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Stephanie's Kitten
Stephanie's Kitten (foaled March 26, 2009) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning two Breeders' Cup races. As a two-year-old in 2011 she won the Grade I Alcibiades Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She won the Edgewood Stakes and the Lake Placid Stakes in 2012 and went on to win the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes and the Just A Game Stakes in 2013. As a five-year-old in 2014 she won the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes and finished second in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. In 2015 she won the Hillsborough Stakes and a second Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes before ending her career with victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.
Stephanie's Kitten is a bay mare with a white blaze bred and owned by Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey. She was sired by the Ramsey stallion Kitten's Joy, the U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse of 2004. Her dam Unfold The Rose, also bred and owned by the Ramseys, was an unraced daughter of Catienus and the Del Mar Oaks winner Bail Out Becky. She was a descendant of the influential broodmare La Troienne. Stephanie's Kitten is named after the Ramseys' granddaughter.
The Ramseys sent their filly into training with Wayne Catalano before moving her to Chad Brown's stable in 2014.
Stephanie's Kitten began her racing career at Arlington Park in the summer of 2011, finishing third on her debut and then winning a maiden race over one mile on the turf course on August 5. In September she was sent to Canada and stepped up in class to contest the Grade III Natalma Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. Starting a 17/1 outsider she finished third behind Northern Passion and Dayatthespa. She returned to the United States to contest the Grade I Alcibiades Stakes on the synthetic Polytrack surface at Keeneland on October 7. Ridden by John Velazquez she started at odds of 9.8/1 and won by one and a half lengths after taking the lead inside the final furlong.
On her final appearance of the season Stephanie's Kitten was one of fourteen fillies to contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs on November 4. The British filly Elusive Kate started favorite ahead of Somali Lemonade (winner of the Jessamine Stakes) with Stephanie's Kitten third choice at odds of 8/1. The other contenders included Dayatthespa, Stopshoppingmaria (runner-up in the Frizette Stakes)and Pure Gossip (Miss Grillo Stakes) as well as Up from Ireland and Dear Lavinia from France. Velazquez tracked the leader Stopshoppingmaria before moving out to make a challenge in the straight. Stephanie's Kitten caught Stopshoppingmaria 25 yards from the finish and won by three quarters of a length. After the race, Velazquez said "She was amazing. As soon as I asked her to go in between those other two horses, she responded right away. It's nice when you can ride horses like that. It makes it easy for us. She's game for anything I ask her to do".
Stephanie's Kitten began her second season in the Grade I Ashland Stakes over eight and a half furlongs on the Polytrack at Keeneland on April 7. Ridden by Julien Leparoux she started favorite but finished third behind Karlovy Vary and Hard Not To Like. She returned to the turf at Churchill Downs on May 4 and won the Edgewood Stakes by two lengths from Firehouse Red, setting a race record time of 1:40.94.
After a two-month break she returned for two appearances at the summer meeting at Saratoga Race Course, starting with a fourth place behind Centre Court, Better Lucky and the British-trained Samitar in the Lake George Stakes on July 25. On August 19, Stephanie's Kitten faced Centre Court, Better Lucky and Somali Lemonade in the Grade II Lake Placid Stakes and was made the 11/10 favorite. After struggling to obtain a clear run in the straight she was switched out in the final furlong and finished strongly to win by half a length from Centre Court. Velazquez commented "I was on the rail the whole way... When I asked, she responded right away. It was a great effort by her and an incredible last eighth. I know she has it in her, and as soon as I pulled her out and hit her with the whip she responded right away, so I was very impressed at the way she did it".
On 13 October the filly started favorite for the Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes on the turf at Keeneland but finished sixth of the eight runners behind Dayatthespa, Centre Court, Better Lucky, Samitar and Somali Lemonade.
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Stephanie's Kitten
Stephanie's Kitten (foaled March 26, 2009) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning two Breeders' Cup races. As a two-year-old in 2011 she won the Grade I Alcibiades Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. She won the Edgewood Stakes and the Lake Placid Stakes in 2012 and went on to win the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes and the Just A Game Stakes in 2013. As a five-year-old in 2014 she won the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes and finished second in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. In 2015 she won the Hillsborough Stakes and a second Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes before ending her career with victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.
Stephanie's Kitten is a bay mare with a white blaze bred and owned by Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey. She was sired by the Ramsey stallion Kitten's Joy, the U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse of 2004. Her dam Unfold The Rose, also bred and owned by the Ramseys, was an unraced daughter of Catienus and the Del Mar Oaks winner Bail Out Becky. She was a descendant of the influential broodmare La Troienne. Stephanie's Kitten is named after the Ramseys' granddaughter.
The Ramseys sent their filly into training with Wayne Catalano before moving her to Chad Brown's stable in 2014.
Stephanie's Kitten began her racing career at Arlington Park in the summer of 2011, finishing third on her debut and then winning a maiden race over one mile on the turf course on August 5. In September she was sent to Canada and stepped up in class to contest the Grade III Natalma Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. Starting a 17/1 outsider she finished third behind Northern Passion and Dayatthespa. She returned to the United States to contest the Grade I Alcibiades Stakes on the synthetic Polytrack surface at Keeneland on October 7. Ridden by John Velazquez she started at odds of 9.8/1 and won by one and a half lengths after taking the lead inside the final furlong.
On her final appearance of the season Stephanie's Kitten was one of fourteen fillies to contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs on November 4. The British filly Elusive Kate started favorite ahead of Somali Lemonade (winner of the Jessamine Stakes) with Stephanie's Kitten third choice at odds of 8/1. The other contenders included Dayatthespa, Stopshoppingmaria (runner-up in the Frizette Stakes)and Pure Gossip (Miss Grillo Stakes) as well as Up from Ireland and Dear Lavinia from France. Velazquez tracked the leader Stopshoppingmaria before moving out to make a challenge in the straight. Stephanie's Kitten caught Stopshoppingmaria 25 yards from the finish and won by three quarters of a length. After the race, Velazquez said "She was amazing. As soon as I asked her to go in between those other two horses, she responded right away. It's nice when you can ride horses like that. It makes it easy for us. She's game for anything I ask her to do".
Stephanie's Kitten began her second season in the Grade I Ashland Stakes over eight and a half furlongs on the Polytrack at Keeneland on April 7. Ridden by Julien Leparoux she started favorite but finished third behind Karlovy Vary and Hard Not To Like. She returned to the turf at Churchill Downs on May 4 and won the Edgewood Stakes by two lengths from Firehouse Red, setting a race record time of 1:40.94.
After a two-month break she returned for two appearances at the summer meeting at Saratoga Race Course, starting with a fourth place behind Centre Court, Better Lucky and the British-trained Samitar in the Lake George Stakes on July 25. On August 19, Stephanie's Kitten faced Centre Court, Better Lucky and Somali Lemonade in the Grade II Lake Placid Stakes and was made the 11/10 favorite. After struggling to obtain a clear run in the straight she was switched out in the final furlong and finished strongly to win by half a length from Centre Court. Velazquez commented "I was on the rail the whole way... When I asked, she responded right away. It was a great effort by her and an incredible last eighth. I know she has it in her, and as soon as I pulled her out and hit her with the whip she responded right away, so I was very impressed at the way she did it".
On 13 October the filly started favorite for the Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes on the turf at Keeneland but finished sixth of the eight runners behind Dayatthespa, Centre Court, Better Lucky, Samitar and Somali Lemonade.
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