• Catcher In The Rye
  • Poule D'Essai Des Poulains (Gr.1)
Catcher in the Rye

Ireland

Catcher in the Rye

Bay 2000 16.1½ hh (1.66)
Danehill - Truly A Dream

Distance won over: 8f.

Proven Group 1 ability - a fast finishing second in the French 2000 Guineas Gr.1. Precocious - stakes placed on his 2yo debut in the Rochestown S. LR on 12th June. A great looker - cost 4,900,000ff as a yearling. Out of E.P.Taylor Stakes Gr.2 winner Truly A Dream. His first 4 dams are all Group winners.  His first crop yearlings in 2006 made up to €110,000. Catcher In the Rye has already sired a Classic winner from his first crop in 2008 (Rosenreihe - 1st German Oaks Gr.1

Fee for 2009: €4,000

STAKES PLACED AT 2 YEARS

3rdRochestown Stakes - L.R., 6f., Leopardstown beaten 1½ lengths by Akanti and Benicio, on his debut.
2ndMaiden, 6f., Curragh beaten a short head by European with Benicio third.

CLASSIC MILER AT 3 YEARS

2ndFrench 2,000 Guineas - Gr.1, 8f., Longchamp beaten 1 length by Clodovil.
1stMaiden, 8f., Leopardstown by ¾ length from Prominent Feature and Uncle Tiny.

ALL HIS STARTS