2012 Penelope - filly by stallion Catoo (sold)

Catoo is considered to be one of the best sons of Con Air and was commented by the breeding manager Dr. Nissen as follows: "He is a sportsman with tremendous charisma, who has a lot of energy and agility. The strong type Con Air son has been decisively influenced by his dam. With good self-carriage he always gives the proud image of a correct stallion. The good rectangular frame and the suitably well-built foundation round off the convincing overall impression. His energy is also reflected in his basic gaits. The trot is endowed with enormous motor and great transmission, which also applies to the good canter. At the jump he has always shown a lot of courage and outstanding ability, whereby he could also gain in looseness. The performance quality is backed up by the dam, who is also granddam to Canto."

Catoo's sire Con Air was a successful participant in the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf as a 5 and 6 year old. In the following years, under Lars Bak Andersen, he was able to achieve numerous Nations Cup victories with the Danish team as well as top placings in Grand Prix throughout Europe. In 2008 he won the Grand Prix of Hachenburg under the saddle of team Olympic Champion Otto Becker and was a member of the winning team at the Nations Cup Final in Madrid in 2008. Since spring 2009 Con Air has been competing internationally under his new owner Jose Larocca (Argentina) and was already a successful participant at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky in 2010.
Catoo's dam, the State Premium mare Flair, is the granddam of Canto, the Champion Stallion of 2004, who already made an impressive impression with his first crop. His son Cantoblanco was the Champion Stallion at the 2008 licensing in Neumünster. Canto's daughter Crystal was the best 3-year-old horse at the Holsteiner Elite Auction in Neumünster in 2009 and sold for € 85,000.

Catoo's dam line can refer to three generations of successful offspring in advanced (S) level competitions. The Birkeness offspring and son of the legendary stallion Landgraf, Lovely Boy (Norbert Koof), is considered the most successful representative of this mare line.

Catoo achieved outstanding success in riding horse competitions with his rider Markus Suchalla. Among other things, he won the Wedel Riding Horse Championships and was second at the State Championships for 3-year-old riding horses. An absolute highlight was winning this year's stallion performance test in Schliekau, he prevailed against 48 other participants and achieved an outstanding 141.69 index points. Especially worth mentioning is his rideability, for which he received a 9.5, but also for trot and canter, the willingness to perform and constitution as well as in the sub-grades free jumping and show jumping he received a 9.0.