Suzuka Mambo

Suzuka Mambo
Suzuka Mambo in 2005
Sire	Sunday Silence
Grandsire	Halo
Dam	Spring Mambo
Damsire	Kingmambo
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	April 28, 2001[1]
Country	Japan
Color	Bay
Breeder	Grand Stud [2][3]
Owner	Keiji Naga[2]
Trainer	Mitsuru Hashida[2]
Record	19:4-3-2[4]
Earnings	¥292,068,000[5]
Major wins
Hagi Stakes (2003) Asahi Challenge Cup (2004) Tenno Sho (spring 2005)

Suzuka Mambo (April 28, 2001 – February 20, 2015) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and grade I stakes winner. He was sired by Sunday Silence, and out of the Kingmambo daughter Spring Mambo.^[3][6]

Background

Suzuka Mambo was foaled on April 28, 2001, at Japan's Grand Stud. He was sired by 1989 Kentucky Derby winner Sunday Silence,^[7] and out of Spring Mambo, a daughter of Kingmambo; he was a dark bay stallion with a white blaze, white stockings on his right front and left rear legs, and a partial coronet marking on his left foreleg.^[3][8]

Racing career

2003: 2 year old season

Suzuka Mambo debuted in Sapporo on August 17, 2003, finishing fourth, but he won his next race on August 31. He ran ninth in his next attempt, the G III Sapporo Nisai Stakes, but then won the Hagi Stakes at Kyoto Racecourse on November 1. His last race of his two-year season was the GI Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes where he finished 13th in a field of 16 horses.^[4]

2004: 3 year old season

In 2004, Suzuka Mambo ran eight races with widely varying outcomes. His first race of the year was the Keisei Cup in January, where he finished 4th.

In 2005 as a mature 4 year old, Suzuka Mambo ran five times, four of them Grade I races, again with widely varying results. His first race was the Osaka-Hamburg Cup on April 9, 2005 at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), where he finished third. As a result, Suzuka Mambo was only ranked 13th for his next start, the Grade I Spring Tenno Sho (Emperor Cup), held at Kyoto and contested at 3,200 metres (10,500 ft).[4] However, in that race, he got a good trip on the course and won.^[9] He did not race again until the autumn Tenno Sho on October 30, where he finished last of 18 horses. He tried again in the GI Japan Cup on November 27, where he finished 9th of 18 horses. His next attempt was the December 25 Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) wh/ere he finished 10th out of 16. In 2006, Suzuka Mambo, at 5 years old, began the season on April 2 at the G II Sankei Osaka Hai (Osaka Cup). In this race, he finished third.^[4] It seemed that his career was back on an upswing, but after the race Suzuka Mambo developed a serious ligament tear in his left hind leg that ended his racing career.^[10]

Stud career

Suzuka Mambo was retired to the Arrow Stud in

Suzuka Mambo remained at Arrow Stud until his death from heart failure on February 20, 2015.[13] He was buried at Sakuramaiba park.^[14]

Pedigree

References