Discreet Cat

1.5 million yen B 2003 16.1HH (1.65M)

Forestry – Pretty Discreet (Private Account)

Stands and nurses. Standing at Darley Japan

Rated the equal of Champion Bernardini at three and equalled Easy Goer’s record time in the Cigar Mile. Sire of five G1 winners including dual Carter Handicap winner Dads Caps. Large first Japanese crop race in 2020.

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27 March 2022

Ima Discreet Lady victorious once again in the Yellow Rose Stakes

Discreet Cat mare takes top honors for the third straight year at Sam Houston Race Park

Ima Discreet Lady came from just off the pace to win the Yellow Rose Stakes by a widening length at Sam Houston Race Park

14 December 2021

Darley in Japan announces stud fees for 2022

Leading sire Pyro and exciting young stallions Fine Needle and Thunder Snow head the roster of 10

2022 fees have been announced for the 10 stallions that will stand on the Darley roster in Japan. Pyro is now well established as

22 March 2021

Ima Discreet Lady rallies to take the Yellow Rose Stakes

Daughter of Discreet Cat successfully defends her title on Texas Champions Day

Ima Discreet Lady rallied from just off the pace to win the Yellow Rose Stakes by a neck at Sam Houston Race Park March

22 March 2021

Discreet Smile determined winner of San Jacinto Turf Stakes

Discreet Cat mare shines on Texas Champions Day at Sam Houston Race Park

Discreet Smile was always in control as she led gate-to-wire to score a hard-fought head victory in the San Jacinto Turf Stakes at Sam

11 December 2019

Darley announces 2020 fees for Japanese stallion roster

Ten stallions to stand in Japan next year, including new recruits Hawkbill and Thunder Snow

Fees have been announced for the 10 stallions who will stand on the Darley roster in Japan in 2020. Thunder Snow, the first ever

30 November 2019

Fully Vested rockets to victory in the Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship

Discreet Cat gelding earns his first Stakes win in emphatic style

Fully Vested took command at the top of the stretch and pulled away to win the Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship by seven-and-a-quarter lengths Nov

7 September 2019

Discreet Smile wires the field in the Fiesta Mile Stakes

Daughter of Discreet Cat never threatened on the way to earning her first Stakes win

Discreet Smile took the lead right out of the starting gate and never looked back as she cruised to a three-quarter length victory in

26 May 2019

Trenchtown Cat proves much the best in Gulfstream Park’s Ana T. Stakes

Daughter of Discreet Cat cruises to her second Stakes victory

Trenchtown Cat put away favored Razorback Lady in the stretch and drew off to win the $75,000 Ana T. Stakes by three-and-three-quarters-of-a-length at Gulfstream

31 March 2019

Secret Spice springs a surprise in G1 Beholder Mile

Daughter of Discreet Cat impresses in her Graded Stakes debut

Secret Spice may have been a handful in the paddock, but she was all business on the racetrack as she charged from just off

30 March 2019

Trenchtown Cat determined winner of Sanibel Island Stakes

Daughter of Discreet Cat goes gate-to-wire to earn her first Stakes victory

Trenchtown Cat went to the lead right out of the starting gate and never looked back as she went on to win the Listed

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Discreet Cat

Maiden Special Weight, 6f, Saratoga, 27 August 2005

UAE Derby (G2), 9f, Nad Al Sheba, 25 March 2006

Jerome H (G2), 8f, Belmont Park, 1 October 2006

Cigar Mile H (G1), 8f, Aqueduct, 25 November 2006

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Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

Secret Spice

Beholder Mile S (G1), 8f, Santa Anita, 30 Mar 2019

Secret Compass

Chandelier S (G1), 8½f, Santa Anita, 28 Sep 2013

Dads Caps

Carter H (G1), 7f, Aqueduct, 05 Apr 2014

Dads Caps

Carter H (G1), 7f, Aqueduct, 04 Apr 2015

Discreet Marq

Del Mar Oaks (G1), 9f, Del Mar, 17 Aug 2013

Pedigree

DISCREET CAT	FORESTRY	STORM CAT	STORM BIRD	NORTHERN DANCER
				SOUTH OCEAN
			TERLINGUA	SECRETARIAT
				CRIMSON SAINT
		SHARED INTEREST	PLEASANT COLONY	HIS MAJESTY
				SUN COLONY
			SURGERY	DR FAGER
				BOLD SEQUENCE
	PRETTY DISCREET	PRIVATE ACCOUNT	DAMASCUS	SWORD DANCER
				KERALA
			NUMBERED ACCOUNT	BUCKPASSER
				INTRIGUING
		PRETTY PERSUASIVE	BELIEVE IT	IN REALITY
				BREAKFAST BELL
			BURY THE HATCHET	TOM ROLFE
				CHRISTMAS WISHES

By FORESTRY (1996) King’s Bishop S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,471 foals aged three and up, including DISCREET CAT, DIPLOMAT LADY, FANTASTIC FOUR, FOREST DANGER, GATA Y FLOR, HEMBRA, ITAPERUNA, NASHVILLE TEXAN, OCEANO AZUL, QUIZ KID, SHACKLEFORD, ATILA THE KING, NA BALADA, CAROLYN’S CAT, ETCHED, FIDEDIGNO, ORPHEUS, SLAM OF CAT, SMOKEY GLACKEN, TETON FOREST, etc.

1st dam: PRETTY DISCREET by Private Account. 3 wins (6f-10f) at 2 and 3, Alabama S (G1), 2nd Matron S (G1), 3rd Frizette S (G1). Dam of 11 foals, 9 to race, 7 winners:

DISCREET CAT (c Forestry) Champion, see race record.

DISCREETLY MINE (c Mineshaft) 5 wins (6f-8½f) at 2 and 3, King’s Bishop S (G1), Amsterdam S (G2), Risen Star S (G2), 2nd Champagne S (G1), Futurity S (G2), Woody Stephens S (G2). Sire.

PRETTY WILD (c Wild Again) 7 wins (6f-8f) 2 to 5, Frisk Me Now S, Mr. Prospector S, 2nd Hopeful S (G1), Futurity S (G1). Sire.

Discreet Treasure (c El Prado) 4 wins (7f-8f) at 3 and 4, 2nd Westchester S (G3), Lord Of The Night S.

Lady Discreet (f Boundary) Placed at 2 and 3. Dam of:

COURTESAN (f Street Sense) Keertana S, Juvenile Filly Turf S, 3rd Jessamine S (G3).

CHARY (f Montbrook) Calder Oaks. Dam of: WALKER STALKER (g Stroll) Duke City Sprint S, 3rd Mine That Bird Derby.

LADY CARLOTTA (f Montbrook) Winner at 2. Dam of: BROADWAY RUN (f Prospective) Coronation Cup S.

Discreetly Awesome (f Awesome Again) Unraced. Dam of:

AWESOME MARIA (f Maria’s Mon) Ogden Phipps H (G1), Shuvee H (G2), Matron S (G2), Rampart S (G3), Sabin S (G3), 2nd Gazelle S (G1), Frizette S (G1).

Pretty Boundary (f Boundary) Dam of:

CONCORDE’S EDGE (c Concorde’s Tune) Gilded Time S.

Bound Notebook (g Notebook) 2nd Eillo S.

2nd dam: Pretty Persuasive by Believe It. Sister to BURYYOURBELIEF. Dam of 2 winners:

PRETTY DISCREET (f Private Account) G1 winner, see above.

3rd dam: Bury The Hatchet by Tom Rolfe. Unraced. Dam of 7 winners:

BURYYOURBELIEF (f Believe It) Kentucky Oaks (G1), 2nd Ashland S (G1), Santa Anita Oaks (G1), 4th Mother Goose S (G1).

Hide My Grades (f Honor Grades) Placed at 3. Dam of:

GRADUATION DAY (g Trippi) Golden Loom H.

Galaxy Girl (f Encosta De Lago) 3rd Southern Cross S (G2).

Fast Learner (f Fastnet Rock) Unraced. Dam of: Manhattan Boss (g Sebring) 3rd Chairmans S (G3).

Joann’s Reality (f Proper Reality) Placed at 3. Dam of:

Scarlet Queen (f Fasliyev) Unraced. Dam of: EMERALD QUEEN (f O’Reilly) Canterbury Belle S, 2nd Eulogy S (G3); Red Shift (g Lucky Unicorn) 3rd Grand Prix S (G3).

Forgive The Past (f Believe It) Unraced. Dam of:

Forgiving Monarch (f Wavering Monarch) 2nd West Virginia Senate President’s Cup S. Dam of: DISCREET COMMANDER (g Deputy Commander) Display S, 3rd Marine S (G3), Charlie Barley S, Victoria Park S.

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Two	1	1	-	-	-
Three	5	5	-	-	-
Four	3	-	-	2	-
Total	9	6	-	2	-

At 2

1st: Maiden Special Weight, 6f, Saratoga, by 3½l, beating Superfly, Political Force, Last Best Place.

At 3 World Champion Three-Year-Old

1st: Cigar Mile (G1), 8f, Aqueduct, by 3¼l, equalled track record of 1:32.46, beating Badge Of Silver, Silver Train, Dixie Meister, Sharp Humor.
1st: Jerome H (G2), 8f, Belmont Park, by 10¼l, beating Valid Notebook, Nair, Noonmark.
1st: UAE Derby (G2), 9f, Nad Al Sheba, by 6l, beating Testimony, Flamme de Passion, Invasor, Domingiun, Simpatico Bribon, Where’s That Tiger, Gold For Sale, Jackson, Unification.

At 4

3rd: Vosburgh S (G1), 6f, Belmont Park, to Fabulous Strike, Talent Search, beating Mach Ride, E Z Warrior, Park Avenue Ball, First Defence, Will He Shine.
3rd: Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, 8f, Monmouth Park, to Corinthian, Gottcha Gold, beating Wanderin Boy, Lewis Mitchell, Xchanger, Park Avenue Ball, High Finance.

Discreet Cat’s progeny at the races