Storm Cat’s damsire Secretariat works well with his 5/8ths brother SIR GAYLORD. Descendants of Sir Gaylord include SIR TRISTRAM and his sons, with which Lion Heart’s sire Tale Of the Cat is working.
Tale of the Cat is from the same family as GONE WEST, ROUND TABLE, ATAN (sire of SHARPEN UP), ALCIDE, AUREOLE and KNOWN FACT. Round Table can be found in the pedigrees of SIR TRISTRAM, DON’T SAY HALO and POMPEII COURT. Sir Tristram’s son GROSVENOR has both Round Table and Aureole. Aureole and Alcide are both present in COSSACK WARRIOR and BRAVE WARRIOR mares.Tale of the Cat’s stakes winners Ubiquitous, Hulachine and SP’s Catscan, Our Kitty and Purrfection carry Sir Tristram.
Lion Heart’s half sister, the stakes winner French Satin, is by FRENCH DEPUTY, who is a son of Deputy Minister. Mares by DEHERE (also by Deputy Minister) also should work well.
DEHERE, SALIERI, FOREST GLOW, AMALGAM and RED RANSOM also carry DAMASCUS, who performs with Storm Cat. Tale of the Cat’s Group One winner My Trusty Cat is out of a Private Account mare (Damascus), while a fellow stakes winners, Resplendency and Quick Draw, also carry Damascus.
BLUSHING GROOM has worked well with Storm Cat. NASSIPOUR, MAROONED, SPECTRUM, SHAGNY and TAWFIQ mares are therefore sought after for Lion Heart. Blushing Groom’s grandson QUEST FOR FAME also creates a very balanced mating.
Carrying Mr. Prospector through a daughter, Lion Heart should suit mares hailing from the MR. PROSPECTOR male line to create a desirable sex balanced duplication. More Mr. Prospector also boosts the duplication of Djeddah in Lion Heart, hailing from the same line. Spellbinder (Quiet American) and Catboat (Afleet) are Group winning progeny of Tale of the Cat from MR. PROSPECTOR line mares.
ROYAL ACADEMY’s daughters should work well with Lion Heart. A half brother to the dam of Lion Heart’s grandsire Storm Cat, Royal Academy has the added benefit of being by Nijinsky. This creates a 6f x 3m sex balanced duplication of Nijinsky in a mating. Tale of the Cat’s SW son El Cuento is out of a Royal Academy mare.
Lion Heart carries four lines to the influential mare LA CHICA via Tale of the Cat. SNIPPETS contributes Native Dancer and Misty Day, a 3/4 brother to What A Pleasure. SUCCESSOR and SECRET SAVINGS are other family members.
Lion Heart’s damsire Mr. Leader is from the family of POLISH PATRIOT. His daughters look great with Lion Heart, as he also contributes Successor.
Lion Heart’s damsire Mr. Leader is from the family of POLISH PATRIOT. His daughters look great with Lion Heart, as he also contributes Successor (see above).
DANCE FLOOR mares will bring in a son of Naskra (Star de Naskra) to sex balance the daughter of Naskra in Lion Heart.
