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STORM CAT's Only Son to Sire an American Classic Winner
“The #1 value sire.” Bill Oppenheim, TDN, 2009
- A superior General Sire and Juvenile Sire
- In 2012, $4.5 million overall - 17 juvenile winners
In 2013: Three new 3YO Stakes Horses (2 SWs) in the past 8 weeks
- Sire of Eclipse Award Finalist SHACKLEFORD ($3,090,101), the first horse in over 50 years to win the Preakness (G1) and Met Mile (G1), and holder of the highest Beyer on dirt up to a mile in 2012 (115)
- Six 2012 SWs, including SHACKLEFORD (G1 SW at 8f & 9f), MAPLE FOREST (6f 1:09.73), SOUTHERN STYLE (5f :55.75), CLARESMIEZIE (8f & 6f), DOE (6f & 7f)
- 45 Stakes Winners - 15 Graded SWs lifetime
Thirteen 2YO SWs - 31 2YO SHs
- 82 SHs - $40 Million in earnings - $64,786 average per runner
- $4-million in progeny earnings 6 times in the past 7 years, including 2012
- Superb sales statistics:
$284,703 2YO average
$157,964 Yearling average
$116,203 Weanling average
- Sire of sires and broodmares! Top sons include Discreet Cat and Old Forester; daughters have produced Turbulent Descent and Magical Feeling
- Bred to 176 mares in 2011/2012 combined
- One of Bill Oppenheim's 14 veteran Value Sires under $15,000 for 2013
Race Record for FORESTRY
| Age |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Earned |
| 2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 3 |
11 |
7 (3) |
1 |
2 (1) |
$591,225 |
| Totals |
11 |
7 (5) |
1 |
2 (1) |
$591,225 |
Won at 3
- King’s Bishop S G1 (7 furlongs, equal top weight, defeating Five Star Day, Successful Appeal, Vicar, Doneraile Court, Silver Season, Aristotle, Torrid Sand, Limestone, Lion Hearted, Fetch Dinner, Yes It’s True).
- Dwyer S. G2 (1 1/16 miles, equal top weight, by 2 1/4, defeating Doneraile Court, Successful Appeal, Millions, Olympic Journey, King’s Crown).
- San Pedro S (6 1/2 furlongs, defeating Sea Twister, Futural, Love That Red, O’Rey Fantasma, Sea Czar, Treasure Hunt, Domination).
- A handicap race at Churchill Downs (1 1/16 miles, defeating Grits’n Hard Toast, Fly Forever, Here’s Five, On the Side).
- An allowance race at Churchill Downs (1 mile, by 2 1/4, defeating Dixieland Sham, Whist, Da Devil, Slick Report, Information Hiway, Try N Express, Go Wild Red, Fleet Crossing)
- An allowance race at Churchill Downs (6 1/2 furlongs, equal top weight, defeating Sicnee, Sense of Duty, Sataniste, Valid Pennant, Pete’s Revenge, Humberto, Matty D).
- A maiden race at Santa Anita Park (7 furlongs, defeating Saint’s Honor, Star Spirit, Roncesvalles, Amorphous, Running Hoplite, Pete’s Skianno).
3rd at 3
- Haskell Invitational G1 (1 1/8 miles, to Menifee, Cat Thief, defeating Unbridled Jet, Ghost Story, Prime Directive, Woodcarver).
Pedigree for FORESTRY
FORESTRY modified on: 5/21/2013
Conformation & Mating Recommendations
for FORESTRY
Alan Porter - As a yearling, Forestry was a $1.5 million Keeneland July Sale topper, which speaks volumes about his good looks.
Forestry is a stallion of great quality and substance. He has a beautiful head, neck and shoulder and a deep heart girth. He is a fraction taller and longer than a typical Storm Cat. Forestry is extremely well-rounded with great balance and a nice hip. His hocks set a hair away from him, and at times he can pass this on to his foals. However`, he is a very correct son of Storm Cat with decent bone and nice short cannons.
Overall, he has a great profile and has a lot of quality. Forestry will help to refine a plain mare and generally adds a lot of class to the foal. He does best when combined with a large, big-boned mare with substance and plenty of foot.
FORESTRY’S grade one-producing second dam is by Dr. Fager out of a three-parts-sister to the dam of Mr. Prospector, so it is not surprising that FORESTRY has demonstrated a strong affinity for Mr. Prospector through Fappiano (out of a Dr. Fager mare). He has graded stakes winner Etched out of a mare by Unbridled’s Song (by Unbridled); and 2 stakes winners, one graded, out of mares by Quiet American. Stakes winner Queens Plaza has a second dam by Fappiano. Other strains of Fappiano that should work well here include Rubiano and Broken Vow. FORESTRY also has stakes winners out of mares descending from Mr. Prospector through Jade Hunter, Seeking the Gold (sire of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies victress Cash Run out of the dam of FORESTRY), Kingmambo and Forty Niner. FORESTRY is also the sire of the very fast multiple graded winner Smokey Glacken out of a half-sister to Mr. Prospector’s grandson, Smoke Glacken, which makes him worth considering here.
FORESTRY has shown a great affinity for mares carrying Dr. Fager in general, including a stakes winner out of a mare by Dr. Blum. This also suggests that mares by Holy Bull, should do well. In Reality, who is out of a mare by Dr. Fager’s sire, Rough’n Tumble, appears in the pedigrees of three of FORESTRY’S stakes winners, including grade one winner Discreet Cat and graded winner Etched.
Mr. Prospector is a son of Raise a Native, and FORESTRY has also worked well with other branches of this sire line. He has a stakes winner out of a mare by Alydar, and two out of mares by his son Saratoga Six (including grade one winner Diplomat Lady), and he also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Affirmed (by Exclusive Native). In addition FORESTRY’S pedigree suggests that he should work well with Raise A Native via Majestic Light (including through Wavering Monarch and his son, Maria’s Mon).
In general, the Storm Cat line has been very effective when crossed over mares from the male line of Damascus. Out of mares from this sire line, FORESTRY has sired the sensational Discreet Cat (from a mare by Private Account) and stakes winner Dancin Olivia (out of a mare by Gilded Time who gives line-breeding to the Grey Flight family). Time for a Change is another Damascus line horse who carries Grey Flight, and he is broodmare sire of FORESTRY’S multiple graded stakes-placed performer Hasslefree.
FORESTRY has enjoyed being crossed back over mares from his own Northern Dancer male line. Out of a mare by Magesterial (a horse bred on a similar cross to Storm Cat, and giving line-breeding to Grey Flight), he is the sire of the brilliant Smokey Glacken. From a mare by Al Nasr (a son of Lyphard) he is the sire of the talented graded scorer Teton Forest. His four-time stakes winner Selvatica is out of a daughter of Strawberry Road (from the Nijinsky II line, but also giving line-breeding to Flower Bowl, the dam of His Majesty). Multiple stakes winner Deputy Storm is out of a mare by Silver Deputy (by Deputy Minister), and stakes winner Forest Danz is from a mare by Danzig. Icecapade is a son of Nearctic, and is three-quarters related to Northern Dancer. The mating between FORESTRY and a mare by Icecapade’s son, Ice Age, resulted in the record-breaking grade one winner Forest Danger. Icecapade could also be sourced through Clever Trick/Phone Trick and Wild Again.
FORESTRY is out of a mare by Pleasant Colony, from the His Majesty branch of the Ribot line. He has a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Batonnier, another son of His Majesty. Graustark, a brother to His Majesty, appears in three of his stakes winners, and there are also stakes winners out of mares from this line sired by Linkage (by Hoist the Flag) and Lost Code.
From the Turn-to line, FORESTRY has sired stakes winners out of mares by Cox’s Ridge and Saint Ballado (by Halo), and he also has stakes winners out of mares by Irish River (graded stakes winner Old Forester) and Meadowlake (graded stakes winner Carolyn’s Cat). We would also suggest horses that introduce strains of the Grey Flight family could prove worthwhile, sources including-in addition to those mentioned above-What a Pleasure, Bold Lad, Silver Ghost.
Recent News for FORESTRY
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Forestry's speedy 3-year-old colt Whiskey Romeo racked up his fourth win in five lifetime starts with a front-running score in Friday's $85,000 Trippi S...
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Monday, January 07, 2013
Shackleford, Forestry's all-time leading earner, was recently named a finalist for the 2013 Male Sprinter Eclipse Award...
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Saturday, December 01, 2012
Forestry's talented 2-year-old colt Whiskey Romeo overcame a stumble at the start to win the $101,500 Marylander S. Dec. 1 at Laurel Park...
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Shackleford, the popular 4-year-old by Forestry, finished his stellar career with a front-running victory in Friday’s $447,000 Clark H. (G1)...
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Taylor Made Stallions has announced fees for it's 2013 roster of stallions, headlined once again by leading sire Unbridled's Song who will stand for $60,000 stands and nurses...
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Whiskey Romeo shot to the lead right out of the gate and the 2-year-old Forestry colt cruised to a 7 1/2-length win in the $125,000 James F. Lewis III S...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Forestry's multiple Grade 1 winner Shackleford is the 2-1 favorite in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Saturday at Santa Anita...
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Monday, August 06, 2012
Claresmiezie racked up her fourth career stakes victory with a easy 7 3/4-length score in the $50,000 Assiniboia Oaks Aug. 6...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A pair of yearlings by Forestry caught the eyes of buyers at the July Fasig-Tipton sale, with a filly hammering for $200,000 and a colt for $100,000...
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Monday, July 02, 2012
Maple Forest won her second consecutive stakes on Sunday, July 1st, with a sparkling triumph in the $60,000 Blue Sparkler S. at Monmouth...
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Doe, a 3-year-old filly by Forestry, made it two straight stakes wins with a front-running victory in the $75,000 Lady Charles Town...
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Multiple stakes winner Claremiezie became her sire's fifth stakes winner in 31 days with a 5-length triumph in the $50,000 Chariot Chaser H....
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The most eagerly anticipated event of the Memorial Day holiday weekend was the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I), which was won by Forestry's Shackleford...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Forestry's 3-year-old filly Doe skipped to a smart-looking two-length victory in the $50,000 Beautiful Day S. May 31 at Delaware Park...
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Shackleford outlasted a surging Caleb's Posse to post a thrilling nose victory in the $750,000 Metropolitan H. (G1) on Memorial Day at Belmont Park...
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Maple Forest bounded right out of the gate and never looked back en route to a three-quarter length victory in the $60,000 Red Cross S. May 28...
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Veteran campaigner Southern Style flew home late to garner the $50,000 Need for Speed S. on May 18
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
Shackleford edged away from Amazombie in the very late stages of the $441,600 Churchill Downs S. (G2) for a one length victory after a stretch-long duel...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Veteran Japanese campaigner A Shin F Danz notched his third stakes of 2012 on April 12 at Nagoya Racecourse...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
A strong showing by a 2-year-old by Forestry netted a final sale price of $270,000 at the OBS March sale on Wednesday...
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