Tale of Verve
Classic-Placed Runner from the Storm Cat Sire Line
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Classic-Placed Runner from the Storm Cat Sire Line
- 2023 sales: second-crop 2YOs included a $75,000 colt, purchased by Meah/Lloyd Bloodstock, Agt for Starry Night Racing, and a $60,000 filly, purchased by Chad Schumer, agent
- 2022 sales: 2YOs led by a $150,000 filly purchased by WSS Racing at OBS March
- Ran second to Triple Crown champion AMERICAN PHAROAH in the Preakness S. (G1), finishing ahead of multiple G1 winner Dortmund and G1-placed/GSWs Mr. Z, Divining Rod and Firing Line, in his stakes debut
- Won a Keeneland MdSpWt by 2 lengths, also a Saratoga allowance winner over G1-placed My Man Sam. Retired with earnings of $500,245
- Out of multiple Graded-producing mare from the UNBRIDLED line. Full brother to G3 winner and multiple G1-placed VERVE’S TALE
- From the family of G1 winners ZOFTIG, ZO IMPRESSIVE, ZAFTIG and Champion colts SWALE and FORTY NINER
- From the first crop of multiple G1 winner TALE OF EKATI
- A $440,000 2-year-old purchase at Keeneland April—the third-highest price of the sale—after breezing a furlong in :10.1
- First yearlings averaged over 7x the bred-on fee. First 2YOs in 2022
ALAN PORTER ANALYSIS PEDIGREE CATALOG STYLE (PDF)
| TALE OF EKATI (USA) b. 2005 |
TALE OF THE CAT (USA) dkb/br. 1994 |
STORM CAT (USA) br. 1983 |
STORM BIRD (CAN) | b. 1978 | ||||
| TERLINGUA (USA) | ch. 1976 * | |||||||
| YARN (USA) dkb/br. 1987 |
MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) | b. 1970 [BC] | ||||||
| NARRATE (USA) | dkb/br. 1980 * | |||||||
| SILENCE BEAUTY (JPN) dkb/br. 1997 |
SUNDAY SILENCE (USA) blk. 1986 |
HALO (USA) | blk. 1969 [BC] | |||||
| WISHING WELL (USA) | b. 1975 | |||||||
| MAPLEJINSKY (USA) b. 1985 |
NIJINSKY (CAN) | b. 1967 [CS] | ||||||
| GOLD BEAUTY (USA) | b. 1979 * | |||||||
| VERVE (USA) ch. 2001 |
UNBRIDLED (USA) b. 1987 [BI] |
FAPPIANO (USA) b. 1977 [IC] |
MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) | b. 1970 [BC] | ||||
| KILLALOE (USA) | b. 1970 | |||||||
| GANA FACIL (USA) ch. 1981 |
LE FABULEUX (FR) | ch. 1961 [P] | ||||||
| CHAREDI (USA) | dkb/br. 1976 | |||||||
| MRS. MARCOS (USA) b. 1990 |
PRIVATE ACCOUNT (USA) b. 1976 |
DAMASCUS (USA) | b. 1964 [IC] | |||||
| NUMBERED ACCOUNT (USA) | br. 1969 * | |||||||
| DANCING SLIPPERS (USA) ch. 1981 |
NIJINSKY (CAN) | b. 1967 [CS] | ||||||
| CHAIN (USA) | ch. 1969 | |||||||
Race Record
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $9,700 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | $430,475 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $57,870 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,200 |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | $500,245 |
- A maiden special weight race at Keeneland (9.5f, defeating Call Sign, Wildlife Artist, Dac, Candy Gran, Innocuous).
- Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico (9.5f, to American Pharoah, defeating Divining Rod, Dortmund, Mr. Z, Danzig Moon, Firing Line, Bodhisattva).
- An allowance race at Saratoga (9f, defeating My Man Sam, Cadeyrn, Gray Sky, Testosterstone, Conviction).
Tale of Verve News
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