One Cool Cat

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One Cool Cat, foaled on March 26, 2001 by Storm Cat and out of Tacha, like so many of his Ballydoyle stablemates, lost on his debut start, finishing 4th in a maiden race at the Curragh. He was soon on the winning trail, winning a maiden at York Racecourse 6 weeks later. The Anglesey Stakes was his next race, and was the 2nd in a string of 4 consecutive victories, 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.

[edit] Three-Year-Old Career

He 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 10 weeks later, odds-on favourite, but again he never threatened over a mile, and finished 5th, 6 lengths behind the winner.

A return to 6 furlongs was a victorious one, beating The Kiddykid by a length in a Group 3 again at the Curragh at the start of August. Just 11 days later, he started as favourite for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse, finishing 3rd, although may well have won with a better run. The Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup was next on the agenda 2 weeks later, but the 3rd run in such quick succession was seemingly too much for him, and finished 6th, 3 lengths behind the winner Tante Rose.

[edit] Current

He stands at Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary, Ireland for a fee of €15,000. His first foals are in 2006.

[edit] Pedigree

Pedigree of One Cool Cat
Sire Storm Cat	Northern Dancer	Nearctic	Nearco
			Lady Angela
		Natalma	Native Dancer
			Almahmoud
	South Ocean	New Providence	Bull Page
			Fair Colleen
		Shining Sun	Chop Chop
			Solar Display
Dam Tacha	Secretariat	Bold Ruler	Nasrullah
			Miss Disco
		Somethingroyal	Princequillo
			Imperatrice
	Crimson Saint	Crimson Satan	Spy Song
			Papila
		Bolero Rose	Bolero
			First Rose