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Tale of the Cat
1994, dkb/br
Storm Cat-Yarn, by Mr. Prospector

Standing At:
Ashford Stud - Versailles, KY

2013 Fee: $25,000 Live Foal / Stands & Nurses
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A CHAMPION 2YO SIRE.
Already more GSW's & SW's in 2013.
Multiple G1 winners inc. Gio Ponti,
Tale of Ekati, Lion Heart, etc.
Compare Tale of the Cat to and
Tale of the Cat's Northern Hemisphere Rankings
  Rankings Rnrs Wnrs SWs SWins GSWs G1SWs Chief Earner Earnings
2013 196 59 7 10 3 0 Forty Tales ($422,589) $2,694,324
2012 301 156 10 13 4 0 Saratoga Snacks ($212,600) $5,951,367
Tale of the Cat's Current Top Performers Worldwide
Performer Age/Sex/Best Win Broodmare Sire Race (Grade if Applicable; Date; Purse; Distance; Time)
FORTY TALES 3 yo, c, G2W Forty Niner Woody Stephens S. (gr. II, 6/8/2013, $400,000, 7 furlongs, 1:22.47, Belmont Park) Replay
Derby Trial S. (gr. III, 4/27/2013, $175,000, 1 mile, 1:35.77, Churchill Downs) Replay
TALE OF A CHAMPION 5 yo, h, G2W Seattle Slew Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (gr. II, 6/8/2013, $200,000, 1 1/4 miles, 2:01.27, Betfair Hollywood Park) Replay
SST (3/30/2013, $40,000, 1 1/8 miles, 1:46.92, Santa Anita Park) Replay
A SHIN TOP 3 yo, c, G2W Unbridled's Song New Zealand Trophy (gr. II, 4/6/2013, $544,480, Nakayama)
Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen (gr. III, 1/6/2013, $426,804, Kyoto)
GOBI RANGER (AUS) 3 yo, c, G3W Honour and Glory Barneswood Farm Eclipse S. (gr. III, 1/1/2013, $34,772, Ellerslie)
CHO CHO CAT 5 yo, m, SW Deputy Minister Tellike S. (5/18/2013, $50,000, About 5 furlongs, 0:55.32, Evangeline Downs) Replay
PRIVATE TALE 5 yo, g, SW Private Account Native Dancer S. (1/21/2013, $75,000, About 1 1/16 miles, 1:45.85, Laurel Park) Replay
CALCATTA (AUS) 3 yo, f, SW Commands (AUS) Express Colour Printing Dequetteville S. (4/27/2013, $51,806, Morphettville)
BOLD THADY QUILL (IRE) 6 yo, g, SW Zilzal Cork Sprint S. (3/30/2013, $33,327, Cork)
2nd Heritage S. (4/14/2013, $9,964, Leopardstown)
BATTIER 3 yo, c, SW Boston Harbor Fit to Fight S. (4/7/2013, $75,000, 1 mile, 1:35.69, Aqueduct) Replay
2nd Private Terms S. (3/9/2013, $100,000, 1 1/8 miles, 1:51.35, Laurel Park) Replay
Tigger Town 3 yo, g, SPL Capote 2nd Western Canada H. (6/15/2013, $49,155, 6 furlongs, 1:11.20, Northlands Park) Replay
ALW (5/10/2013, $10,489, Northlands Park)

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Tale of the Cat's Leading Runners Worldwide
By Lifetime Earnings
Name Earnings
Gio Ponti $6,169,800
A Shin Top $1,713,780
Lion Heart $1,390,800
Tale of Ekati $1,182,992
Eishin Bodin $999,516
Gathering (AUS) $945,289
Glamour Puss (NZ) $932,226
My Trusty Cat $902,753
Trusting (AUS) $884,212
Tell A Tale (AUS) $877,656
By Current Year Earnings
Name Earnings
A Shin Top $971,284
Forty Tales $422,589
Win Dixie (AUS) $316,396
Tale of a Champion $164,968
Dr Good Habit $131,512
Battier $119,700
Itsagoodtendollars $78,200
Donnatale $63,840
Private Tale $63,100
Bold Thady Quill (IRE) $62,059
By Class Performance Index
Name CPI
A Shin Top 26.07
Forty Tales 17.34
Stars to Shine 7.88
Tale of a Champion 6.86
Racecar Rhapsody 6.66
Private Tale 5.62
Safe Trip 4.78
Shigeru Sosai 4.73
The Thinker 4.71
Cat Talk 4.66

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Tale of the Cat's Recent Northern Hemisphere Winners and Stakes Performers
3-Year-Olds and Up
Winner/Stakes Performer (Age/Sex) Broodmare Sire Track (fin. pos./dist./date) Stakes Race Equibase Chart
Lucy Stragmore (5 yo/m) Grand Slam FINGER LAKES ( 1st , 6 Furlongs, 6/13) n/a
Chart
Next Level (5 yo/m) Unbridled's Song DELAWARE PARK ( 1st , 1 Mile 70 Yards, 6/12) n/a
Chart
Angel's South (5 yo/m) Holy Bull MONMOUTH PARK ( 1st , 1 1/16 Miles, 6/14) n/a
Chart
Tigger Town (3 yo/g) Capote NORTHLANDS PARK ( 2nd , 6 Furlongs, 6/15) Western Canada H.
Chart

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Pedigree
Tale of the Cat Storm Cat
Storm Bird
Terlingua
Northern Dancer
South Ocean
Secretariat
Crimson Saint
Yarn
Mr. Prospector
Narrate
Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Honest Pleasure
State
 

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Tale of the Cat As Broodmare Sire
Tale of the Cat is the sire of 295 dams of 691 named foals of racing age, 415 rnrs (60%), 277 wnrs (40%), 2 2yo wnrs (0%), 1.29 AEI, 1.46 CI; 16 sw, Leading Earner: It's Tricky ($1,666,500).
 

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Tale of the Cat's Inbreeding
4S X 5D Bold Ruler; 5S X 5D Nasrullah; 5S X 4D Native Dancer; 3S X 5D Northern Dancer; 5S X 5D Princequillo.
 

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Tale of the Cat's Sale Results (N. Hemisphere only)

View Complete Worldwide Auction Results for: 2013, 2012, 2011, or for more results visit, BloodHorse.com

2013 (YTD) Covering Sire Weanling Yearling Two Year Olds
Number Sold 4 0 6 11
Total Average $93,250 $0 $49,417 $123,182
Total Median $36,000 $0 $42,000 $115,000
Colt Average n/a $0 (0) $5,500 (1) $177,500 (4)
Filly Average $93,250 (4) $0 (0) $58,200 (5) $92,143 (4)
2012 (YTD) Covering Sire Weanling Yearling Two Year Olds
Number Sold 5 8 45 26
Total Average $104,700 $54,750 $74,409 $123,649
Total Median $48,000 $33,000 $47,000 $54,746
Colt Average n/a $63,667 (6) $83,626 (23) $133,884 (14)
Filly Average $104,700 (5) $28,000 (2) $64,773 (22) $98,408 (5)

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Farm Information

Ashford Stud
Inquiries to Aisling Duignan, Dermot Ryan, Charlie O'Connor, Andre Lynch, or Adrian Wallace, Ashford Stud, P.O. Box 823, Versailles, KY 40383. Phone (859) 873-7088.
Fax (859) 879-5756.
E-mail: info@coolmore.com • Web Site: www.coolmore.com

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