Ben's Cat

Ben's Cat
Ben's Cat winning the 2016 Jim McKay Turf Sprint in a photo finish
SireParker's Storm Cat
GrandsireStorm Cat
DamTwofox
DamsireThirty Eight Paces
SexGelding
Foaled(2006-04-17)April 17, 2006 in Maryland
DiedJuly 18, 2017(2017-07-18) (aged 11)
CountryUnited States
ColourDark bay
BreederK. T. Leatherbury Associates Inc.
OwnerThe Jim Stable
TrainerKing T. Leatherbury
Record63: 32-9-7
Earnings$2,643,782[1]
Major wins
Find Handicap (2010)
Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap (2011)
Laurel Dash Stakes (2011,2013)
Mister Diz Stakes
(2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Maryland Million Turf Sprint Handicap
(2010, 2011, 2012)
Jim McKay Turf Sprint
(2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Turf Monster Handicap (2011, 2012)
Fabulous Strike Handicap
(2012, 2013, 2014)
Parx Dash Handicap (2012, 2013, 2014)
Honors
Secretariat Vox Populi Award (2017)
Ben's Cat Stakes at Laurel Park
Maryland-bred Horse of the Year
(2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Last updated on 1 May 2020

Ben's Cat (April 17, 2006 – July 18, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won 26 stakes races, including six victories in the Mister Diz Stakes and five in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint. He was a four-time Maryland-bred horse of the year and received the 2017 Secretariat Vox Populi Award. He was retired in June 2017 with a record of 32 wins from 63 starts and earnings of over $2.6 million. He died on July 18, 2017, due to complications related to colic surgery and was later buried at Laurel Park.

  1. ^ "Profile - Ben's Cat". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.