Mambrino (horse)

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Mambrino
American stallion register - including all stallions prominent in the breeding of the American roadster, trotter and pacer, from the earliest records to 1902. And this includes nearly all imported (17973761840).jpg
Portrait of Mambrino
Breed Thoroughbred
Sire Engineer
GrandsireSampson
DamCade Mare (Unnamed)
Damsire Cade
Sex Stallion
Foaled1768
CountryGreat Britain
Color Gray
BreederJohn Atkinson
Owner Richard Grosvenor

Mambrino was a grey Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1768, by Engineer, and out of an unnamed mare by Cade.

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Life

Mambrino was a grey by Engineer and out of an unnamed mare by Cade. [1] He was bred by John Atkinson of Scholes, Yorkshire. Mambrino was said to look more like a carriage horse rather than a racehorse.

He was sold to and raced for Lord Grosvenor winning the King's Plate and Jockey Club Plate when he was just seven years old. On top of that, he had 11 wins, beating some of the finest horses of his time, including Florizel, Trentham and Comus. [2] He was also noted as a fine trotter and speed in harness racing. Later, Mambrino was retired to Oxford Stud, where he sired hunters, coach horses, road horses, and a couple of runners and broodmares. His most notable is Messenger, who was exported to North America, becoming a foundation sire of the Standardbred harness racing breed. Messenger was also important in the foundation of English Coach horses.

Sire line tree

References

  1. "Mambrino Pedigree" . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Mambrino Thoroughbred Heritage" . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Darley Arabian Line". www.tbheritage.com.
  4. "Thoroughbred Bloodlines Sire Lines Darley Arabian". www.bloodlines.net. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  5. Foundation Sire: Mambrino
  6. "Biography: Mambrino". Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  7. Portrait: Messenger
  8. Foundation Sire: Messenger
  9. CHIEF SONS AND GRANDSONS
  10. Harness Racing Museum: Rarus