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{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Mongo
| image =
| caption =
| sire = [[Royal Charger]]
| grandsire = [[Nearco]]
| dam = Accra
| damsire = Annapolis
| sex = [[Stallion (horse)|Stallion]]
| foaled = 1959
| country = United States
| colour = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]
| breeder = [[Marion duPont Scott]]
| owner = Marion duPont Scott
| trainer = [[Frank A. Bonsal]]
| record = 46: 22-10-4
| earnings = $820,766
| race = [[Lexington Handicap]] (1962) [[Trenton Handicap]] (1962, 1964) [[United Nations Stakes|United Nations Handicap]] (1962, 1963) [[Ventnor Turf Handicap]] (1962) [[Diamond State Handicap]] (1963, 1964) [[Washington, D.C. International Stakes]] (1963) [[John B. Campbell Handicap]] (1964) [[Philip H. Iselin Stakes|Monmouth Handicap]] (1964) [[Widener Handicap]] (1964)
|awards = [[American Champion Male Turf Horse]] (1963)
|honours =
|updated=
}}
'''Mongo''' (1959-March 21, 1983<ref>https://www.pedigreequery.com/mongo</ref>) was an American [[Eclipse Award|Champion]] [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]] that was most notable for his performances in turf races.

==Background==
He was bred and raced by [[Marion duPont Scott]], a member of the prominent [[Du Pont family]]. His sire was imported British stallion [[Royal Charger]], a son of [[Nearco]], which ''[[National Sporting Library|Thoroughbred Heritage]]'' says was "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century".<ref>{{cite web|author=Anne Peters Thoroughbred Heritage |url=http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Pharos.html |title=Pharos |publisher=Tbheritage.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-19}}</ref> Mongo's dam was Accra, Ms. Du Pont Scott's foundation mare, who produced at least seven other winners including the three-time [[American Champion Steeplechase Horse]] [[Neji (horse)|Neji]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=110 |title=Neji |publisher=Racingmuseum.org |date= |accessdate=2012-12-19}}</ref>

==Racing career==
[[Frank A. Bonsal|Frank Bonsal]], a former [[jockey]] in [[Steeplechase (horse racing)|steeplechase]] racing, conditioned Mongo for racing. As a three-year-old in 1962, the colt won important races on [[Grass|turf]] under jockey [[Charlie Burr]]. He notably won the [[Belmont Lexington Stakes|Lexington Handicap]], the first of two consecutive runnings of both the [[United Nations Stakes|United Nations Handicap]] and the [[Trenton Handicap]]. The following year was Mongo's most successful. On November 11, he met the reigning [[American Horse of the Year]] [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]], as well as challengers from France, Ireland, Hungary, Venezuela, and Russia in the [[Washington, D.C. International Stakes]]. The race evolved into a match between Mongo and Kelso throughout the last half-mile. On the line, Mongo prevailed by half a length, but his win was only confirmed after the track stewards rejected a claim of interference brought by [[Ismael Valenzuela]], the rider of the runner-up.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RkgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5774,1852198&dq=mongo&hl=en |title=Mongo Outruns Kelso in International |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=November 12, 1963 |accessdate=2012-12-19}}</ref> As a result of his successes, Mongo was voted the 1963 [[American Champion Male Turf Horse]].

Mongo also raced successfully at age five. He defeated Kelso again to win the 1964 [[Philip H. Iselin Stakes|Monmouth Handicap]], defeated the outstanding runner [[Gun Bow]] in the [[John B. Campbell Handicap]], and set a new [[Monmouth Park Racetrack|Monmouth Park]] track record in winning the Trenton Handicap for the second time.

==Stud career==
Retired to [[stud (animal)|stud]] at Blue Ridge Farm near [[Upperville, Virginia]], Mongo met with modest success. While none of his progeny met with his level of racing success, Mongo sired some good runners, including:
* Mongongo (1969) - winner of multiple stakes races including the [[Salvator Mile Handicap]]
* Bushongo (1971) - won [[Flamingo Stakes]]
* Commadore C. (1976) - [[Long Branch Stakes]] winner
* Mongo Queen (b. 1976) - won [[Sorority Stakes]]

Mongo died at age 24 on March 21, 1983, at Blue Ridge Farm.

==Pedigree==
{{Pedigree
|name = Mongo (USA), chestnut stallion, 1959<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm?page_state=ORDER_AND_CONFIRM&reference_number=327540&registry=T&horse_name=Mongo&dam_name=Accra&foaling_year=1959&nicking_stats_indicator=Y |title=Mongo pedigree |publisher=equineline.com |date=2012-05-08 |accessdate=2013-01-02}}</ref>
|inf =
|f = [[Royal Charger]] (GB) 1942
|m = Accra (USA) 1941
|ff = [[Nearco]] (ITY) 1935
|fm = Sun Princess (GB) 1937
|mf = Annapolis (USA) 1926
|mm = Ladala (USA) 1927
|fff = [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]]
|ffm = [[Nogara (horse)|Nogara]]
|fmf = [[Solario]]
|fmm = [[Mumtaz Begum (horse)|Mumtaz Begum]]
|mff = [[Man o'War]]
|mfm = Panoply
|mmf = [[Ladkin]]
|mmm = Tonala
|ffff = [[Phalaris (horse)|Phalaris]]
|fffm = Scapa Flow
|ffmf = Havresac
|ffmm = Catnip
|fmff = [[Gainsborough (horse)|Gainsborough]]
|fmfm = Sun Worship
|fmmf = [[Blenheim (horse)|Blenheim]]
|fmmm = [[Mumtaz Mahal (horse)|Mumtaz Mahal]]
|mfff = [[Fair Play (horse)|Fair Play]]
|mffm = [[Mahubah]]
|mfmf = [[Peter Pan (American horse)|Peter Pan]]
|mfmm = Inaugural
|mmff = [[Fair Play (horse)|Fair Play]]
|mmfm = Lading
|mmmf = [[Broomstick (horse)|Broomstick]]
|mmmm = Polly Flinders (Family:21-a)
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1959 racehorse births]]
[[Category:1983 racehorse deaths]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in Virginia]]
[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]]
[[Category:Du Pont racehorses]]
[[Category:American Champion racehorses]]
[[Category:Thoroughbred family 21-a]]

Mongo (horse) - Revision history

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