SWEET HOME ALABAMA SPECIAL STAKES
Delta Downs, Oct. 28, $50,000 assured, worth of race $50,000, 3-year-olds and up, 6½ furlongs, 1:23.26 (observe document, 1:18.04), observe quick.
HEZA ROYAL CAT (dkb/br g, 4 yo, 118 lb), C+ $30,000
Sabercat —Comala’s Sonata , by Polished Brass
B—Bobby G. Pruitt, AL ; O—Ronnie P. Ward; T—Ronnie P. Ward
Unaffiliated (ch g, 4 yo, 118 lb), F $10,000
Americain —Track Teller , by English Channel
B—Laurie Elaine Sanderson and Nanette Cathleen Cartier, AL; O—Sanderson, Laurie and Cartier, Nanette C.
Strike a Bargain (ch c, 3 yo, 118 lb), D $5,000
Chamois —Power’s Blondie , by Power of Mind
B/O—Bobby G. Pruitt, AL
Margins: 1, 2½, head. Others: Kellys the Boss 116 ($2,500), Pintlala 117 ($1,000), Kostroma’s Dancer 112 ($500), Chamois’ Empire 115 ($500), Boone Land Express 118 ($500). Winning jockey: Jose Guerrero.
Heza Royal Cat’s Race and (Stakes) Record
| Year | Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | third | Earned |
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| 2022 | At 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $270 |
| 2023 | At 4 | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Lifetime | 5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | $30,270 |
Heza Royal Cat’s Pedigree
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SABERCAT
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Bluegrass Cat, 2003
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Storm Cat, 1983
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Storm Bird
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Terlingua
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She’s a Winner, 1996
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A.P. Indy
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Get Lucky
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Miner’s Blessing, 1994
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Forty Niner, 1985
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Mr. Prospector
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File
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HEZA ROYAL CAT ,
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Bless You, 1985
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Halo
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Wedding Party
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Polished Brass, 1995
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Dixie Brass, 1989
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Dixieland Band
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Petite Diable
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COMALA’S SONATA
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Solo Haina, 1976
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Solo Landing
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Lahaina
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Comalagold, 2000
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Royal Empire, 1994
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Forty Niner
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Kostroma
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Splendora, 1990
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Foolish Pleasure
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Bonded Miss
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Heza Royal Cat’s
Family Notes
Sire: SABERCAT, dkb/br, 2009. Raced 4 yrs, 23 sts, 3 wins, $898,662. Won Delta Downs Jackpot S (G3), Garden State S; third Arkansas Derby (G1), Oaklawn H (G2), Evangeline Mile H, Golden Bear S.
Lifetime: 6 crops, 57 foals, 40 rnrs (70%), 30 wnrs (53%), 4 2yo wnrs (7%), 1 sw (2%), 0.49 AEI, 0.74 CI, 1 sale yrlg, 0.0 TNA.
In 2023: 1 sw, 4 2yos.
1st dam: Comala’s Sonata, dkb/br, 2010. Bred by Bobby G. Pruitt (AL). Unraced. Dam of three named foals, 2 rnrs, 1 wnr, 1 sw.
2016: Barren.
2017: Chic’s Destiny, dkb/br f, by He’s So Chic. Raced 1 yr, 1 st, 0 wins.
2019: HEZA ROYAL CAT, dkb/br g, by Sabercat.
At 4: Won Sweet Home Alabama Special S (R).
2021: Miss Bossy, dkb/br f, by Chamois. Unraced.
Inbreeding: 3SX4D Forty Niner; 5SX4SX5D Mr. Prospector; 5SX5D Northern Dancer.
Nicking: SABERCAT w/POLISHED BRASS mares: 1 foal, 1 str, 1 wnr (100%), 0 2yo wnrs (0%), 1 SW (100%), 0 GSW (0%)
Broodmare sire: POLISHED BRASS, ch, 1995-2018. Sire of two dams of 6 foals, 4 rnrs (67%), 2 wnrs (33%), 0.35 AEI, 0.43 CI; 1 sw.
2nd dam: COMALAGOLD, dkb/br, 2000-2011. Bred by Bobby G. Pruitt (AL). Raced 6 yrs, 48 sts, 10 wins, $311,080. Won Majorette H (T), Alabama Belle S (R) 3 times; 2nd Golden Triangle S, Majorette H (T), River Cities S (T), Kudzu Juvenile S (R); third Miller Lite S (T), Majorette H (T).
