Bago (horse)
| Bago | |
|---|---|
Jonathan Pease | |
| Record | 16: 8-1-5 |
| Earnings | $2,715,153 |
| Major wins | |
| Prix des Chênes (2003) Critérium International (2003) Prix Jean Prat (2004) Grand Prix de Paris (2004) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2004) Prix Ganay (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| European Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (2004) | |
| Last updated on June 22, 2007 | |
Bago (born February 3, 2001, in
Background
Bago's dam Moonlight's Box, a daughter of the Champion Sire
in one season, a feat no other horse has yet equalled.He was trained by
Racing career
Bago won all four starts as a two-year-old, including the Critérium International by six lengths.
In 2004, Bago was hit by a virus that kept him off the track all spring and took him out of contention for the spring classics. However, his return to Chantilly saw him win the
In 2005, Bago won one of his seven starts. However, all his races were at the very highest level; they included racing in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States and Japan, as well as finishing 3rd in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 2nd in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, 3rd in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Newbury, and 4th in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Belmont. In the Japan Cup, he received a severe cut and the right hind shoe was torn off during the race, which was the only time he ever finished out of the top four.
Stud record
Bago was retired from racing and stood his first season at stud in
Pedigree
| Sire Nashwan |
Blushing Groom | Red God | Nasrullah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Run | |||
| Runaway Bride | Wild Risk | ||
| Aimée | |||
| Height of Fashion | Bustino | Busted | |
| Ship Yard | |||
| Highclere | Queen's Hussar | ||
| Highlight | |||
| Dam Moonlight's Box |
Nureyev | Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
| Natalma | |||
| Special | Forli | ||
| Thong | |||
| Coup de Genie | Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native | |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Coup de Folie | Halo | ||
| Raise the Standard |