Coolmore America Handbook 2017
TALE OF THE CAT Dark Bay or Brown Horse; foaled 1994
Northern Dancer South Ocean Secretariat Crimson Saint Raise a Native Gold Digger Honest Pleasure State
Storm Bird ........................
Storm Cat..........................
Terlingua ..........................
TALE OF THE CAT
Mr. Prospector..................
Yarn .................................. (1987)
Narrate..............................
By STORM CAT (1983). Black-type winner of $570,610, Young America S. [G1] , etc. Leading sire twice, sire of 21 crops of racing age, 1452 foals, 1111 starters, 177 black-type winners, 811 winners of 2384 races and earning $128,045,255, 8 champions, including Giant's Causeway [G1] ($3,078,989), Storm Flag Flying [G1] ($1,951,828), Sweet Catomine [G1] ($1,059,600), Aljabr [G1] ($593,796), One Cool Cat [G1] ($568,086), Hold That Tiger [G1] ($644,235), and of Black Minnaloushe [G1] ($490,945). 1st dam YARN, by Mr. Prospector. Winner at 3, $19,108. Sister to PREACH [G1] ($304,- 656), half-sister to Lecture [L] ($176,405, sire), Ledford [L] ($121,755), Seize ($100,257). Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, all winners, including-- MINARDI (c. by Boundary). Winner at 2, £106,385, in England, hwt. colt at 2 on English Hand., Middle Park S. [G1] ; winner at 2, € 151,448, in Ire- land, hwt. colt at 2 on Irish Hand., Independent Heinz 57 Phoenix S. [G1] , 3rd Entenmanns Irish Two Thousand Guineas [G1] . (Total: $291,017). Sire. TALE OF THE CAT (c. by Storm Cat). Black-type winner, below. SPUNOUTACONTROL (f. by Wild Again). 4 wins in 5 starts at 3 and 4, $86,405, Singing Beauty S.-R (LRL, $26,145). Dam of-- FED BIZ (c. by Giant's Causeway). 6 wins, 2 to 5, $770,496, Pat O'Brien S. [G2] (DMR, $150,000)-ntr, 7 fur. in 1:21, San Diego H. [G2] (DMR, $120,- 000)-ntr, 1 1/16 mi. in 1:41, San Fernando S. [G2] (SA, $90,000), El Cajon S. [L] (DMR, $60,000), 2nd Awesome Again S. [G1] (SA, $60,000), etc. SPUN SILK (f. by A.P. Indy). 2 wins, $65,750, Ride Sally S.-R (AQU, $40,- 050). Dam of JOKING (g. by Distorted Humor, to 7, 2016, $846,138, Vos- burgh S. [G1] (BEL, $210,000), True North S. [G2] (BEL, $137,500), etc.). Whichwaydidshego. Winner at 2, $32,420. Dam of MARK MYWAY (g. by Noonmark, to 5, 2016, $243,094, New York Stallion S.-R (BEL, $60,000), etc.), HARD TO STAY NOTGO (f. by More Than Ready, $212,440, Frank-lin Square S.-R (AQU, $75,000), etc.). Myth (f. by Ogygian). Winner at 2, $25,110. Dam of 6 winners, including-- JOHANNESBURG (c. by Hennessy). 3 wins in 4 starts at 2, € 235,644, in Ireland, champion 2-year-old colt in Europe, hwt. colt at 2 on Irish Hand., Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix S. [G1] , Anglesey S. [G3] , etc.; 2 wins in 3 starts at 2, £120,000, in England, hwt. colt at 2 on English Hand., Middle Park S. [G1] , Norfolk S. [G3] ; winner in 2 starts at 2, $520,- 000, in N.A./U.S., champion 2-year-old colt, Breeders' Cup Juvenile [G1] ; winner in 1 start at 2, € 121,959, in France, hwt. colt at 2 on French Hand., Prix Morny Casinos Barriere [G1] . (Total: $1,014,585). Sire. RACE RECORD : At 2, unraced; at 3, three wins (King's Bishop S. [G2] ), once 3rd (Vosburgh S. [G1] ) in 5 starts; at 4, two wins, once 2nd (Whitney H. [G1] ), once 3rd (Vosburgh S. [G1] ) in 4 starts. Totals: 5 wins, once 2nd, twice 3rd in 9 starts. Earned $360,900.
960 winners of 150 Stakes races and $116m. earned (U.S. crops only)
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