Almahmoud
Encyclopedia
Almahmoud was an American Thoroughbred
racemare
that was best known as an influential broodmare who produced Natalma
and Cosmah.
She was sired by the 1936 Epsom Derby
winner Mahmoud
who was imported to the United States in 1940 by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
. Her dam was the unraced mare, Arbitrator, a daughter of the 1934 Belmont Stakes
winner, Peace Chance
. Almahmoud won important races at age two and three before being retired to broodmare duty.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racemare
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
that was best known as an influential broodmare who produced Natalma
Natalma
Natalma was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the Blue Hen Dam of the most important sire, and sire of sires, of the 20th Century, Northern Dancer. Bred in Virginia, she was purchased by Canadian business mogul E. P...
and Cosmah.
She was sired by the 1936 Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
winner Mahmoud
Mahmoud (horse)
Mahmoud was an French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1936 won England's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby and who became a Champion sire in the United States....
who was imported to the United States in 1940 by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses....
. Her dam was the unraced mare, Arbitrator, a daughter of the 1934 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winner, Peace Chance
Peace Chance
Peace Chance was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1934 Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series....
. Almahmoud won important races at age two and three before being retired to broodmare duty.
Stud record
Almahmoud was the dam of the following foals:- Armistice (1956) gelding by Citation, one win
- Bubbling Beauty (1961) filly by Hasty Road, dam of Arctic Tern (won Prix GanayPrix GanayThe Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,100 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late April or early May....
, Prix de FontainebleauPrix de FontainebleauThe Prix de Fontainebleau is a Group 3 flat horse race in France which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.-History:...
and Prix Thomas BryonPrix Thomas BryonThe Prix Thomas Bryon is a Group 3 flat horse race in France which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Saint-Cloud over a distance of 1,600 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.-History:...
) - Cosmah (1953) by Cosmic Bomb, was the 1974 Kentucky Broodmare of the YearKentucky Broodmare of the YearThe list that follows is of the all the mares that have won the honor of being named Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Mares are selected each year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Mares are graded by the success of offspring just like stallions in regards to the Leading...
and dam of Queen Sucree (dam of Kentucky Derby winner CannonadeCannonadeFor the cannon see CarronadeCannonade was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the 1974 Kentucky Derby. Owned and bred by prominent businessman John M. Olin, Cannonade was foaled at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky...
) and HaloHalo (horse)Halo was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire. Bred in Kentucky by John R. Gaines, founder of the Breeders Cup, Halo was out of the mare Cosmah , which made him a half-brother to the Hall of Fame filly Tosmah. His sire was Hail To Reason, the U.S...
(sired Kentucky DerbyKentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
winner Sunny's HaloSunny's HaloSunny's Halo was a Thoroughbred racehorse who became only the second Canadian-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and who as of 2006 is the all-time leading sire by progeny earnings in the state of Texas....
and U.S. Racing Hall of FameNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameThe National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductee, Sunday SilenceSunday SilenceSunday Silence was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, earning distinction as 1989 American Horse of the Year over American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse Easy Goer. He was foaled in 1986, sired by Halo out of Wishing Well by Understanding. Though he was registered as a dark bay/brown, he was in...
). - Folk Dancer (1959) by Native Dancer, a winner
- Retinoscope (1958) by Helioscope, placed once
- Nash 1960 gelding by Nashua, won 11 races
- Natalma by Native Dancer, 3 wins and stakes placed, dam of Northern DancerNorthern DancerNorthern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
who the National Thoroughbred Racing AssociationNational Thoroughbred Racing AssociationThe National Thoroughbred Racing Association is a broad-based coalition of horse racing interests consisting of leading thoroughbred racetracks, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity of horse racing and improving economic...
and others have called "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history" - Ramadan, colt by Native Dancer, won 1 race