2000 • 16.1 h. Only Storm Cat sire in California with G1 performance on turf and dirt by Storm Cat – Halo America, by Waquoit 2010 Stud Fee: $3,500 Live Foal payable October 1 of year bred

Career Highlights

• First foal from millionaire Grade I winner Halo America was a $1.8 million Keeneland September yearling purchase in 2001 by Demi O’Byrne for Coolmore.
• Marino Marini won his 2-year-old debut in April at the Curragh and the Sara Lee Marble Stakes a month later.
• He was also second, defeated less than a length in the Grade I Phoenix Stakes defeating Storm Cat's European champion 2-year-old Hold That Tiger and third in the Norfolk Stakes (G3) at Royal Ascot.
• Winner of his first start at 3 in the U.S. at Hollywood Park, Marino Marini then was second in a head decision to Southern Image at equal weights in his dirt debut, the Grade I Malibu Stakes where he defeated nine graded winners.
• Retired with earnings of $294,384, Marino Marino earned more than Van Nistelrooy, a Group 3 winner and Storm Cat’s most expensive yearling of 2001.
• In 2008, 2-year-olds from Marino Marini's first crop won on dirt, turf, and all weather surfaces from 5 1/2 furlongs to one mile at Del Mar, Hollywood Park, Golden Gate and Turf Paradise.
• Among California's first-crop sires, Marino Marini was the leader by races won and the co-leader by winners.
• In 2009, sire of 2 stakes winners and 3 stakes horses, including two-year-old stakes winner Shudacudawudya. Shudacudawudya had 3(1) wins, 2 seconds, and 1(1) third in 6 starts and earnings of $79,136 in 2009.
• 2009 progeny earnings of $669,554.
• Ranked second on California's second-crop sire list by earnings, winners and stakes winners.

From Storm Cat's Best 2-year-old Crop
With his 12th crop to the races in 2002, Storm Cat led North America's Juvenile Sire list, and Marino Marini was among the eight 2-year-old stakes winners to contribute to Storm Cat’s eighth sire title in eight years. To date this phenomenal crop of 85 foals has produced two champions, 17 stakes winners and progeny earnings of $9.8 million.

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