El Condor Pasa (horse)
El Condor Pasa (Japanese: エルコンドルパサー, March 17, 1995 – July 16, 2002) was an American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1998 he won the NHK Mile Cup and the Japan Cup. In the following year he was campaigned in Europe where he won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Prix Foy before finishing second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was retired to stud but died after three seasons following unsuccessful colic surgery. El Condor Pasa has been described as the best Japanese racehorse of the 20th century.
| El Condor Pasa | |
|---|---|
El Condor Pasa on November 28, 1999 | |
| Sire | Kingmambo |
| Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam | Saddlers Gal |
| Damsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 17 March 1995 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Takashi Watanabe |
| Owner | Takashi Watanabe |
| Trainer | Yoshitaka Ninomiya |
| Record | 11: 8-3-0 |
| Earnings | 376,078,000 Yen 38,000,000 franc |
| Major wins | |
| NHK Mile Cup (1998) Japan Cup (1998) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1999) Prix Foy (1999) | |
| Awards | |
| Japanese Champion Three-year-old Colt (1998) Japanese Champion Older Horse (1999) Japanese Horse of the Year (1999) | |
| Honours | |
| JRA Hall of Fame (2014) Timeform rating: 136 WTRR rating : 134 (1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe) | |
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