Sharp Cat 4 yo ch filly (Storm Cat-In Neon, by Ack Ack)
In Neon is the dam of two other stakes winners; Star Recruit (Al Nasr) and the 3 year old Group 2 winner, Royal Anthem (Theatrical), who is also owned by Prince Salman. In print and on TV, her owner proudly calls her his "favorite .. like one of his daughters".
Race Record: 21-14-3-0 $1,792,575
A multiple graded stakes winner, the Ruffian was her sixth Grade I victory.
Bred by: John Franks (KY)
Owner: Prince Ahmed bin Salman's The Thoroughbred Corp.
Trainer: Wally Dollase
Photographed in the saddling enclosure at Belmont Park prior to the Ruffian Handicap, September 19, 1998.
photo © L. A. Williams