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04-06-2007, 06:39 AM
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Reed had always intended Catman Running for the IL Derby from right after the Battaglia. He considered the Lane's End but his preference was another race for the colt over a 'real' dirt track. And considering Catman's 2yo run at HAW, going to Illinois was a logical move. Am really pulling for this one Saturday. I met Reed's dad, who's been suffering from severe heart problems, when I attended my first Derby in '01. Herbie Reed and his wife have a nice B&B ("Rabbit Creek") near Keeneland and are lovely people. And the story behind Catman and his owner Joe Harris, who is a miraculous cancer survivor after complete blood marrow transplanting in Germany, is great. Reed had this colt's brother, who was a barn pet but brokedown in a workout in 2005. When Catman came up in the KEE '05 'Fall Sale, Reed jumped on him with Harris' OK. Reed has felt this was a special runner from the day he got him.
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