Article: Vicar blooms in time for Run for the Roses; Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby wins put Wild Again colt firmly in Kentucky picture PEDIGREE ASSESSMENT.(Sports)

Article: CAT THIEF STEALS SWAPS STAKES; LUKAS COLT BEATS ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  July 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... was the well-traveled Cat Thief, a colt whose pattern said ... his nation-leading seven Grade I stakes victories this year. And then Cat Thief did the unexpected. He ... Wayne Lukas-trained Cat Thief, ridden hard by Pat Day ...

Article: A Y2K CAT THIEF; HORSE PREPARES FOR 4-YEAR-OLD ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  December 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... is already here. When Cat Thief, the 1999 Breeders ... March 4). Which leaves Cat Thief and jockey Pat Day vulnerable ... trained harder for the Grade I race, or who are better ... races.'' Lukas hopes Cat Thief's freshness and ...

Article: Cat Thief is beaten again; UNITED STATES.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);  January 17, 2000 ;     593 words ...Cat Thief, winner of the Breeders ... Saint's Honor in the Grade 2 San Fernando Stakes ... on the outside as Cat Thief and eventual fourth ... Thief at the line. Cat Thief's rider Pat Day ... Valhol in the 1999 Grade 2 Arkansas Derby ...

Article: Cat Thief Favored in Haskell
AP Online;  August 6, 1999 ;     508 words ... ... Online 08-06-1999 Cat Thief Favored in Haskell OCEANPORT ... positions, Menifee and Cat Thief were made the top two ... entered in Sunday's Grade I, 1[-mile race that ... No. 7 post position. Cat Thief, the 2-1 second choice ...

Article: Kentucky Derby Countdown: Lukas out to steal more Derby glory; ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  April 29, 1999 ;     561 words ... ... Kentucky Derby, then Cat Thief would merit serious consideration ... many observers here is Cat Thief's last three defeats ... in the saddle. In the Grade 1 Fountain of Youth Stakes ... But the best example of Cat Thief's energy being misused ...

Article: DAY TO RIDE MENIFEE, LEAVING SMITH WITH CAT ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 30, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Swaps. ``Earlier, Cat Thief didn't have the desire ... named Mike Smith to ride Cat Thief in the Haskell. ``That ... Smith was aboard Cat Thief for the Blue Grass, the ... with a victory in the Grade II Stephen Foster Handicap ...

Article: General Challenge To Face Cat Thief
AP Online;  July 7, 2000 ;     634 words ... ... 11 months, will face Cat Thief and seven other rivals ... to collect the bonus. Cat Thief is the most accomplished ... Gold Cup, is proven in a Grade I race. ``We're going ... in finishing fourth to Cat Thief in the Breeders' Cup ...