Calumet Adds Four Stallions for 2017
Calumet Farm will introduce four new stallions in 2017, led by 2015 champion turf male Big Blue Kitten.
Big Blue Kitten
- Bay Colt
- Born 2008
- KY-Bred
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Caption: Big Blue Kitten on rainy morning at Keeneland. Morning scenes at Keeneland for Breeders' Cup on Oct. 27, 2015.
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Big Blue Kitten jogs on a soggy Keeneland track Oct. 27.
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Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Big Blue Kitten unleashed his typical late kick on the outside rounding the far turn and held off a late challenge by Slumber and Twilight Eclipse to win the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (gr. IT) in course-record time at Belmont Park.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Joe Hirsch.
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Big Blue Kitten sets a course record of 2:23.39 in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic
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Big Blue Kitten wins the United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the United Nations.
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With a horse loaded with run, all jockey Joe Bravo needed was to find an opening in the $150,000 Grade III Fort Marcy Stakes at Belmont Park. When a hole opened up, the jockey shot through with favored Big Blue Kitten, who drew clear to win by 2 1/4 lengths ahead of 41-1 longshot Howe Great. Middleburg was an even third a head back.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2015 Fort Marcy.
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Big Blue Kitten #2 with Joe Bravo riding, won the $500,000 Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. on Saturday July 6, 2013. Second was Teaks North (L) with Eddie Castro. Photo By David Owens/EQUI-PHOTO.
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Big Blue Kitten (R) #2 with Joe Bravo riding, won the $500,000 Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. on Saturday July 6, 2013. Second was Teaks North (C) with Eddie Castro. Photo By Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO.
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Big Blue Kitten - Woodbine, October 18, 2014.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2014 Lure Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2014 Lure Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2014 Lure Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 Sword Dancer.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten wins the 2013 United Nations Stakes.
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Big Blue Kitten comes on late to win the Lure Stakes.
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Champion Big Blue Kitten Retired
The homebred son of Kitten's Joy ran first for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, then was acquired by Calumet Farm at the end of his championship year and made three starts for that outfit in 2016. He will stand at Calumet.
Brown Sends Two Turfers to Northern Dancer
Wake Forest, Big Blue Kitten, and The Pizza Man all have to prove they can regain past form when they square off against solid runners Danish Dynaformer and World Approval in 12-furlong turf test at Woodbine
Big Blue Kitten to Miss Arlington Million
Trainer Chad Brown said 2015 champion turf male Big Blue Kitten has developed a foot abscess and will miss the Aug. 13 Arlington Million (gr. IT), a race in which he ran second last year.
Brown Enters Four in Manhattan Stakes
After finishing one-two last year, the Chad Brown-trained duo of Slumber and Big Blue Kitten will aim for more success in those familiar conditions June 11 in the $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan Stakes (gr. IT) on the inner turf at Belmont.
Big Blue Kitten Heads Woodford Turf Classic
Big Blue Kitten, the champion older turf male of 2015, headlines a field of 13 for the 29th running of the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. IT) May 7 at Churchill Downs.
Fans Can Vote for Venezia Award Recipient
The Mike Venezia Memorial Award is presented each year to a jockey who demonstrates the extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship that defined its namesake, who won over 2,300 races.
Big Blue Kitten Stands Tallest as Turf Male
The consistent Big Blue Kitten won three of his six 2015 starts and never finished worse than third while racing almost exclusively in grade I company in earning champion turf male honors.
Ramseys Win 2nd Breeders Cup John Deere Award
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey have won the fifth annual John Deere Award as outstanding breeders of the 2015 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series and the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Bobby's Kitten Readied for European Campaign
After a fourth-place finish in the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint this year, 2014 winner Bobby's Kitten will be campaigned in Europe in 2016 before returning home for another crack at the Turf Sprint at Santa Anita.
Kitten's Joy to Stand for $100,000 in 2016
Leading turf sire Kitten's Joy will stand for a fee of $100,000 for the third straight year in 2016, Ramsey Farm announced Nov. 5.
Found Nails Golden Horn to Win BC Turf
The 3-year-old filly Found, second to Golden Horn in the Irish Champion Stakes (Ire-I), turned the tables on the 3-year-old colt to take the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Oct. 31 at Keeneland.
Brown Looks to Build on BC Success
Chad Brown's success has been synonymous with the Breeders' Cup since he handled saddling Ginger Punch to victory in the 2007 Distaff as an assistant trainer. That success has continued unabated.
The Pizza Man Ups His Game
Rejuvenated from a six-month winter/spring Florida vacation, The Pizza Man has come back remarkably strong this season and is now on-track to face Europe's best runner in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT).
Ramseys Hold Key to Pace in Turf
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's couplet in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) could determine whether heavily favored Golden Horn runs away the winner's share of $3 million as is expected.
Last Go Around for Stephanie's Kitten
She will be offered at Fasig-Tipton Nov. 1, but first Stephanie's Kitten will seek her second Breeders' Cup victory, this time in the Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), which she narrowly lost a year ago.
Golden Horn Ships in for BC Turf
European-based runners have exceled in the Breeders' Cup Turf, having won the 1 1/2-mile race on the grass 23 times.
Brown Works Slate of BC Contenders in NY
Trainer Chad Brown unleashed a cavalcade of Breeders' Cup-bound horses at Belmont Park Oct. 24 for their final works, including Big Blue Kitten, Slumber, Shining Copper, Stephanie's Kitten, and Dacita.
Greenpointcrusader in Maintenance Work
Greenpointcrusader put in the first of two scheduled Keeneland works for the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) by working five furlongs in 1:01 4/5 over a fast track the morning of Oct. 19.
Tonalist, Other BC Hopefuls Breeze at Belmont
A cadre of candidates for the Breeders' Cup World Championships worked at Belmont Park Oct. 17, led by Tonalist, who went six furlongs in 1:14 in advance of the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Winners of Multiple Challenge Races
- By Frank Angst
Taking a look at the four horses who won more than one BC Challenge race this year, Beholder, who won three; and two-time winners Big Blue Kitten, Honor Code, and Wild Dude. read blog
Inside the October 3, 2015 Issue
Blue Streak: Big Blue Kitten sets course mark in Joe Hirsch Turf Classic and more in the October 3, 2015 issue of Blood-Horse Magazine.
Big Blue Kitten Takes Hirsch in Record Time
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Big Blue Kitten unleashed his typical late kick on the outside and held off a late challenge by Slumber and Twilight Eclipse to win the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (gr. IT) in course-record time.
Ramseys Bring 'Million' Duo to Turf Classic
Big Blue Kitten and Shining Copper finished on the board in the Arlington Million.
The Pizza Man Scores in Arlington Million
The 6-year-old English Channel gelding galloped to victory in the $1 million Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 15 at Arlington International Racecourse, scoring the greatest victory of his career.
TimeformUS Preview: The Arlington Million
Euro Shippers face tough Chad Brown duo in The Arlington Million. read blog
Big Blue Kitten to Calumet Upon Retirement
Big Blue Kitten, a three-time grade I winner and morning-line favorite for the Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 15, will take up stud duty at the end of his racing career at Calumet Farm.
Could a Pacemaker Win the Arlington Million?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Arlington Million (gr. I) at Arlington Park. read blog
That Handicapping Show: The Arlington Million
Claire Novak and Frank Angst preview the Arlington Million (gr. IT) featuring Big Blue Kitten, Slumber, and Up With the Birds. Watch Video
That Handicapping Show: Arlington Million
Claire Novak and Frank Angst preview the Arlington Million (gr. IT) featuring Big Blue Kitten, Slumber, and Up With the Birds. Download Equibase Past Performances for the Arlington Million.
Chad Brown Duo Tops Full Million
Trainer Chad Brown has a hot hand for the Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 15 at Arlington International Racecourse, which has drawn a motley crew of international contenders among 13 entered for the 2015 edition.
Slideshow: The Week in Photos for 7/07/2015
Belmont Park, Woodbine, Monmouth, Prairie Meadows, Gulfstream, Finger Lakes and More. View Slideshow
Big Blue Kitten Takes United Nations
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Big Blue Kitten surged late to win his second edition of the $500,000 United Nations Stakes (gr. IT) July 5 at Monmouth Park.
Main Sequence Class of Loaded United Nations
Champion Main Sequence takes on talented grade I-winning rivals such as Slumber, Twilight Eclipse, 2013 United Nations victor Big Blue Kitten, and Imagining when seeking to defend his title in the United Nations (gr. IT).
Slumber Rouses in the Manhattan Stakes
Slumber caught the rest of the field napping in the $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan Stakes (gr. IT) at Belmont Park and kicked home to win in dramatic fashion by 2 3/4 lengths.
Twilight Eclipse Seeks GI Double in Manhattan
West Point Thoroughbreds' Twilight Eclipse will look to make it a double June 6 in the $1 million Knob Creek Manhattan (gr. IT) at Belmont Park, coming off his first grade I win in the May 9 Man o' War Handicap (gr. IT).
Big Blue Kitten Finds a Way in Fort Marcy
When a hole opened up in the stretch, Big Blue Kitten shot through to win the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) May 2 at Belmont Park.
Big Blue Kitten Returns in Fort Marcy
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey's Big Blue Kitten will make his 7-year-old debut in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park May 2.
Dynamic Sky Skirts Rail for Red Smith Tally
Dynamic Sky entered the Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIIT) winless on the turf, but left a grade III winner when he rallied up the fence under Cornelio Velasquez to take the $250,000 event from Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 15.
Big Blue Kitten Stands Out in Red Smith
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Red Smith Handicap (gr. III) and Frank De Francis Memorial Dash. read blog
Big Blue Kitten One to Beat in Red Smith
Ranked first among owners with $9.77 million in earnings this year, Ken and Sarah Ramsey can add to that total Nov. 15 when multiple grade I winner Big Blue Kitten goes to post in the $250,000 Red Smith Handicap (gr. IIIT).
Main Sequence Battles Euro Standouts in Turf
United States-based horses will have their work cut out for them in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 1 with a powerful contingent of foreign horses pre-entered, including Coolmore's defending winner Magician.
Hillstar Shoots to Canadian International Win
British invader Hillstar blasted to the lead approaching midstretch and held on firmly for victory under jockey Ryan Moore in the $1 million Pattison Canadian International (gr. IT) Oct. 19 on the Woodbine turf.
Canadian International Attracts Brown Panther
European invaders Brown Panther and Hillstar will be well-backed as part of a competitive field of 10 expected for the $1 million Pattison Canadian International (Can-IT) at Woodbine Oct. 19.
Top Three from Sword Dancer Back for Hirsch
Main Sequence, Imagining, and Twilight Eclipse -- the top three finishers from the last month's Sword Dancer Stakes (gr. IT) at Saratoga -- will face off again Sept. 27 in the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (gr. IT)
Fields Shaping Up for Super Saturday Card
Belmont Park's TVG Super Saturday card Sept. 27 looks to be shaping up as a stellar day of racing with a number of elite runners listed as likely to compete in six graded stakes worth combined purses of $3.4 million.
Winning Cause Ends String in Cliff Hanger
Winning Cause, getting an ideal stalking trip from jockey Eddie Castro, staved off odds-on choice Big Blue Kitten to win the Cliff Hanger Stakes (gr. IIIT) Aug. 24 on turf at Monmouth Park, halting a 10-race losing skid.
Big Blue Kitten Back in Jersey's Cliff Hanger
The Chad Brown trainee used the 2013 United Nations to propel his way to victory in back-to-back grade I races, now looks to Cliff Hanger (gr. IIIT) Aug. 24 to return to graded victory.
Big Blue Kitten From Last to First in Lure
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's two-time grade I winner Big Blue Kitten was guided out of a pocket in the stretch and completed a last-to-first rally in the $100,000 Lure Stakes in his 2014 debut Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.
Dayatthespa, Big Blue Kitten on Whitney Card
Dayatthespa and Big Blue Kitten, two familiar faces from the barn of trainer Chad Brown, head the respective fields for the De La Rose and the Lure, two $100,000 turf races on the Whitney undercard Aug. 2 at Saratoga.
Connections
| Trainer | Chad C. Brown |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Joe Bravo |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Breeder | Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey |
Pedigree
| Big Blue Kitten View Five-Cross Pedigree | Kitten's Joy | El Prado (IRE) |
| Kitten's First | ||
| Spent Gold | Unaccounted For | |
| Spend a Dream |
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