Mucho Gusto (horse)
Mucho Gusto | |
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Sire | Mucho Macho Man |
Grandsire | Macho Uno |
Dam | Itsagiantcauseway |
Damsire | Giant's Causeway |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2016 |
Country | United States |
Breeder | Teneri Farm Inc. & Bernardo Alvarez Calderon |
Owner | Faisal bin Khalid |
Trainer | Bob Baffert |
Record | 11:6-2-2 |
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 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 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
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.