Coolmore America Handbook 2020

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 2387 races and earning $128,331,744, 8 champions, including Giant's Causeway (9 wins, $3,078,989, Irish Champion S. [G1] , etc.), Storm Flag Flying ($1,951,828, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies [G1] (AP, $520,000), etc.), Sweet Catomine [G1] (5 wins, $1,059,600), Aljabr [G1] , Hennessy [G1] . 1st dam YARN, by Mr. Prospector. Winner at 3, $19,108. Sister to PREACH [G1] ($304,656), half- sister to Lecture [L] (sire) Ledford [L] Seize . Dam of 6 winners, incl.-- 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 Ireland, 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 6 winners, incl.-- FED BIZ (c. by Giant's Causeway). 6 wins, $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), etc. Sire. SPUN SILK (f. by A.P. Indy). 2 wins at 3, $65,750, Ride Sally S.-R (AQU, $40,050). Dam of JOKING [G1] (g. by Distorted Humor, $846,138). Whichwaydidshego. Winner at 2, $32,420. Dam of MARKMYWAY (g. by Noonmark, $334,912), HAUL ANCHOR (g. by Bernardini, to 5, 2019, $333,224), HARD TO STAY NOTGO (f. by More Than Ready, $212,440). Always Trouble. Unraced. Dam of The Right Path (c. by Quality Road). Myth (f. by Ogygian). Winner at 2, $25,110. Dam of 6 winners, including-- JOHANNESBURG (c. by Hennessy). 3 wins, € 235,644, in Ireland, champion 2-year- old colt in Europe, hwt. colt at 2 on Irish Hand., Independent WaterfordWedgwood Phoenix S. [G1] , etc.; 2 wins, £120,000, in England, hwt. colt at 2 on English Hand., Middle Park S. [G1] , etc.; winner in 2 starts at 2, $520,000, in N.A./U.S., champion 2-year-old colt, Breeders' Cup Juvenile [G1] ; winner, € 121,959, in France, hwt. colt at 2 on French Hand., Prix Morny Casinos Barriere [G1] . (Total: $1,014,585). Sire. GrandAdmiral (c. by Giant's Causeway). Winner at 2 and 4, € 39,333, in Ireland, 3rd Keeneland Royal Whip S. [G2] , etc. (Total: $51,921). Castanea (f. by Horse Chestnut (SAF)). Unraced. Producer. Granddam of UNTRAPPED [G3] (c. by Trappe Shot, 2 wins, $857,005). 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.

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