Kitten’ Comes Roaring Home

4th-BEL, $75,000, Msw, 2yo, 6fT, 1:08 3/5, fm. 
+GRANNY’S KITTEN, c, 2, by Kitten’s Joy 
     1st Dam: Granny Franny, by Grand Slam. 
     2nd Dam: Franziska (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. 
     3rd Dam: Belle Epoque (Ire), by Habitat. 
Let go at 7-2, Granny’s Kitten kept tabs on the leaders from third through speedy early splits of :22.20 and :45.20. Running three-wide in the lane, the bay instantly powered clear of his rivals when given the cue by pilot Irad Ortiz Jr. and sailed home a 4 1/4-length winner. Reality (Super Saver) was the runner-up and his stable-mate Escondido (Eskendereya) was fifth. The winner is a full brother to last year’s 
GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. winner Kitten’s Dumplings, GISW, $691,262; and P.G. Johnson S. heroine Granny Mc’s Kitten, SW, $103,946. Claimed by the Ramsey’s for $40,000 in 2007, their dam Granny Franny did not have a foal last year, but produced a full-brother to the talented trio this term. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Ken & Sarah Ramsey (PA). T-Mike Maker.