| Wow Cat | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lookin At Lucky |
| Grandsire | Smart Strike |
| Dam | Winter Cat |
| Damsire | Cat Thief |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | September 15, 2014 |
| Country | Chile |
| Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Haras Paso Nevado |
| Owner | Stud Vendaval and Peter M. Brant |
| Record | 16: 9-4-1 |
| Earnings | $1,202,977 |
| Major wins | |
| Clásico José Saavedra Baeza (2017) Clásico Tanteo de Potrancas (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| Chilean Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (2017) Chilean Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2017) | |
Wow Cat (15 September 2014–) is a Chilean-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Triple Crown and Fillies' Triple Crown at Hipódromo Chile.
Wow Cat was bred by Haras Paso Nevado, owned by Carlos Urbina Hernández, who also trained her in Chile.
Wow Cat was undefeated in Chile, winning all 8 of her starts, all at Hipódromo Chile. Among her wins were the Group One Tanteo de Potrancas, Mil Guineas María Luisa Solari Falabella, Gran Criterium Mauricio Serrano P., Clásico Alberto Solari Magnasco, and Clásico St. Leger, a combination of races that earned her titles as winner of the Triple Crown and Fillies' Triple Crown of Hipódromo Chile.
Following her Chilean campaign, the plan was to run Wow Cat in the 2018 Gran Premio Latinoamericano, but she was instead sent directly to the United States.
Wow Cat began racing in the United States in mid-2018. She suffered her first defeats finishing second in the Grade 3 Shuvee Stakes and third in the Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes before getting a win in the Grade 1 Beldame Stakes. She finished second to Monomoy Girl in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff in her last start of the year.
In 2019, Wow Cat again ran second in the Shuvee Stakes before contesting the Personal Ensign Stakes, finishing fourth. She ran in the Beldame Stakes, but finished second, and finished seventh in the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
| Date | Age | Distance | Surface | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Time | Field | Finish | Winning (losing) margin | Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | 2 | 1300 meters | Dirt | Condicional | MSW | Hipódromo Chile | 2.60* | 1:18.65 | 10 | 1 | 8 lengths | Oscar Ulloa P. | |
| Apr 29, 2017 | 2 | 1500 meters | Dirt | Clásico José Saavedra Baeza | III | Hipódromo Chile | 4.00 | 1:29.86 | 11 | 1 | 31⁄2 lengths | Jorge A. González M. | |
| June 17, 2017 | 2 | 1500 meters | Dirt | Tanteo de Potrancas | I | Hipódromo Chile | 2.00* | 1:28.98 | 11 | 1 | 1⁄2 head | Jorge A. González M. | |
| Aug 5, 2017 | 3 | 1500 meters | Dirt | Clásico Condicional | ClCd | Hipódromo Chile | 2.30* | 1:28.93 | 10 | 1 | 81⁄4 lengths | Jorge A. González M. | |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 3 | 1600 meters | Dirt | Mil Guineas Maria Luisa Solari Falabella | I | Hipódromo Chile | 1.30* | 1:36.01 | 9 | 1 | 4 lengths | Jorge A. González M. | |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 3 | 1900 meters | Dirt | Gran Criterium Mauricio Serrano Palma | I | Hipódromo Chile | 2.90 | 1:56.27 | 13 | 1 | 53⁄4 lengths | Jorge A. González M. | |
| Nov 4, 2017 | 3 | 2000 meters | Dirt | Clásico Alberto Solari Magnasco | I | Hipódromo Chile | 1.10* | 2:06.38 | 7 | 1 | 123⁄4 lengths | Jorge A. González M. | |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 3 | 2200 meters | Dirt | Clásico St. Leger | I | Hipódromo Chile | 1.30* | 2:19.77 | 13 | 1 | 51⁄2 lengths | Jorge A. González M. | |
| Jul 29, 2018 | 4 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Shuvee Stakes | III | Saratoga Race Course | 0.90* | 1:49.35 | 6 | 2 | (Neck) | John Velazquez | |
| Aug 25, 2018 | 4 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Personal Ensign Stakes | I | Saratoga Race Course | 4.40 | 1:47.19 | 6 | 3 | (93⁄4 lengths) | John Velazquez | |
| Oct 6, 2018 | 4 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Beldame Stakes | I | Belmont Park | 1.30* | 1:47.75 | 8 | 1 | 31⁄4 lengths | José Ortiz | |
| Nov 3, 2018 | 4 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Breeders' Cup Distaff | I | Churchill Downs | 6.50 | 1:49.79 | 11 | 2 | (1 length) | José Ortiz | |
| Jul 21, 2019 | 5 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Shuvee Stakes | III | Saratoga Race Course | 1.15* | 1:49.64 | 5 | 2 | (21⁄4 lengths) | José Ortiz | |
| Aug 24, 2019 | 5 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Personal Ensign Stakes | I | Saratoga Race Course | 6.00 | 1:47.92 | 6 | 4 | (123⁄4 lengths) | John Velazquez | |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 5 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Beldame Stakes | II | Belmont Park | 2.95 | 1:48.86 | 5 | 2 | (31⁄4 lengths) | José Ortiz | |
| Nov 2, 2019 | 5 | 9 furlongs | Dirt | Breeders' Cup Distaff | I | Santa Anita Park | 21.50 | 1:50.50 | 11 | 7 | (14 lengths) | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
An asterisk after the odds means Wow Cat was the post time favorite.
After the Breeders' Cup, Wow Cat was sold at the Keeneland breeding stock sale. Peter Brant's White Birch Farm bought her for $1.7 million, buying out Stud Vandaval.
Wow Cat was kept at Lane's End Farm. In 2020, she was bred to Quality Road, producing a colt in 2021. She was bred to Into Mischief in 2021 and 2022, producing a filly in 2022. She was bred to Gun Runner in 2023, producing a filly. Her 2022 Into Mischief filly, Lost Horizon, finished third in the listed Top Flight Stakes in 2026.
| Sire Lookin At Lucky (USA) 2007 |
Smart Strike (USA) 1992 |
Mr. Prospector (USA) | Raise a Native (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Digger (USA) | |||
| Classy 'n Smart (USA) | Smarten (USA) | ||
| No Class (USA) | |||
| Private Feeling (USA) 1999 |
Belong To Me (USA) | Danzig (USA) | |
| Belonging (USA) | |||
| Regal Feeling (USA) | Clever Trick (USA) | ||
| Sharp Belle (USA) | |||
| Dam Winter Cat (CHI) 2005 |
Cat Thief (USA) 1996 |
Storm Cat (USA) | Storm Bird (CAN) |
| Terlingua (USA) | |||
| Train Robbery (USA) | Alydar (USA) | ||
| Track Robbery (USA) | |||
| Winter Harbor (USA) 2000 |
Boston Harbor (USA) | Capote (USA) | |
| Harbor Springs (USA) | |||
| Plateau (USA) | Seeking The Gold (USA) | ||
| Storm Star (USA) |