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Storm Cat, the World’s No 1 Sire

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Black Minnaloushe’s
sire, Storm Cat (Stud Fee $500,000), is the World’s No.1 Sire. He has been 7 times Champion Sire of 2 Year Olds and twice overall Champion Sire USA. AEI 3.52; CI 3.59.

Storm Cat has sired winners of $105 million incl 150 SW, and 93 individual group winners including Giant’s Causeway (Champion 3-y-o Colt England & Ireland; G1), Storm Flag Flying (Champion 2-y-o Filly USA; G1), Sweet Catomine (Champion 2-y-o Filly USA; G1), Ambitious Cat (Champion Turf Mare Canada; G2), One Cool Cat (Champion 3-y-o Colt England & Ireland; G1), Black Minnaloushe (Top Rated 3-y-o Miler Ireland; G1), Denebola (Champion 2-y-o Filly France; G1), Mistle Cat (Champion Older Mare Italy; G1), Catrail (Champion 3-y-o Colt & Older Male England; G2), Munaaji (Champion 3-y-o Colt Germany; G2), Silken Cat (Champion 2-y-o Filly Canada), Tabasco Cat (G1), Nebrasca Tornado (G1), Cat Thief (G1), Sharp Cat (G1), Bluegrass Cat (G1), Raging Fever (G1), High Yield (G1), Good Reward (G1), Sardula (G1), Catinca (G1), Desert Stormer (G1), Finder’s Fee (G1), Consolidator (G1), Hold That Tiger (G1), Aljabr (G1), Forestry (G1), Hennessy (G1), November Snow (G1), Aldiza (G1), Tactical Cat (G1), Sophisticat (G1), Harlan (G1), Missed The Storm (G1), Dessert (G1), etc.

 

BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA)
 STORM CAT  STORM BIRD  NORTHERN DANCER  NEARCTIC
 NATALMA
 SOUTH OCEAN  NEW PROVIDENCE
 SHINING SUN
 TERLINGUA  SECRETARIAT  BOLD RULER
 SOMETHINGROYAL
 CRIMSON SAINT  CRIMSON SATAN
 BOLERO ROSE
 CORAL DANCE  GREEN DANCER  NIJINSKY II  NORTHERN DANCER
 FLAMING PAGE
 GREEN VALLEY  VAL DE LOIR
 SLY POLA
 CARVINIA  DIATOME  SICAMBRE
 DICTAWAY
 CORALINE  FINE TOP
 COPELINA
BAY HORSE 1998 • 16.11/2 HH

Storm Cat - Sire of Sires

Storm Cat is a great sire of sires. His leading sons at stud include Giant’s Causeway (Champion European 1st Crop Sire, Champion 2-y-o Sire USA; Leading 3rd Crop Sire in Europe & North America), Black Minnaloushe (Champion First Season Sire New Zealand), Hennessy (Champion 2-y-o Sire USA), Tale Of The Cat (Champion 2-y-o Sire USA), Forestry (Leading 4th Crop Sire USA), Storm Boot, Harlan, Storm Creek, Forest Wildcat, Tabasco Cat, etc.

Green Dancer, a leading Broodmare Sire

Among the leading broodmare sires in USA. Sire of dams of 140 stakes winners, including Champions Sandpit (Brz), Kalanisi, Jeune, Peaks and Valleys, Halling, Lonesome Glory, Spook Express (Saf), Sea Girl, Potra Dancer, Impardonnable, Emponchado (Arg), Gulerceler’s Star, Pennekamp, Divine Danse (Fr), etc.

Coral Dance, G1 placed 2-y-o; dam of 3 G1 winners

1st Dam

Coral Dance (FR), won 3 races in France and U.S.A. at 2 and 4 years and $32,020 and 188,800 fr., placed 4 times including second in Prix Marcel Boussac, Longchamp, Gr.1 and third in Prix d'Aumale, Chantilly, Gr.3; dam of 8 winners:

NASR EL ARAB (USA) (1985 c. by Al Nasr (FR)), won 6 races in France and U.S.A. and $1,055,500 and 766,800 fr., Carleton F Burke Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Oak Tree Invitational Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Charles H. Strub Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1, San Juan Capistrano Invitation Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Prix Hocquart, Longchamp, Gr.2 and La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte, M'-Laffitte, Gr.3, placed second in Hollywood Turf Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.1 and third in Hollywood Turf Cup, Hollywood Park, Gr.1 and Prix Greffulhe, Longchamp, Gr.2; sire.

PENNEKAMP (USA) (1992 c. by Bering), Champion 2yr old in France in 1994, 2nd top rated 2yr old in Europe in 1994, won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £214,497, Generous Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and Madagans 2000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1; also won 4 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £85,416 including Prix de la Salamandre, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix du Haras de la Huderie, Deauville, L. and Prix Djebel, Evry, L.; sire.

BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA), subject stallion.

SHAAL (USA) (1994 c. by Lear Fan (USA)), won 2 races in France and U.A.E. at 3 and 4 years and £30,631 including Prix de Suresnes, Longchamp, L., placed 4 times including third in Jebel Ali Stakes, Jebel Ali, L.

LYRICAL DANCE (USA) (1993 f. by Lear Fan (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years and £42,592 and placed 10 times; dam of 3 winners.

Jaha (FR) (g. by Diesis), 3 races in U.S.A. at 2, 5 and 6 years and $47,307, placed twice including third in Manila Stakes, Arlington Inter, L.

Gift of Dance (USA) (1989 f. by Trempolino (USA)), placed 3 times in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £8,941; dam of 4 winners.

ROUND POND (USA) (f. by Awesome Again (CAN)), 6 races in U.S.A. including Acorn Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Emirates Airlines Breeders' Cup Distaff, Churchill Downs, Gr.1, Fantasy Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Gr.2, Azeri Breeders' Cup Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Gr.3 and Honeybee Stakes, Oaklawn Park, L., placed second in Delaware Oaks, Delaware Park, Gr.2 and Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap, Monmouth Park, Gr.2 and third in Beldame Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1.

 

2nd Dam

CARVINIA (FR), won 2 races in France at 3 years including Prix de Satory, Longchamp, L., and placed 4 times; dam of 3 winners:

Coral Dance (FR), see above.

CRYSTALIA, won 1 race in France; dam of a winner.

CIUDADELLA (FR), 3 races in France and Switzerland at 3 and 5 years and £60,005 and placed 16 times; dam of Cybergenic (FR), 2 races in France and £26,825, placed third in Prix La Force, Chantilly, Gr.3.

Carole Dance (FR), placed once in France; dam of winners.

Carloun (FR), 4 races in France at 2 and 3 years and 962,000 fr., placed second in Ascot Handicap, Bay Meadows, Gr.3.

 

3rd Dam

CORALINE, won 4 races in France at 2 and 3 years and placed 6 times; dam of 4 winners:

CARVIN II (c. by Marino), won 3 races in France including Criterium de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud and Grand Prix de Vichy, Vichy, placed second in Prix Morny, Deauville and Washington D. C. International Stakes, Laurel third in Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Prix Royal Oak, Longchamp and Preis von Europa, Koln and fourth in Grand Prix de Paris, Longchamp; a leading sire.

CARABIN (FR) (g. by Marino), won 2 races in France including Prix de Dangu, Longchamp, placed second in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud.

CARVINIA (FR), see above.

Carabine (FR), unraced; dam of winners.

Carbonara (FR), 3 races in France, placed third in Prix de Strasbourg, M'-Laffitte, L.; grandam of Blue Calin (FR), placed 8 times in France; second in Prix Guillaume de Pracomtal Hurdle, Auteuil, L.


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