Storm Cat Isn’t Done Yet

Storm Cat was quite a horse on the track. He won the Grade I Young American Stakes, and finished second in the Breeder’s Cup Juvenile. The son of Storm Bird was a winner of 4 of 8 career starts, and finished second on 3 occasions.  His earnings of $570,610 were huge, considering that he raced in 1985.

Who would’ve thought he would be many times better in the shed than he was on the track? Storm Cat was the #1 sire in North America from 1999-2000. His progeny have earned in excess of $115 million.  His stud fee peaked at $500k, which is the highest fee of all time. His sons include blue chip sire Giant’s Causeway and Classic winner Tabasco Cat.  He also sired After Market, Forestry, Bluegrass Cat, and Good Reward. Storm Cat sired 32 Grade I winners, and 99 graded winners in total.

His career as a stallion of thoroughbreds is over-but his career as a quarter horse sire is just beginning. Storm Cat’s owner, Overbrook farm, has announced his frozen semen will be available to the quarter horse breeding community for $20k. I’m not the world’s foremost authority on quarter horses, but I do know that fee is a bit high. He will still garner plenty of interest, considering his elite status in thoroughbred breeding.

Hennessy, a son of Storm Cat, produced 3 stakes winners from 5 quarter horse foals. I’m not sure how Storm Cat’s quarter horse foals will run. If they are anything like their thoroughbred counterparts, the results will be prolific.