JAMES AND ELEANOR CASEY MEMORIAL STAKES
Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races, Nov. 4, $75,000 added, worth of race $75,900, 2-year-old fillies, 7 furlongs, 1:26.01 (observe document, 1:22.68), observe quick.
DIRECT THE CAT (gr/ro, 121 lb), C+ $45,540
Redirect —Cat Thats Grey , by Fiber Sonde
B—John D. McKee, W.V.; O—Cynthia E. McKee; T—Cynthia E. McKee
Runaway Beauty (ch, 121 lb), B $15,180
Aldrin —Runaway Brae , by Yarrow Brae
B/O—O’Sullivan Farms, W.V.
Ran Out of Trainer (dkb/br, 121 lb), D $8,349
Tonalist —My Girl Tricksy , by Hat Trick
B—James Miller Jr., W.V.; O—Ultra Championship Racing
Margins: 7½, 3¼, 1½. Others: Lona Lee 121 ($4,554), Kristinachrysalis 121 ($2,277), Makani 121, Mad Swann 122. Winning jockey: Reshawn Latchman.
Direct the Cat’s
Family Notes
Sire: Redirect, gr/ro, 2016. Unraced, .
Lifetime: 1 crop, 9 foals, 2 rnrs (22%), 1 wnr (11%), 1 2yo wnr (11%), 1 sw (11%), 2.76 AEI, 0.87 CI, .
In 2023: 1 sw, 9 2yos, 2 2yo rnrs, 1 2yo wnr.
1st dam: CAT THATS GREY, gr/ro, 2011. Bred by John D. McKee (WV). Raced 2 yrs, 13 sts, 5 wins, $130,443. Won West Virginia Division of Tourism Breeders’ Classic S (R); third West Virginia Triple Crown Nutrition Breeders’ Classic S (R). Dam of 5 named foals, 3 rnrs, 3 wnrs, 1 sw.
2017: Command the Cat, b g, by Master Rick. Raced 5 yrs, 48 sts, 11 wins, $244,514. 2nd Last Enchantment Overnight S (R); third West Virginia Dash for Cash Breeders’ Classic S Presented by ROCKWOOL (R).
2018: My Cat Cheeto, gr/ro f, by Master Rick. Unraced.
2020: Cat With a Notion, dkb/br f, by Great Notion. Raced 2 yrs, 9 sts, 1 win, $31,284.
2021: DIRECT THE CAT, gr/ro f, by Redirect.
At 2: Won Rachel’s Turn S (R), James and Eleanor Casey Memorial S (R), West Virginia Triple Crown Nutrition Breeders’ Classic S (R).
2022: Im the Director, gr/ro c, by Redirect.
2023: Ch f, by Master Rick.
Inbreeding: 3SX3D Silken Cat.
Nicking: REDIRECT w/FIBER SONDE mares: 1 foal, 1 str, 1 wnr (100%), 1 2yo wnr (100%), 1 SW (100%), 0 GSW (0%)
Broodmare sire: Fiber Sonde, gr/ro, 2005. Sire of 25 dams of 39 foals, 22 rnrs (56%), 14 wnrs (36%), 6 2yo wnrs (15%), 0.96 AEI, 1.27 CI; 1 sw.
2nd dam: Red Cherries Spin, gr/ro, 2003. Bred by Yoshio Fujita (Ky.). Raced 3 yrs, 11 sts, 4 wins, $109,997.
