Mambrino (horse) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mambrino
Portrait of Mambrino
Breed	Thoroughbred
Sire	Engineer
Grandsire	Sampson
Dam	Cade Mare (Unnamed)
Damsire	Cade
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1768
Country	Great Britain
Color	Gray
Breeder	John Atkinson
Owner	Richard Grosvenor

Mambrino was a famous grey Thoroughbred racehorse born in 1768. He was known for his speed and strength. Mambrino was also very important because he became the father of many other fast horses. One of his most famous sons was Messenger, who helped create a new type of horse in America.

Mambrino's Life and Racing Career

Mambrino was a grey horse, meaning he had a coat that was a mix of black and white hairs. He was born in 1768 in Great Britain. His father was a horse named Engineer, and his mother was an unnamed mare by Cade. John Atkinson, from Yorkshire, was the person who bred Mambrino. People often said Mambrino looked more like a strong carriage horse than a speedy racehorse.

When Mambrino was young, he was sold to a nobleman named Lord Grosvenor. Mambrino raced for Lord Grosvenor and showed amazing talent. When he was just seven years old, he won two very important races: the King's Plate and the Jockey Club Plate. Overall, Mambrino won 11 races during his career. He even beat some of the best horses of his time, like Florizel and Trentham.

Mambrino was also known for being a great trotter. This means he was good at a special kind of horse gait, where diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time. He was very fast in harness racing, which is when horses pull a light cart with a driver.

Mambrino's Legacy: Becoming a Sire

After his successful racing career, Mambrino retired to a place called Oxford Stud. Here, he became a "sire," which means he was used for breeding. He fathered many different types of horses. These included hunters, which are horses used for fox hunting, and coach horses, which pulled carriages. He also sired road horses and some good racehorses and broodmares (female horses used for breeding).

Mambrino's most famous son was a horse named Messenger. Messenger was sent to North America, where he became a "foundation sire." This means he was one of the first and most important horses to start a new breed. Messenger helped create the Standardbred breed, which is famous for harness racing. Messenger was also important for developing English Coach horses.

Mambrino's Family Tree

Mambrino's family tree shows how important he was in creating new lines of horses. Many famous horses can trace their family back to him.

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