RECAP > Wed 30Mar-05

One second, one third, two outs

ALSO-RANS:

Exceller=
HY MAUREEN, TP, 6/8
TEXAS CHILI, BM, 2/6 (by DQ)

Ferdinand=
SKIPPADOO, SA, 3/7
ESKIMO'S DELUXE, Lrl, 4/7

RECAP > Tues 29Mar-05

One win, one show, one out

Tampa Bay Downs, Race 6, Clm16k, 1-1/16M, Never won 3R

SINGLE FILE, chestnut gelding, 28Jan-01,
bred in FL by Denise Tomkins,
(Line in the Sand-FILE COPY by FERDINAND)

went to the lead, eased back into 2nd after a quarter,
reassumed the lead a furlong out, and held off the
fast-charging favorite to win by a half length.
He paid 6.80 as second choice.

ALSO-RANS:

Exceller=
I SEE THE CAT, Beu, 3/8

Ferdinand=
MISS JEANNIE G., Mnr, 4/10

CAT'S CAREER, at stud, to date

CAT'S CAREER, bay colt, foaled 18Mar-93 in KY
(Mr. Prospector-Comical Cat by EXCELLER)

Race Record: 12 starts, 5 wins, 0 places, 2 thirds,

lifetime earnings of $195,265. In 1997, won Ack Ack H. (G3)
at CD; Reb's Policy H. at SA, placed third in Crazy Kid S. at Dmr.

SSI: 9.31

Stands at Reigle Heir Farms, Grantville, PA
Fee: $2,000 [$1,500 to mares foaling in PA]
Property of a syndicate

Dosage: 20-8-18-0-2

D.I. 3.36; C.D. 0.92

At stud, has 228 foals, 150 starters, 5 black type winners,
88 winners of $3.6 million

Graded winners: None

Family of Half A Year (sire) and Event of the Year (sire).

Leading runners:
GALATEA CAT, $205k
RAGIN T REX, 163k
SHINING CAREER, 159k
CAT'S COPY, 143k
WHAT'S WHAT, 139k
SHILOH BOUND, 122k
CAYENNE RED, 120k
SALVESTER, 76k

RECAP > Sat 26 Mar-05

One win, two places, three shows,seven outs

CT, Race 9, 4-1/2f, Clm3k, 3yo never won 3R
KING ADAM, won by two, as favorite (5.00)
[see also 13Mar-05 for ped]

ALSO-RANS:
Exceller=
CATS COPY, TP, 6/8
RESERVE COLONEL, TuP, scratched
DAILY EXPRESS, GP, 12/12
SHOW CAREER, TP, 3/7
CATSNOUR, OP, 4/7
TICKERS DIAMOND, Beu, 7/8
PREMIER MISTRESS, DeD, 9/10
FIFTY FLY, DeD, 3/10
LALI'S CAT, FON, 2/10
SARANN, OP, 10/11
WORDS OF CAUTION, CT, 3/10
DOUBTFUL DIVA, Mnr, scratched
DASH THRU TRAFFIC, Haw, 6/10

Ferdinand=
SIBERIAN WIND, BM, 2/6

RECAP > Fri 25 Mar-05

One win, three shows, three out

Sam Houston,One Mile, MdSpWt,3yo (TX-breds)
SPEARSVILLE, bay colt, 17Apr-02,
bred in TX by Griffon Farm,
(Petionville-FANCY FORBES by FERDINAND)
stalked pace and won driving, by 1-1/4;
he paid 3.40 as the favorite

ALSO-RANS:
Exceller=
GAME BIRD, Haw, 8/8
NICKI'S WISH, FG, 3/12
LOOKSGOOD DOINWELL, CT, 10/10
DIVINE MISS DIANA, CT, 5/10

Ferdinand=
TRUCKEE TRAVELER, CT, 3/9
ATAHUALPA, DeD, 3/10

RECAP > Thur 24 Mar-05

One winner, six outs

Evangeline Downs, Race 3, 870 yards, Clm5k,
3yo&up NW2r since 24Sep-04
PRINCELY HEAT, bay gelding, 12Apr-97,
bred in Ky by Leland & Sue Cook,
( Dixieland Heat-PRINCESS FERDINAND by FERDINAND)
with pace, won driving, by two lengths, paid 920

ALSO-RANS:
Exceller=
TELLHEELIKEITIS, DeD, 8th of 10
SHERRYLANE, DeD, 5/10
AFTERNOON FORTUNE, CT, 7/10
FIERCEINTERROGATOR, TP, 7/7=DNF [lost rider]

Ferdinand=
NO POUTING, Pen, 5/7
GLENROTHES, Hou, 5/9

RECAP > Wed 23Mar-05

One winner,one show, three outs

Oaklawn Park,Race-1,1-1/16M, Clm20k, 3yo&up Never won 2R
DIVINE BUCK, bay colt, [26Feb01]
bred in FL by the late John F Franks
(Precocity-DIVINE EXIT by EXCELLER)
allowed to settle early, swung out to 4-path, and was
all out to win by a neck; paid 7.80 as 2nd choice

Exceller=
LITE UM UP SUNNI, DeD, 3/9
GLAD TIDINGS, Beu,5/7

Ferdinand=
IV INTHE HEATHER, Beu, 7/9
HITMAKER, Pen, 8/8

RECAP > Tue 22Mar-05

4 outs

Exceller=
EBONY CAT, Beu, 5th of 7
SOOTHE THE SOUL, Beu, 6/8
FIRE AND WIN,Sun, 7/8
DOING IT OUR WAY,Haw, 7/9

Ferdinand=

RECAP > Mon 21Mar-05

One winner, two shows, six outs

Portland Meadows, 1 Mile, 4yo & up, Clm3200
FORESTVILLE, chestnut gelding, 20Mar-99,
bred in Ky by Brereton C Jones
(CAT'S CAREER-Sound Point by Sharpen Up[GB])
stalked pace, surged to lead and drifted 3-wide
at the quarter, hard-ridden to wire and won
by two, paying 7.60

ALSO-RANS:
Exceller=
IRISH GATO, GP, 3rd of 5
BRICK'S PRINCESS, Beu, 5/7
CASH CAREER, Beu, 3/7
I'M A THUNDER CAT, TuP, 6/9
INDY REIGN, Pha, 10/11
LUCKYMATA, Haw, 8/9
TALLY BELLE, Mnr, 7/10

Ferdinand=
HUB'S FIRST BULL, PM, 6/9

'CONNIE RIVER' workout at GP

Gulfstream Park, Mon 21 Mar-05 [Fast]

CONSTITUTION RIVER
worked five furlongs, handily,
in 59.80 seconds, his 2nd
work over the track

RECAP > Sun 20Mar-05

One winner; ten outs:


FG, race 6, Md25k,3-4-5yo, 6f
HELLO MO, bay colt, 8Mar-02
bred in Ky by Brereton C Jones
(CAT'S CAREER-Dwindling Resource by Technology)
split horses and got up by a length, paid 29.60

ALSO-RANS:

Exceller=
RESTLESS AMANDA, Mnr, 7th of 7
HY MAUREEN, TP, 4/8
KING'S LASSIE, Mnr, 8/10
MR KIT KAT, FG, 6/10

Ferdinand=
TURN THE KEE, CT, 7/9
RANDI BRANDY, OP, 6/9
SILVER TWIG, BM, 11/11
THE CONSTABULL, BM, 11/11
MISS ONDATOP, PM, 5/7
ESKIMO'S DELUXE, Lrl, 5/7

RECAP > Sat 19 March-05

One winner, one place, two shows, seven outs

Aqueduct, Race 2, 3yo fillies, MdSpWt, 6f
CAREER ORIENTED, chestnut, 21Apr-02(Ky)
bred by Brereton C Jones
(CAT'S CAREER-My Nanny by Quack)
was placed first on the DQ of Cat Dancer
for repeated interference in stretch run;
paid $15.00

ALSO-RANS:
Excellers=
ROYAL STEP, TP, 3/9
WHAT'S WHAT, Lrl, 6/8
CAREER PARTY, TuP, 3/8
SASSY LEAR, Mnr, 9/10
O I RUNAWAY, CT, 9/10
WORLD HAVOC, CT, 7/10
NO NO RENE, CT, 8/10
EXCEL FOR ME MARIE, EvD, 7/9
MR. BINNION, DeD, 4/9

Ferdinands=
SKIPPADOO, SA, 2/8

Vanier-breds run one, two in Haw ALW

Hawthorne, Fri 18Mar-05, ALW, 1-1/16M, IL-breds


DRESS FOR SUCCESS, bay colt, 24Mar-02[IL]
bred by Mr & Mrs Harvey L Vanier,
(Western Playboy-DRESS SHOES by MAGLOIRE)

stalked pace, assumed command in stretch
and drew clear late. The favorite paid 4.20.
The place horse, SETTLER, was also bred by
the Vaniers, with the exact opposite pedigree,
by MAGLOIRE, out of a Western Playboy mare.

EXCELLER babies to watch

Youngsters just starting out:

BRAIN SCRATCH, was scratched from debut at FG on Mon 14Mar-05
dk b/br gelding, [Ky], 2002
(CAT'S CAREER-Eastern Wish by Eastern Echo)
working steadily, with a bullet work
on 11March, 3F in 35 flat, (1/15)


DASH THRU TRAFFIC, gr/ro colt [IL],2002,
(Spanish Drummer-SAFE BY FAR by MAGLOIRE)
ran 4th in his debut at Hawthorne,
Monday, 14Mar-05
in the same race, scratched was:

KNIGHT DRAGON, bay colt,[IL], 2002,
(Silic-[Fr]-FLIGHT SOUTH by MAGLOIRE),
who has run six times,with one third

KING ADAM notches second win

Charles Town, Sat 12Mar-05, Race 5, 4-1/2f, Clm3k

KING ADAM, 18May-01, bay gelding,
bred in WV by James W Casey
from his stallion,
(My Boy Adam-QUEEN ISABELLA by FERDINAND)

slow early, wore down the pacesetters and
won in a drive by three-quarters.
He paid 8.00, as second choice, and
increased his record to:

8 starts

2 wins

1 place

0 shows

earnings of $15,240.

'CONNIE RIVER' first work at the track [GP]

Gulfstream Park, Sat 12Mar-05, fast

CONSTITUTION RIVER
had his first official workout at the track,
Gulfstream Park, after working several times
down on the farm.

He went five furlongs, breezing,
in 1:02.0.

SLEWPERSONIC claimed for 8k

Bay Meadows, Fri 11Mar-05,Race 8, 5-1/2f, Md8k

SLEWPERSONIC, bay gelding, [May02]
(Slewvescent-MY ISABELLA by FERDINAND)

closed to get up for place money, and was claimed.

New owner: Anthony George; trainer William Delia.

ATAHUALPA wins again

Delta Downs, Thurs 10Mar-05,4-1/2f, 4yo&up,Clm5k

ATAHUALPA, bay gelding, 10Apr-94
bred in Ky by Justo Fernandez,
(FERDINAND-Pleasant Sue by Pleasant Colony)

the 11yo once again showed the kids
how it's done, stepping up in class, off his previous
race score at Clm4000, to grind out a nose victory.
Overlooked in the betting, the grand old gelding
went off at 10-1, and helped key a $306 trifecta,
plus a whopping $14k superfecta!

With this win, he improved his slate to
88 starts

16 wins

17 places

14 shows

Life earnings of over $157k.

He also won once in six tries on the turf.

Well done.

TELLHEELIKEITIS wire-to-wire

Delta Downs, Thurs 10Mar-05, Race 6, Clm5k, 1Mile,F&M. 4yo&Up,NW3L

TELLHEELIKEITIS, chestnut mare, 15Mar-99,
(EXCELLER VICE-Charged Up Willie by Am All Charged Up)
bred in LA by Mary K Goodfriend

took control from the start and wired the field by
seven comfortable lengths, paying 8.00 as the
second betting choice.

No doubt about NO POUTING

Philadelphia Park, Tues Mar-05, Race Two, 6f, F&M, 4&Up, Nw3L
Weather: blowing snow, track: muddy; 28 degrees


NO POUTING, chestnut filly, 2Apr-01
bred in PA by Mr & Mrs J David Schuster,
(Pioneering-CIRCUMNAVIGATE bY FERDINAND)

got up by three-quarters in a race marred by
blowing snow which hindered complete viewing
of race. Time was a respectable 1:13.4, considering.

The winner, 10-1 in ML, paid ...............56.80

One again, the Ferdinands are overlooked, and the
resulting gimmicks were outstanding, per usual:

Daily Double...........$192.00
Exacta..................... $533.00
Trifecta........................$7,741.00

CARROTHERS graduates; claimed for 25k

FAIR GROUNDS, Mon 7Mar-05, Race Three, 6f, Md25k, 3,4,5yo


CARROTHERS, bay gelding, 24Feb-02
bred in Ky by Brereton C Jones
(CAT'S CAREER-Mary Liz by Alleged)

allowed to settle early by jock Robby Albarado,
made his move in deep stretch and
prevailed by a length as the 4-5 fave.

He was claimed by trainer Mike Pino
for new owner, Elkstone Group, LLC.

Look for this one to stretch out, and move to
the grass, as his ped indicates a natural
affinity, with Exceller on top, and Alleged
on the bottom.

FORESTVILLE staggers home by a head

Portland Meadows, Sun Mar6-05, Race Four, One Mile, Clm3200


FORESTVILLE, ch, g, 20Mar-99,
bred in Ky by Brereton C Jones,
(CAT'S CAREER-Sound Point by Sharpen Up[GB]),

stalked early leaders, assumed command in stretch,
drifted out and held on by a neck.
He paid 12.00 as the third betting choice.

SQUAN SONG firster scratched at BM

Bay Meadows, Sat 5Mar-05, Race Seven, Md16k, 6f


SCRATCHED:

COSTARANDO, bay gelding, 11May-02, bred in
CA by Mr & Mrs Martin J Wygod,
(Bertando-SQUAN SONG by EXCELLER)

Workouts: (at BM)
12Feb, 5f fst, 1:03.1, handily [17/20]
23Feb, 4f gd, 48.2, handily-gate, [3/19]
01Mar, 3f gd, 36.1, handily, [4/6]

Owner: Paul K Girdner
Trainer: Mark A Hanna

WHY FOR A TAG IN DEBUT ??????

SHOW CAREER claimed for $30k

Turfway Park, Sat 5Mar-05, Race Six, f&m, Clm30k, 6f


SHOW CAREER, filly, 01,
(CAT'S CAREER-Show Star by Theatrical)

was claimed by David A Ross; DM Smithwick, Jr, trainer

INDEPENDENT CAT disappoints as fave

Turfway Park, Fri Mar4-05, Race Ten, ALW, 6-1/2f

INDEPENDENT CAT,
(CAT'S CAREER-Autonomy by Silver Deputy),3yo
chestnut filly, bred in Ky by her owner, Brereton C Jones

failed to run back to her smashing firster score,
when she demolished a field of nine on 17Feb-05, winning off by fifteen lengths, enroute to a time of 1:12 flat. Sent off as the 13-10 favorite, she showed speed
but faltered, finishing third, beaten some 3-1/2 lengths.

SCOTT'S CAT breaks maiden at FG

Fair Grounds, Sat Feb26-05, Race Ten, MdSpWt, 3yo, About 1 Mile- TURF


SCOTT'S CAT, bay gelding, 7Mar-02, (Ky) by Ken & Sarah Ramsey
(Catienus-FEISTY FERDINAND by FERDINAND)

allowed to settle early, caught leaders a furlong from the wire,
and was clear by 1-1/2 lengths. He was the 3-1 third choice
in a field of eight.