News for Catholic Boy
By Meredith Daugherty @ BH_MDaugherty May 18th, 2019 Tucked safely away in his stall, insulated from Preakness Day crowds and the reverberating bass of infield celebrations, the only sounds Catholic Boy heard before his start in the May 18 $250,000 Dixie Stakes (G2T) were the quiet snaps of rubber bands as assistant trainer Melissa Cohen …
[ Read More ]By Alicia Wincze Hughs @BC_AHughes Bloodhorse 10-29-18 Catholic Boy looks the part in his final BC work! In the handful of months Javier Castellano has been paired with Catholic Boy, the only impression the son of More Than Ready has made on the Hall of Fame rider is the sense he can do no wrong. …
[ Read More ]By Steve Haskins Bloodhorse Throughout modern day racing history, there have been top-class grass horses who could run big on dirt, like John Henry, and there have been top-class dirt horses who could run big on grass, like Secretariat. But there is a third kind of horse that is extremely rare. That is the horse …
[ Read More ]By T.D. Thornton TDN Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) came out of his victory in Saturday’s GI Runhappy Travers S. in good order and trainer Jonathan Thomas was contemplating how best to get his charge to the Nov. 3 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. “He cooled out nicely, ate up well last night and looked like …
[ Read More ]By Bob Ehalt Bloodhorse Triple Crown winner Justify was not among the field of 10 in the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), but if owner Robert LaPenta gets his way, the 149th Midsummer Derby will have a movie star as its hero. As 7-5 favorite Good Magic and the filly Wonder Gadot finished next-to-last and last, respectively, it was LaPenta’s …
[ Read More ]Catholic Boy Re-Rallies to Take Down Analyze It Again in the Belmont Derby Saturday, July 7, 2018 TDN When last they met in the GIII Pennine Ridge S. June 2, ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Analyze It (Point of Entry) looked to have the race sewn up in the waning strides, only to have Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) surge late …
[ Read More ]Sunday, June 3rd 2018 By T.D. Thornton ~ TDN Five months ago Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) was my somewhat unorthodox selection to anchor the No. 1 spot on the season’s inaugural TDN Derby Top 12 rankings. After a commanding dirt win in the nine-furlong GII Remsen S. at Aqueduct, Catholic Boy looked uncomfortable pressing the pace …
[ Read More ]Catholic Boy
2018 Travers Winner! One of only three N.A. 3yo colts to have captured G1 events on both dirt and turf.
6X Graded Stakes Winner
$2.1 Million in Earnings
G1W on Turf & Dirt
Catholic Boy is by successful international sire More Than Ready, out of the Bernardini mare Song of Bernadette – who sold for $2.3 million at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Catholic Boy boasts a versatile pedigree, evidenced by his Grade 1 wins on BOTH turf and dirt during his sophomore year, joining California Chrome and the legendary Secretariat as the only three-year-old colts to capture Grade 1 events on both surfaces.
