Bobby's Kitten (Kitten's Joy–Celestial Woods, by Forestry) will enter stud at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket in 2017.
The winner of the GIII Pilgrim S. on the turf at Belmont Park as a 2-year-old, Bobby's Kitten, campaigned as a homebred by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, was beaten 1 3/4 lengths by Outstrip (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) when third in the 2013 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. He made amends when besting No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint the following year, and was fourth in last year's renewal of that race before being expatriated to join trainer Dermot Weld in Ireland. Bobby's Kitten made just one start for that conditioner, winning the Listed Cork S. Mar. 28. Bobby's Kitten will be the first son of champion American sire Kitten's Joy to stand in Europe.
“We are delighted and proud here at Lanwades to have acquired such an exciting stallion prospect,” said Kirsten Rausing, owner and general manager of Lanwades. “Bobby's Kitten is a graded stakes winner at two and three in the U.S., and a stakes winner in Ireland this year. A specialist miler, he had the speed to beat No Nay Never as a 3-year-old in the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint over 6 1/2 furlongs.
Rausing added, “Bobby's Kitten, with his notable affinity for turf racing, marvelous temperament, outstanding physique and racing durability, will significantly complement our other stallions. In addition to this, he will of course provide a fantastic outcross opportunity for the majority of European mares.”
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