Storm Cat Rising?

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Mike S — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:30:48 GMT

If I were to rank the best sires of the last, say, 20 years, I would rank them like this:

1) Sunday Silence

2) Danehill

3) Sadler's Wells

4) Danzig

5) Alydar

6) Seattle Slew

7) Storm Cat

8) A.P. Indy

9) Kingmambo

10) Affirmed

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MRO — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:52:41 GMT

I hated Danzig as a rival sire to Alydar & Seattle Slew, but now that he is gone, I have gained respect & can even celebrate stakes winner #200. I'm not going to make the same mistake with Storm Cat. I'll miss him in the breeding shed.

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thomas marceda — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:56:18 GMT

you know if you think about it storm cat and a.p indy are like northern dancer and mr prospector northern dancer duh storm cat and a.p indy is mr prospector

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flyinhome — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:51:47 GMT

i love storm cat....he really is a sire of sires. he could throw anything really, filly or colt, doesn't matter. he could do it all! the best horses are the classic storm cats. they show their breeding and temperament insanely so....just ask d.wayne lucas=) he had plenty of classic storm cats. passed through terlingua, from Secretariat. a lot of people say he failed, but in reality, he didn't. his blood and talent are starting to show on pedigrees.

Good job Storm Cat....enjoy your paddock days!

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S from England — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:00:10 GMT

Storm Cat will be missed greatly.

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Mike S — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:05:28 GMT

I think STORM CAT is a great sire. I also think that SUNDAY SILENCE, DANEHILL and SADLER'S WELLS are better sires. I would say that in the last 10-12 years those 3 sires are the world's best. I would put STORM CAT at #4 or #5, which is an excellent ranking.

Enormous stud fees, and ridiculous yearling prices, are bad for thoroughbbred racing because, ultimately, they're bad for the horses because the majority of horses can never even win back 10% of their purchase price or stud fee cost on the racetrack. Rich folks tend to have loads and loads of cash to pay a $500,000 stud fee for Storm Cat, or $1,000,000 (or WAY more) on a yearling, but when that horse's "promise" (of a Kentucky Derby, or whatever) doesn't come true those same rich people, with endless amounts of money, suddendly don't have the money to pay for boarding costs and food for the horse, and they horse ends up in the slaughterhouse.

I think it's reprehensible. And sometimes I understand some of my friends who hate horse racing because they think it's "100% pure exploitation." I don't agree with them, though, because I think we have some good people in racing who really love the horses. Sadly, though, I think we have too many people to whom the horse is a mere commodity, to be exploited to the fullest.

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Davisondad — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:16:58 GMT

His stature can be easily judged by not only his Sire Statistics...but how many horses have books written about them while they are still alive and active?? (OK, Monarchos, but I consider that a case of a Newpaper man writing a 300 page advertisement for his breeding business as much as a nice book). How many readers have become Thoroughbred owners because of "$tud"?

As Northern Dancer and Native Dancer before them, today's greats, Storm Cat and A.P. Indy will be gracing the pages of pedigrees for decades to come! There influence as both Sires of Sires and Broodmare Sires is already being felt in the industry. Not to mention the excitement and value that brought by a cross of the two. A.P. Indy crossed with a Storm Cat Mare or Storm Cat crossed with an Indy Mare, screams class both as a race prospect and as a Sire Prospect.

One such offspring, JUMP START, is a young stallion that I think has gone unnoticed. With 9 stakes winners, and 2 graded, he is performing much better than his number 48 ranking would indicate. All the while being mated to subpar mares in comparison to his rivals.

As Storm Cat leaves the breeding shed behind, and frolicks in his pasture...his fans have one very strong question....why has he not been named a chef-de-race yet?????

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Laura — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:25:00 GMT

How could anyone not love a grandson of Secretariat? Then consider his number of high quality stakes winners-he's amazing!

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Bellwether — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:34:19 GMT

Big Red of Virginia helped put him here...best thing to happen in the state since T.Jefferson & P. Henry...Long Live The King Baby!!!

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David Wyncoop — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:59:25 GMT

Sorry Susan, LOVE Storm Cat:) He is among the greatest sires of the 20th/21st Century. He currently ranks 6th in stakes winner production. Matter of fact, he is a sire of sires. Not many can claim that distinction. I met him 2 years ago and I will always remember him. He is a "stormin' stallion".

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Susan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:35:30 GMT

Not a fan of Storm Cat. Glad to see the last of them.

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sunfire65 — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:39:18 GMT

Storm Cat rules!!

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George — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:01:30 GMT

what a stud.

Will be one of the best Broodmare sire in the next 10 to 15 years.

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Sandy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:54:35 GMT

I've been worshipping Storm Cat for more than half of my life (needless to say, I am young). I hope he enjoys retirement and the day I don't see him on the leading sires list is a very sad day.

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Laura — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:37:16 GMT

It's sad to think that this will be one of the two final crops of Storm Cat babies at auction...definitely the end of an era!

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Bellwether — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:59:42 GMT

like we said...he's a Bad A$$ critter...Long Live The King!!!

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J from VA. — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:08:42 GMT

I love Storm Cat. I hope he lives a long happy life.