Kitten's Joy
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Kitten's Joy is an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
by the Sadler's Wells
stallion El Prado
out of the Lear Fan mare Kitten's First. Kitten's Joy is owned and bred
by Ken and Sarah Ramsey (who is nicknamed Kitten). He was trained by Dale Romans
and regularly ridden by Edgar Prado.
Kitten's Joy won the 2004 Secretariat Stakes
and the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap as his two Grade I
wins. He also ran second in the 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf
. He was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse
.
Kitten's Joy started twice as a four year old. Finishing first in the Firecraker. He finished second to Powerscourt in the Arlington Million
, considered by some to be the turf
race equivalent of the Kentucky Derby
. He was retired after the Million and now stands at Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky
.
United States
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
by the Sadler's Wells
Sadler's Wells (horse)
Sadler's Wells was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was later a leading sire in France, Great Britain & Ireland and North America during the 1990s. He was foaled in 1981 in the United States, but achieved most of his racing and breeding fame in Europe....
stallion El Prado
El Prado (horse)
El Prado was a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire. He was sired by Sadler's Wells, who was a fourteen-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland. Out of the mare, Lady Capulet, his damsire was Sir Ivor whose wins included the 1968 Epsom Derby, 2,000 Guineas Stakes, and Washington,...
out of the Lear Fan mare Kitten's First. Kitten's Joy is owned and bred
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
by Ken and Sarah Ramsey (who is nicknamed Kitten). He was trained by Dale Romans
Dale L. Romans
Dale L. Romans is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.The son of a trainer, Dale Romans is best known for training the winner of the 2011 Preakness, Shackleford....
and regularly ridden by Edgar Prado.
Kitten's Joy won the 2004 Secretariat Stakes
Secretariat Stakes
The Secretariat Stakes is a Grade 1 flat horse race in the United States for three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1¼ miles . Held annually in mid August, it is the brother of both the Arlington Million and the Beverly D...
and the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap as his two Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
wins. He also ran second in the 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Turf
The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Emirates Airlines.The forerunner...
. He was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse
The American Champion Male Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. In 1971 it became part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually to a Colt or Gelding, regardless of age, for their performance on grass race courses....
.
Kitten's Joy started twice as a four year old. Finishing first in the Firecraker. He finished second to Powerscourt in the Arlington Million
Arlington Million
The Arlington Million is a Grade 1 flathorse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and upward. It is raced over a distance of 1¼ miles on the turf at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois in August each year...
, considered by some to be the turf
Grass
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race equivalent of the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. He was retired after the Million and now stands at Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Nicholasville is the 11th largest city in state of Kentucky and the county seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 19,680 at the 2000 census...
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