Part of Vintage 2015. This impressive colt is by the #1 ranked New York sire and by a stakes-placed mare.

This horse was individually selected for Hibiscus Stables by renowned horseman Greg Gilchrist. Greg said, "This horse possesses excellent balance and conformation. He also has an excellent disposition, especially for a young horse. He has an excellent frame which I expect to carry his body nicely once he grows up and fills out. His level head and cool disposition make me expect that he's going to be an easy horse to train. I had my eye on this colt from the very beginning of the sale and I'm very pleased that we were able to get him."

This colt has an "A" nick. Based on the definition, this rating means that this colt is 197% more likely (almost twice as likely) to be a stakes winner than the average horse. Historically, for this mating, sons of Storm Cat bred to Fappiano mares, have produced 6 stakes winners and 2 graded stakes winners including Diamond Omi (G2) and Magnificience (G3). Diamond Omi had 2 wins and 1 third in 5 career starts and over $160,000 in lifetime earnings including a win as a 2-year-old in the Oak Leaf Stakes (G2) going 1 1/16 miles. Magnificience had 3 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 7 career starts and over $163,000 in lifetime earnings including a win in the Santa Paula Stakes (G3) and a second in the A Gleam Handicap (G2).

At stud Bluegrass Cat has sired 27 stakes winners. Since 2011 he has annually been ranked one of the top 3 on the New York Leading Sire list. Statistically Bluegrass Cat has an Average Earnings Index of 1.29 and a Comp Index of 1.97. This means that offspring of Bluegrass Cat earn 1.29 times that of all runners and 1.97 times the offspring of other stallions bred to the same mares. On the racetrack Bluegrass Cat as a 2-year-old won the Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct and the Nashua Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park. As a 3-year-old he won the Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) and the Sam F. Davis Stakes. He ran second in the Kentucky Derby (G1), second in the Belmont Stakes (G1), second in the Travers Stakes (G1), and second in the Tampa Bay Derby (G3). Overall he had 5 wins and 4 seconds (4 stakes wins and 4 stakes seconds) in 11 career starts and $1,761,280 in lifetime earnings.

Bluegrass Cat's sire is the legendary stallion and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up Storm Cat. Storm Cat has sired leading stallion and multiple European Champion Giant's Causeway, Champion 2-Year-Old and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filly (G1) winner Storm Flag Flying, European Champion 2-Year-Old Hold That Tiger, European Champion 2-Year-Old Aljabr, European Champion and highweight One Cool Cat, multiple G1 winner and highweight Black Minnaloushe, G1 winner and highweight Denebola, G1 winner and highweight Mistle Cat, and Canadian Champion Turf Female Ambitious Cat among many others.

Bluegrass Cat's dam is She's a Winner. She's a Winner produced multiple graded stakes winner Lord of the Game, stakes winning sire Sonoma Cat, and G2-placed Cal Nation. Lord of the Game won the Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Breeders' Cup Handicap (G2) and the Hanshin Cup Handicap (G3). He ran second in the Hawthorne Gold Cup (G2) and the Claiming Crown Jewel Stakes. He ran third in the National Jockey Club Handicap (G3). Lord of the Game had 8 wins, 4 seconds, and 1 third in 18 career starts and over $543,000 in lifetime earnings. Cal Nation ran third in the Jerome Stakes (G2) and had 3 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 9 career starts and over $127,000 in lifetime earnings. Sonoma Cat won the Oak Hall Stakes and went on to become a sire.

Our colt's dam, Anjorie (by A. P. Jet), is stakes-placed. She ran third in the Maid of the Mist Stakes going 1 mile at Belmont Park. She had 2 wins, 4 seconds, and 1 third in 13 career starts and over $102,000 in lifetime earnings. This is her first foal.

Our colt's second dam, Mrs. Filio (by Eastern Echo), is the dam of 9 winners including 1 multiple stakes winner and 2 stakes-placed horses. She's produced multiple stakes winner Swag Daddy, G3-placed What a Tale, and stakes-placed Anjorie.

Our colt's third dam, Mrs. Flagler (by Hoist the Flag), is a stakes winner and is G3-placed. She won the Tinicum Stakes and ran third in the Adirondack Stakes (G3) at Saratoga, third in the Fallisington Stakes, and third in the Highland Park Stakes. She is the dam of 6 winners including 2 stakes-placed horses. She's produced stakes-placed It's Chemistry and stakes-placed Saratoga Madame.

Our colt's fourth dam, Mrs. Warren (by Hail to Reason), is a multiple G1 Winner. She won the Matron Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, the Spinaway Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, The Firenze Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct, and the Schulerville Stakes (G3) at Saratoga. She also ran second in the Mother Goose Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park and Ashland Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. She ran third in the Acorn Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, The Frizette Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, and the Kentucky Oaks (G2) at Churchill Downs. She had 7 wins, 4 seconds, and 6 thirds in 28 career starts and over $268,000 in lifetime earnings. She is the dam of 3 winners including G3-placed Mrs. Flagler.

This impressive colt is by the #1 ranked New York sire who was a multiple G1 winner and earner of over $1.7 million and is by a stakes-placed mare. He has the breeding to compete at classic distances. He is a registered New York-bred and will run on the Belmont/Aqueduct/Saratoga circuit. He's nominated to the Aspirant Stakes, the New York Breeders' Futurity, and the New York Stallion Stakes Series. He will be trained by Rick Violette.

All standard expenses included through December 31, 2015.