Ramsey Farm will send CATIENUS (Storm Cat) back to Highcliff Farm,
near Delanson, New York, for the 2006 breeding season. The soon-to-be
12-year-old stallion will stand for $6,500, live foal.
Ramsey Farm owner Ken Ramsey cited the overwhelming demand from New York
breeders.
“Catienus was one of the most popular stallions in New York last year,
breeding a fine book of 110 mares,” Ramsey said. “We are standing two first-year
stallions at our Kentucky farm, including a champion (Kitten’s Joy), and felt we would do best by Catienus by allowing him to return to Highcliff, who did such a great job
managing him last year.”
Catienus led all freshman sires by U.S. two-year-old winners in 2004 and
continued to be well represented as a sophomore sire, his top performers being Breeders’ Futurity (G1)
victor Dawn of War and Belmont S. (G1) third
Nolan’s Cat.
“Only two New York stallions got more mares than Catienus last year, and we
are getting a lot of calls from horsemen who want to breed to him again,” said
Suzie O’Cain, who manages Highcliff with her husband, Dr. C. Lynwood O’Cain. “We
lobbied hard with Mr. Ramsey at the Breeders’ Cup to let him stay in New York,
and we are delighted he has agreed to do so.”