Mogambo (horse)

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Mogambo (foaled 1983 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included a nine-length victory in the Grade I Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. [1] Bred and raced by Peter M. Brant, Mogambo was sired by the outstanding Champion stallion, Mr. Prospector. His dam was Lakeville Miss, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1977. [2]

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Trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee LeRoy Jolley, Mogambo retired having won four of his nineteen starts with earnings of $958,176.

Stud career

Mogambo's descendants include: [3]

c = colt, f = filly

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
1989Gary Gumboc Riggs Handicap, Rutger's Handicap
1989Natural Ninec Silver Screen Handicap, Bradbury Stakes
1989Anh Duongf Matron Stakes
1990Nasr Allahc Bénazet-Rennen
1991Life's Luckc Schwarzgold-Rennen
1996Belmont ActorcSanta Anita Trophy, Funabashi Memorial
1998Ten LitrecTakasaki Grand Prix, Takasaki Memorial

Pedigree

Pedigree of Mogambo, 2012 [4]
Sire
Mr. Prospector (USA)
1970
Raise a Native (USA)
1961
Native DancerPolynesian
Geisha
Raise YourCase Ace
Lady Glory
Gold Digger (USA)
1962
Nashua Nasrullah
Segula
SequenceCount Fleet
Miss Dogwood
Dam
Lakeville Miss (USA)
1975
Rainy Lake (USA)
1959
Royal ChargerNearco
Sun Princess
PortageWar Admiral
Carillon
Hew (USA)
1959
Blue PrincePrincequillo
Blue Denim
JitsaQuestionnaire
Fair Perdita

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References

  1. Newsday – October 20, 1985
  2. Mogambo's pedigree
  3. "Mogambo(USA)". JBIS. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "Mogambo". JBIS. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.