Precious Kitten (foaled February 20, 2003 in

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) is an American

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who has won three career

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races. In winning the 2007

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, Precious Kitten set a new

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course record of 1:40.32 for 1 ¹/16 miles. Her last outing was in the 2008

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in which she finished fourth to winner,

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References

Precious Kitten's pedigree and partial racing stats

Precious Kitten's profile at the NTRA
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