Storm Cat

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Storm Cat
Sire Storm Bird
Grandsire Northern Dancer
Dam Terlingua
Damsire Secretariat
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1983
Country USA Flag of the United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Overbrook Farm
Owner Overbrook Farm
Trainer Jonathan E. Sheppard
Record 8: 4-3-0
Earnings US$570,610
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Young American Stakes (1985)
Racing Awards
Leading sire in North America (1999, 2000)
Infobox last updated on: May 4, 2007.

Storm Cat (born in 1983) was a American stallion thoroughbred racehorse whose breeding fee in his last year of standing (2008) was tied for 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 of Northern Dancer. His dam is Terlingua, who was sired by Secretariat. The dark bay/brown horse had modest success in racing, winning the Grade I 1985 Young American Stakes at The Meadowlands and finishing second by a nose to Tasso in that year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Best known for the success of the racehorses he has sired, Storm Cat currently stands at stud at Overbrook Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1999 and 2000, he was the leading sire in North America. As of December 2006, he has sired 31 winners of Group 1/Grade 1 stakes, 93 winners of group or graded stakes races, and 150 stakes winners worldwide who have earnings in excess of $100 million. He was the leading sire of stakes winners in North America in 2005.

His fee from 2002 to 2007 was $500,000 for each live foal, but his final published fee was reduced to $300,000 for 2008.

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[edit] 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 infertility.[1] 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. [2] 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."

[edit] Book

Storm Cat was the focus of the well-received 2002 non-fiction book "$tud: Adventures in Breeding" by author Kevin Conley.

[edit] Storm Cat's progeny includes

[edit] 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 and Eclipse Award-Winning Champion Sprinter, Speightstown, as well as the 2005 Breeders' 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.

[edit] 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.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Storm Cat pensioned at 25 - Thoroughbred Times
  2. ^ Daily Racing Form: News Login/Access Your Account
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