Atso(USA) chestnut, 2005 • height 16.1hh
RACE RECORD
Did not race
SIRE LINE
KINGMAMBO – won Gr1 Poule d’Essai des
Poulains, Gr1 St James’ Palace S., Gr1 Prix
du Moulin de Longchamps (TFR 133). Sire
of 85 Stakes winners, 50 Group winners. Sire
of 10 Champions in 8 countries.
Sire of 46% Gr1 winners/GSW - second only
to A.P. Indy by Gr1 winners
Notable progeny incl. -
L e m o n D r o p K i d ( 9 6 c – S e a t t l e S l ew,
Buckpasser) – Champion Older Horse (USA);
sire; Henrythenavigator (05c – Sadler’s
Wells, Irish River); El Condor Pasa (95c –
Sadler’s Wells, Seattle Slew) – Horse of the
Ye a r, 2 x C h a m p i o n ( J P N ) ; s i r e ; K i n g
Kamehameha (01c – Last Tycoon, Blakeney)
– Champion 3yo (JPN); Divine Proportions
(02f – Sadler’s Wells, Mill Reef) – Champion
2yo (FR); Russian Rhythm (00f – Nijinsky,
Balidar) – Champion 3yo Filly (UK); Rule Of
Law (01c – Royal Academy, Never So Bold)
– Champion 3yo Stayer (UK); Okawango
(98c – Kris, Lyphard) – Champion 2yo (FR);
sire; Walzerkonigin (99f – Keen, Primera) –
C h a m p i o n O l d e r F e m a l e ( I T Y / G E R ) ;
Alkaased (00c – Niniski, High Top); sire;
Tawqeet (02c – Caerleon, Riverman); Virginia Waters (02f – Sadler’s Wells, Shirley
Heights); Dubai Destination (99c – Alleged,
Seattle Slew) - sire; King’s Best (97c –
Lombard, Espresso) – sire; Bluemamba (97f
– Private Account, Devil’s Bag); King Cugat
(97c – Majestic Light, Buckpasser) – sire;
Campanologist (05c - Sadler’s Wells, Halo);
Alexandros (05c - King of Kings, Shirley
Heights); Archipenko (04c - Nijinsky, Forli),
etc
Broodmare sire of 18 SW’s in 2009 inc Gr1
winners Midday, Gozzpi Girl, Miss World,
Regal Parade, Swing Queen, Wiener Walzer,
Just Mambo
Kin-breeding: Kingmambo is kinbred 3x4x5
Raise You x Miss Dogwood x Igual
Mr Prospector line sires in South Africa:
M u h t a fa l (M r P ro s p e c t o r) ; Tr i p p i (E n d
Sweep); Kildonan (Rich Man’s Gold); Hangi n g R o a d (G u l c h) ; M a r t i n e l l i (T h u n d e r
Gulch); Indigo Magic, Sail From Seattle,
Surging River, Western Winter, West Man,
West Order (Gone West); Fan Club’s Mister
(Mr Greeley); Argonaut, Lion Tamer (Western Winter); Count Dubois, Dupont, Modus
Vivendi (Zafonic); Ashaawes, Atso, Ideal
W o r l d , M a l h u b , P a r a d e L e a d e r
(Kingmambo); King’s Apostle (King’s Best);
Latino Magic (Lion Cavern), Asaal, Hobb
Alwahtan, Kahal , Mul l ins Bay, Right Approach (Machiavellian); Miesque’s Approval
(Miesque’s Son); Lecture, Windrush (Seeking The Gold); Mel l i font , Woodborough
(Woodman)
STUD ANALYSIS
First season at stud in 2008
BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI
’09 69,167 6 0.65 28,333 9 0.50
PEDIGREE
Atso’s dam Sea Of Showers has genetic relatives Turn To x Glamour x Jet Action x
Glamour x Turn To – through the combination of My Charmer x Numbered Account & Hail to Reason x Sir Ivor.
Atso’s sire Kingmambo slots into this through
genetic relatives Sequence x Fair Charmer
x Buckpasser.
possible affinities: Tom Fool clan genetic relat i ve s ( B u ck p a s s e r, Ni j i n s k y, B l u s h i n g
Groom); Halo (Rakeen); Thong (Sadler’s
Wells, Nureyev); Mixed Marriage (Gone
West, Sharpen Up); Danehill/Danzig, etc.
FEMALE LINE
1st dam
SEA OF SHOWERS (99f, Seattle Slew) – 4
wins, Gr3 Jenny Wiley S., 3rd Gr2 Prix de
Sandringham; dam of
Atso (05c, Kingmambo) – subject stallion
2nd dam
CHIMES OF FREEDOM (87f, Private Account)
– 6 wins, Gr1 Coronation S., Gr1 Moyglare
Stud S., Gr2 Child S., 3rd Gr1 Cheveley
Park S; Champion 3yo Filly; dam of
ALDEBARAN (98c, Mr Prospector) – 6 wins,
Gr1 Metropolitan Hcp, Gr1 Forego hcp,
Gr1 San Carlos Hcp, Gr2 Tom Fool Hcp,
Gr2 Churchill Downs Hcp, Nassau Hcp-
(L); 2nd Gr1 Carter Hcp, Metropolitan
Hcp, Gr1 Cigar Mile, Gr1 Vosburgh S.,
Gr1 Forego Hcp, Gr2 Breeder’s Cup
S., Gr3 Jersey S.; 3rd Gr1 Hollywood
Derby; sire
GOOD JOURNEY (96c, Nureyev) – 7 wins,
Gr1 Atto Mile, Gr2 Citation Hcp (2x),
Gr2 Breeder’s Cup Hcp, Gr2 Kilroe Mile
Hcp; 3rd Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Mile, Gr3
Carey mem Hcp; sire
TOMISUE’S INDY (94f, A.P. Indy) – 6 wins,
Quick Reward S.-(L)
SEA OF SHOWERS (98f, Seattle Slew) –
see above
3rd dam
AVIANCE (82f, Northfields) – 2 wins, Gr1
Phoenix S.; dam of
CHIMES OF FREEDOM (87f, Private
Account) – see above
DENON (98c, Private Account) – 6 wins,
Gr1 Hollywood Derby, Gr1 Turf Classic, Gr1 Charles Whittingham Hcp, Gr1
M a n h a t t a n H c p , G r 3 P r i x d e
Fontainebleu; 2nd Gr1 Sword Dancer
Hcp, Gr1 United Nations Hcp, Gr3 Prix
Thomas Byron; 3rd Gr1 Poule d’Essai
des Poulains, Gr1 Prix Jean Prat, Gr1
Man O’War S.
IMPERFECT CIRCLE (88f, Riverman) –
2 wins, Firth of Clyde S., 2nd Gr1
Cheveley Park S.; dam of
SPINNING WORLD (93c, Nureyev) –
8 wins, Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Mile,
Gr1 Irish 2000 Guineas, Gr1 Prix
Jacques le Marois (2x), Gr2 Prix
du Muguet, Gr3 Prix Saint Roman;
2nd Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Mile, Gr1
Poule d’Essai des Poulains; sire
of Gr1 winners
VISIONS OF CLARITY (00f, Sadler’s
Wells) – 2 wins, Prix de Bagatelle-
(L)
Rangoon Ruby (96f, Kingmambo) –
won, 3rd Gr2 Prix de Ris-Orangis,
Prix Imprudence-(L); dam of
Sagara (04c, Sadler’s Wells) –
won, 2nd Gr2 Prix Greffulh
As on sporting post website
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