Bluegrass Cat
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| Bluegrass Cat | |
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| Sire | Storm Cat |
| Dam | She's a Winner |
| Damsire | A.P. Indy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | WinStar Farm |
| Owner | WinStar Farm |
| Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
| Record | 11: 5-4-0 |
| Earnings | $1,761,280 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Nashua Stakes (2005) Remsen Stakes (2005) Sam F Davis Stakes (2006) Haskell Invitational Handicap (2006) |
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| Infobox last updated on: November 4, 2006. | |
Bluegrass Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. Born on January 23, 2003, he was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. However, he came up just short in the Kentucky Derby, finishing in second place, 6.5 lengths behind Barbaro.
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[edit] Connections
Owned and bred by WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, he is trained by Todd Pletcher. For the Derby, he was riden by Ramon A. Dominguez. (Distorted Humor, Tiznow, Speightstown, and Victory Gallop stand at stud at WinStar Farm.)
[edit] Breeding
By Storm Cat out of She's A Winner, Bluegrass Cat's breeding line include such horses as A.P. Indy, Secretariat, Bold Ruler, Northern Dancer, and Seattle Slew.
[edit] Races
| Finish | Race | Distance | Track | Condition |
| 2nd | Travers Stakes | One and One-Quarter Miles | Saratoga Race Course | Fast |
| 1st | Haskell Invitational Handicap | One and One-Eighth Miles | Monmouth Park Racetrack | Fast |
| 2nd | Kentucky Derby | One and One-Quarter Miles | Churchill Downs | Fast |
| 4th | Blue Grass Stakes | One and One-Eighth Miles | Keeneland | Fast |
| 2nd | Tampa Bay Derby | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Tampa Bay Downs | Fast |
| 1st | Sam F Davis Stakes | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Tampa Bay Downs | Fast |
| 1st | Remsen Stakes | One and One-Eighth Miles | Aqueduct Racetrack | Fast |
| 1st | Nashua Stakes | One Mile | Belmont Park | Fast |
| 1st | Maiden | Seven Furlongs | Belmont Park | Fast |
| 8th | Maiden | Four and One-Half Furlongs | Churchill Downs | Fast |
[edit] Finish Line
Although he came out of the 2006 Travers in seemingly good shape, the next morning he was found to be lame in his right hind pastern. Xrays showed he had a nondisplaced fracture. Bluegrass Cat is now retired from racing with five wins and four places out of eleven starts, and earnings of $1,761,280. He'll be going home to WinStar to stand at stud for $50,000 beginning in 2007.
