Mucho Gusto (horse)
Appearance
Mucho Gusto | |
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Sire | Pegasus World Cup (2020) |
Last updated on January 16, 2021 |
Mucho Gusto (foaled April 26, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2020
Pegasus World Cup
.
Racing 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
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
Sire Mucho Macho Man (USA) 2008 |
Macho Uno (USA) 1998 |
Holy Bull | Great Above |
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Sharon Brown | |||
Primal Force | Blushing Groom | ||
Prime Prospect | |||
Ponche de Leona (USA) 1999 |
Ponche | Two Punch | |
Street Ballet | |||
Perfect And Proud | Nonparrell | ||
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) |
References
- ^ a b c "Mucho Gusto". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Mucho Gusto Shrugs Off Rivals in Bob Hope Stakes". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Runaway Victory for Mucho Gusto in Robert B. Lewis Stakes". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Mucho Gusto shows the way in Lazaro Barrera". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Mucho Gusto Wins Battle of Bafferts in Affirmed". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Bob Baffert's Mucho Gusto wins $3 million Pegasus World Cup". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 Pegasus World Cup odds, picks, best predictions: Horse racing insider fading Mucho Gusto". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings". Horseracingintfed.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Mucho Gusto". Retrieved 4 February 2020.