Mucho Gusto (horse)
| Mucho Gusto | |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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 |
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[edit]
- ^ 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.