Tabasco Cat
Tabasco Cat | |
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Sire | Kentucky Cup Classic Handicap (1994)(1994) |
Last updated on June 13, 2007 |
Tabasco Cat (April 15, 1991 – March 6, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for his performances in 1994 when he won the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, the second and third legs of the Triple Crown Series.
Background
A son of
Racing career
1993:two-year-old season
Tabasco Cat's most important win as a 2-year-old came in the Fort Springs Stakes at
In December 1993, Tabasco Cat seriously injured Jeff Lukas, who worked for his father as an assistant trainer. In a shedrow accident at
1994:three-year-old season
In the spring of 1994, in the run-up to the U.S. Triple Crown series, Tabasco Cat won January's San Rafael Stakes and the El Camino Real Derby in March, then finished second to Brocco in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby.
Sent to
Tabasco Cat went on to win the next two legs of the
Stud career
Retired to stud duty after his 3-year-old season, Tabasco Cat sired several stakes winners at Overbrook Farm. Among his notable offspring were the colt Snow Ridge, the multiple stakes winning filly Habibti, and another filly, Island Sand who earned more than $1.1 million and won several stakes races including the Grade I Acorn Stakes.
In the fall of 2000, Tabasco Cat was sold to the Japan Bloodstock Breeders' Association and stood at their
Pedigree
Sire Storm Cat brown 1983 |
Storm Bird
bay 1978 |
Northern Dancer bay 1961 |
Nearctic |
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Natalma | |||
South Ocean bay 1967 |
New Providence | ||
Shining Sun | |||
Terlingua
chestnut 1976 |
Secretariat chestnut 1970 |
Bold Ruler | |
Somethingroyal | |||
Crimson Saint chestnut 1969 |
Crimson Satan | ||
Bolero Rose | |||
Dam Barbique Sauce bay 1983 |
Sauce Boat
chestnut 1975 |
Key To The Mint bay 1969 |
Graustark |
Key Bridge | |||
Missy Babba bay 1958 |
My Babu | ||
Uriva | |||
Lady Barbizon
bay 1970 |
Barbizon bay 1954 |
Polynesian | |
Good Blood | |||
Cancelada bay 1958 |
Nigromante | ||
Caninha |
References
- ^ Michelson, Miles. "Tabasco Cat Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com.
- ^ "Jeff Lukas Remembered".
- ^ "Out of the Darkness". Sports Illustrated Longform.
- ^ http://www.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=21116 Tabasco Cat's obituary at Bloodhorse.com