners inNorth America in 2005.His
stud fee from 2002 to 2007 was $500,000 for each livefoal , but his final published fee was reduced to $300,000 for 2008.Pensioned in 2008
It was announced
May 13 ,2008 by Overbrook Farm that Storm Cat, at the age of 25, was pensioned from stallion duty due to reduced fertility. [ [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/breeding-news/2008/May/13/Storm-Cat-pensioned-at-25.aspx Storm Cat pensioned at 25 - Thoroughbred Times ] ] Storm Cat will remain at Overbrook in Lexington for the remainder of his days.Storm Cat covered more than 30 mares in 2008 with three reportedly in foal. [ [http://www.drf.com/news/article/94503.html Daily Racing Form: News Login/Access Your Account ] ] According to Ric Waldman, who managed the stallion for Overbrook, "We have been monitoring his semen quality throughout the breeding season, and there's been a decline in the quality of his semen."
Book
Storm Cat was the focus of the well-received 2002 non-fiction book "$tud: Adventures in Breeding" by author Kevin Conley.
torm Cat's progeny includes
* After Market
*Bluegrass Cat
* Catinca
* Cat Thief
* Finder's Fee
* Forestry
* Giant's Causeway
* Good Reward
* Hennessy
* High Yield
* Hold That Tiger
* Jalil
* Meisho Bowler (Japan)
* One Cool Cat
* Sardula
* Star Programmer (Japan)
*Storm Flag Flying
* Sweet Catomine
*Tabasco Cat
* Youre'sothrilling"'
Sire-of-Sires and Broodmare Sire
Storm Cat is also a noted sire of other successful stallions. By far his most successful son at stud to date has been Giant's Causeway. Among his other sons who have achieved success as stallions are Hennessey, Forestry, and Tabasco Cat"'.
His daughters have also made him a noteworthy broodmare sire. Progeny produced by daughters of Storm Cat include the 2004
Breeders' Cup Sprint Winner andEclipse Award -Winning Champion Sprinter, Speightstown, as well as the 2005Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Winner and Champion 2-Year Old Filly, Folklore.Storm Cat's success as a sire-of-sires and broodmare sire could be attributed to his top and bottom sire lines. His paternal grandsire, Northern Dancer, was also a well-known sire-of-sires, and his maternal grandsire, Secretariat, is regarded as perhaps the greatest broodmare sire in history.
Record sale prices
At the
Keeneland September 2004 yearling sales, a Storm Cat colt since named Mr. Sekiguchi sold for $8 million and in the 2005 sale another of his colts, Jalil, sold for $9.7 million. The price was the highest ever paid for a yearling sold at the Keeneland September sale and is third-highest overall.External links
* [http://www.stallionregister.com/sr_sire_page.asp?refno=935962 Storm Cat at StallionRegister.com]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/storm+cat Storm Cat's Pedigree at PedigreeQuery.com]
* [http://www.overbrookfarm.com/main.html Overbrook Farm] (click on "Storm Cat" below central graphic, or pull down "Stallions" menu")
* [http://www.drf.com/news/article/94503.html Daily Racing Form May 13, 2008 "Storm Cat pensioned at 25"]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/breeding-news/2008/May/13/Storm-Cat-pensioned-at-25.aspx Thoroughbred Times May 13, 2008 "Storm Cat pensioned at 25"]References
* [http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleindex/article.asp?id=32375 Bloodhorse report on the 2006 Fasig-Tipton Florida auction]
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