Hold That Tiger
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2000 foal, 16.1hh. Cost $1,100,000 as a foal and trained in Ireland by A. P. O'Brien for M. Tabor. His dam was a Listed race winner in the US and also produced the 12f Grade 1 winner Editor's Note. He won three races from 6f-7f at 2yo.
- Won three from 5 starts at 2yo with successes in a 6f maiden, the 6f Group 3 Railway Stakes and the 7f Group 1 Prix Jean Luc Lagadere at the 'Arc' meeting. Also placed in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile over 9f on dirt at Arlington and last in the 6f Group 1 Phoenix Stakes as 11/10f.
- Ran five times at 3yo including unplaced runs in the in the Group 1 trio of The 200 Guineas, Queen Anne Stakes and the 10f Eclipse Stakes. Only placed run when second in the 9f Grade 1 Woodward stakes on dirt.
- Retired to stud for Coolmore in the US with his 2007 fee at $10,000. 8 yearlings sold at european sales realising an average of nearly 50,000 guineas (median close to 30,000gns).
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