A son of leading cumulative fifth crop sire, Union Rags, Catalina Cruiser is 7 for 9 lifetime with 5 of those wins being graded. Breaking his maiden on debut, Catalina Cruiser won his next level allowance going 6 furlongs in 1:08 3/5 good for a 107 Beyer speed figure. He then matched that Beyer figure stretching out to 8.5 furlongs in his stakes debut, the G2 San Diego winning by over 6 lengths. A win in the G2 Pat O’Brien by 7 lengths to remain unbeaten, cemented Catalina Cruiser as one of the top older dirt males of 2018. Reaffirming that status in his 2019 debut on Belmont Day, the G2 True North, Catalina Cruiser set a stakes record, 6.5 furlongs in 1:14.85.
Bred in Kentucky by W.S. Farish Catalina Cruiser was a $370,000 Keeneland September yearling purchased by David Ingordo. Out of the Mineshaft mare Sea Gull, Catalina Cruiser is a half-brother to multiple graded stakes winner and G1 placed, Eagle. This is the immediate family of successful stallion and influence of speed – Mt. Livermore.
His first two-year-olds are off to an impressive start with Hip 66, a colt out of Special Code, selling for $400,000 at OBS March. The following month at OBS Spring Hip 1045, a colt out of Super Allison, sold for $400,000. He saw multiple six-figure sales of $240,000, $150,000, etc. at the same sale.
Last year, his yearling sales were strong with a record-setting filly that sold for $320,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Catalina Cruiser continued to have success with more six-figure sales, including a colt that sold for $300,000.
View His Two-Year-Old Videos:
Filly out of Catcha Rising Star
WON Maiden Special Weight at Santa Anita (6F, by 2 1/4 lengths)
WON Allowance Optional Claiming at Santa Anita, San Diego Handicap [Gr. 2] at Del Mar ( 1 1/16 mi, by 6 3/4 lengths, defeating Dr. Dorr, Dabster, etc.) and Pat O'Brien Stakes [Gr. 2] at Del Mar (7F, by 7 1/4 lengths, defeating Battle of Midway, Vorticity, etc.).
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WON True North Stakes [Gr. 2] at Belmont (6 1/2 F, by 1/2 length, defeating Strike Power, Recruiting Ready, etc.), San Diego Handicap [Gr. 2] at Del Mar for the second time (1 1/16 mi, by 1 length, defeating Mongolian Groom, Draft Pick and Core Beliefs), Pat O'Brien [Gr. 2] at Del Mar (7f, by a head, defeating Giant Expectations, American Anthem, etc.).
