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2 The Game, February 2009
Standing at
Norse Ridge Farms. . .
NEW FOR 2009
Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
NEW FOR 2009
WEATHER WARNING
Storm Cat - City Band, by Carson City
2009 fee: $5,000
Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup
CHAMPION STORM CAT SON
WITH BLINDING EARLY SPEED
Stakes-winning son of leading sire of sires STORM CAT (24 sons have sired Grade 1 winners) out of 2yo G1 winner CITY BAND.
His first book of mares included 17 stakes winners plus the dams of 2008 Woodbine SWs SUGAR BAY and SELVA.
First foals arrive in 2009.
BEST OF THE BESTS (IRE)
Machiavellian - Sueboog, by Darshaan
2009 fee: $5,000
Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup
MACHIAVELLIAN’S OTHER G1 NORTH AMERICAN SON
G1 SW STREET CRY - 2009 fee, $150,000
G1 SW BEST OF THE BESTS - 4 stakes horses, 16 2yo winners in first European crop including 2008 SW STELLA DI QUATTRO. Great North American poten- tial with polytrack, all-weather and turf winners.
First North American foals, from his best book of mares to date,* are yearlings of 2009.
*The Blood-Horse Market Watch, 9/19/08
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