![]() On September 24 at Belmont Park, he improved to finish second in a one-mile race on the dirt, beaten by a neck. Kitten's Joy made his first start on Augat Saratoga racetrack, finishing fifth in a five- furlong sprint on the dirt. We came within $5,000 of selling him." The colt subsequently raced with the Ramseys' colors, trained by Dale Romans. "He (the bidder) called me up after the sale, and didn't want to go to $100,000. "We had a live bid of $95,000", said Ramsay. The Ramseys once put Kitten's Joy up for sale at auction, at the 2003 Ocala Two-Year-Olds-in-Training Sale, with a reserve of $99,000. El Prado was the leading sire in North America in 2002 thanks in part to multiple Grade I winner Medaglia d'Oro, who went on to become a major sire worldwide. El Prado was co-champion as a two-year-old in Ireland with St Jovite, and the first son of Sadler's Wells to retire to stud in North America. Kitten's Joy was sired by El Prado, who in turn was sired by leading Irish sire, Sadler's Wells. Precious Kitten produced two more foals via c-section, including Precious Kitten, before she was euthanized in 2006 due to laminitis. In 2001, Ramsey opted to have a Cesarean section performed on Kitten's First – Kitten's Joy was the resultant foal. She delivered Justenuffheart in 1995 but several of her subsequent foals did not survive. Kitten's First broke a hip during her racing career, resulting in narrowing of her pelvis. Kitten's First was the dam of not only Kitten's Joy, but also of Precious Kitten (Grade I winner, earned over $1.1 million) and Justenuffheart (stakes winner and successful broodmare). Kitten's First injured herself in her second start and was retired from racing, but proved to be a " Blue Hen" broodmare. Sarah Ramsay's nickname "Kitten" was the basis of the name of the first horse she ever bought, Kitten's First. ![]() Kitten's Joy was a chestnut stallion who was bred by Ken and Sarah Ramsey at their farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Since retiring to stud, he became one of the leading sires in North America and has had great success with his runners in Europe. Kitten's Joy (– July 15, 2022) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was a multiple graded stakes winner and the American Champion Turf Horse of 2004. Grade III Kitten's Joy Stakes held at Gulfstream Park Leading sire in North America (2013, 2018) American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse Kitten's Joyįirecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap (2005)
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