Mucho Gusto (horse)

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Mucho Gusto
Sire Mucho Macho Man
Grandsire Macho Uno
DamItsagiantcauseway
Damsire Giant's Causeway
SexStallion
Foaled2016
CountryUnited States
BreederTeneri Farm Inc. &
Bernardo Alvarez Calderon
Owner Faisal bin Khalid
Trainer Bob Baffert
Record11:6-2-2
Earnings$2,441,800
Major wins
Bob Hope Stakes (2018)
Affirmed Stakes (2019)
Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (2019)
Robert B. Lewis Stakes (2019)
Pegasus World Cup (2020)
Last updated on January 16, 2021

Mucho Gusto (foaled April 26, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020 Pegasus World Cup.

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Career

Mucho Gusto's first race was on September 20, 2018 at Los Alamitos Race Course where he came in first. [1] His next race was the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes, [2] on November 17, 2018, where he also came in first. He finished his 2018 season with a second place finish at the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity.

Mucho Gusto began his 2019 season on February 2 with a win in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes. [3] On May 18, he picked up a win at the Grade 3 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes. [4] He then picked up another win the month after by winning the Affirmed Stakes. [5] On July 20, he finished second in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational, and on August 24, he finished third in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. [1] His final race of the season was a fourth place finish in the September 29 Oklahoma Derby. [1]

He began his 2020 season with the biggest win of his career by winning his first Grade 1 race, the Pegasus World Cup. [6] [7] His next start was the $20 million Saudi Cup, where he finished third. He didn't record any workouts until October at Los Alamitos Race Course where he ran a leisurely 3 furlongs.

In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Mucho Gusto was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world. [8]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Mucho Gusto (USA), 2016 [9]
Sire
Mucho Macho Man (USA)
2008
Macho Uno (USA)
1998
Holy Bull Great Above
Sharon Brown
Primal Force Blushing Groom
Prime Prospect
Ponche de Leona (USA)
1999
PoncheTwo Punch
Street Ballet
Perfect And ProudNonparrell
Proud Sal
Dam
Itsagiantcauseway (USA)
2007
Giant's Causeway (USA)
1997
Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Mariah's Storm Rahy
Immense
Countervail (USA)
2001
Seeking the Gold Mr. Prospector
Con Game
Strike A Balance Green Dancer
Strike a Pose (family: A29)

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