Kitten’s Joy Retired
Turf champion Kitten’s Joy has been retired to stud (New York Post). “The cartilage has worn through in his left knee where he had surgery [last November to remove bone chips],” said owner Ken Ramsey. “Dr. [Larry] Bramlage said the knee might have been bothering him when ran he ran second in the Arlington Million [his last start]. But I’m not complaining. We had a great ride, a great run.” I give Ramsey credit for being so philosophical. Early in July, after Kitten’s Joy won his 2005 debut, the Firecracker, Ramsey outlined a big year for his star. He’d run in the Arlington Million, the Arc de Triomphe, the Breeders’ Cup, and the Japan Cup. “If he could win the Arc and that race in Tokyo, there would be nobody else they could compare him to as far as achievement goes,” Ramsey said then. How quickly disappointment came.
