Royal Mo (USA)
Uncle Mo - Royal Irish Lass (Saint Ballado) bay, 2013 - height 17hh
- Klawervlei Stud - W. Cape
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Race Record
US$300k yearling (KeeSep, 3rd highest price)
2 wins in USA, 1600-1700m at 2 and 3, from 6 starts (fractured sesamoid in work-out early at 3)
Rated Timeform 115
At 3 WON G3 Robert B Lewis S (1700m)
3rd G1 Santa Anita Derby (1800m)
Sire Line
UNCLE MO – at 2 won G1 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile, G1 Champagne S.; Champion 2yo colt; at 3, won G2 and 2x G1 placed; rated Timeform 127 at 2 and 3; sire of stakes winners in USA (dirt/turf) and Australia; sire of G1 winners of both sexes; sire of sires. 25 SW in first crop incl. 6 xGr1 winners. Fee $125k (2020)
Notable progeny incl. Nyquist (13c – Forestry, Seeking The Gold) – Champion 2yo colt, G1 Kentucky Derby at 3; sire; Outwork (13c – Empire Maker, Holy Bull); sire; Gomo (13f – Elusive Quality, Capote); Mo Town (14c – Bernardini, Carson City); Dream Tree (15f – Afleet Alex, Cornado’s Quest); Laoban (13c – Speightstown, Lost Soldier); sire; Mokat (13f – Premiership, Green Dancer); Man From Uncle (13c – Danehill Dancer, Giant’s Causeway); Royal Mo (14c – Saint Ballado, Seattle Song); sire; Mo Tom (13c – Rubiano, Caro); Unbridled Mo (13f – Unbridled, Topsider); Lost Raven (13f – Elusive Quality, Summer Squall); Uncle Vinny (13c – Untuttable, Regal Search); sire; Auntie Joy (13f – Forestry, Mr Prospector); Mo Queen (13f – Bite The Bullet, Afleet); Hollywood Mo (13c – Galileo, Danehill); Conquest Mo Money (14c – Seeking The Gold, Deputy Minister); Mopotism (14f – Bernardini, French Deputy); Epical (15c - Deputy Minister, Red Ransom); Bast (17f - Arch, St Jovite); Mo Forza (16c - Unsusual Heat, Afternoon Deelites); Modernist (17c - Bernadinin, Kris S.); Moon Colony (16c - Carson City, Pleasant Colony); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: His dam is by Arch, son of Kris S. (Roberto by Hail to Reason). The dam of Arch, Aurora, is close kin to Leo Castelli (their dams Althea and Suspicious Native are also close kin, and Althea’s sire Alydar is very close kin to Suspicious Native). There is remote bottom-line kinbreeding in Uncle Mo, through Indian Charlie’s Blessed Again linking to the dam’s bottom female-line.
GREY SOVEREIGN-line stallions in South Africa: Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie)
Pedigree
| Uncle Mo 2008 | Indian Charlie 1995 | In Excess | Siberian Express - Caro |
| Kantado - Sing Sing | |||
| Soviet Sojourn | Leo Castelli - Sovereign Dancer | ||
| Political Parfair - Diplomat Way | |||
| Playa Maya 2000 | Arch | Kris S - Roberto | |
| Aurora - Danzig | |||
| Dixie Slippers | Dixieland Band - Northern Dancer | ||
| Cyane's Slippers - Cyane | |||
| Royal Irish Lass 2003 | Saint Ballado 1989 | Halo | Hail To Reason - Turn To |
| Cosmah - Cosmic Bomb | |||
| Ballade | Herbager - Vandale | ||
| Miss Swapsco - Cohoes | |||
| Irish Linnet 1988 | Seattle Song | Seattle Slew - Bold Reasoning | |
| Incantation - Prince Blessed | |||
| Royal Slip | Royal Match - Sovereign Path | ||
| Chaduaille - St Chad |
Pedigree
Royal Mo’s dam Royal Irish Lass is by Saint Ballado, a son of Halo. Saint Ballado is (among others) full brother to Glorious Song who is dam of Rakeen, Singspiel, Rahy. As a result Royal Irish Lass is close kin to Rakeen.
The second dam Irish Linnett is by Seattle Song, who is by Seattle Slew (Fam. 13) out of Incantation, by Prince Blessed – whose dam Dog Blessed is very close kin to Nothirdchance.
Nothirdchance is dam of Hail to Reason (sire of Halo) and third dam of Leo Castelli (damsire of Indian Charlie).
Suitable Lines
Suitable mare lines for Royal Mo could include:
- Multiples of Fam. 13 (Mr Prospector (widespread), Seattle Slew, Tourbillon, Djeddah, Elusive Quality, Main Aim);
- Hail to Reason – widespread (Bold Reason (Sadler’s Wells, Fairy King), Al Mufti, Fort Wood, Jet Master, Flower Alley, Modern Day, Doowaley, Slew The Red, Cataloochee, Stage Call, Lundy’s Liability, Jay Peg, Royal Air Force, Pathfork, Await The Dawn, Admire Main, Philanthropist, Albert Hall, Seul Amour, etc, etc);
- Glorious Song – Rakeen (Jet Master; Call to Combat), Singspiel (Potala Palace, Lateral), Rahy (Noble Tune, Await The Dawn, Tiger Dance);
- In Reality (Trippi, Gold Press, Baroon, King’s Chapel, etc);
- Grey Flight (National Assembly, Lecture, Philanthropist, etc);
- Natalma/Cosmah – widespread (Coup de Folie – Mogok, Machiavellian (Kahal, Right Approach, Asaal, Mullins Bay, etc), Halo (Jet Master, Gimmethegreenlight, Brave Tin Soldier, Admire Main, Querari); Danehill, Announce; etc);
- Real Delight – Alydar (Duke of Marmalade, Oratorio, Byword, Houston Connection, etc), Plum Bold, Badger Land (Badger’s Drift), Visionaire, Lizard Island, etc.
- Unbridled’s Song – Noble Tune
- Afleet (Global View), Muhtafal
(posted 2018)
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 186,111 | 9 | 0.86 | 171,250 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 2020 | 134,583 | 12 | 0.56 | 88,333 | 9 | 0.45 |
| 2021 | 117,143 | 7 | 0.34 | 90,000 | 8 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 117,500 | 4 | 0.25 | 85,000 | 2 | 0.46 |
Stamina
by highest winning distance of 3yo and up (the higher the count, the more reliable the %)
| 800/1399m | 14/1600m | 16/1999m | 20/2399m | 2400m+ | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 53% | 18% | 12% | 0% | 17 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Aussie 19c | 5 (1) | 7 (3) | R 5,813,551 | 106 |
| Mo Jive 19c | 1 (0) | 5 (0) | R 128,000 | 90 |
| Sweetie Darling 21f | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | R 236,750 | 90 |
| King Mo 19c | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | R 49,000 | 82 |
| Royal Port Louis 19c | 0 (0) | 4 (0) | R 43,200 | 82 |
| Tyrion Lannister 20c | 3 (0) | 3 (0) | R 348,664 | 82 |
| Bob's Your Uncle 19c | 2 (0) | 5 (0) | R 185,125 | 81 |
| Mo The Man 19c | 2 (0) | 7 (0) | R 214,375 | 81 |
| Matsuyamo 19c | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | R 156,372 | 80 |
| Donna Mo 20f | 2 (0) | 7 (0) | R 233,250 | 80 |
The Power Of Ratings
Colts
| AR Band | < 59 | 59 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90 - 99 | > 99 | > 79 | > 89 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Colts | 27% | 18% | 26% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 29% | 11% | 25,503 |
| Royal Mo | 24% | 24% | 16% | 28% | 4% | 4% | 36% | 8% | 25 |
Fillies
| AR Band | < 54 | 54 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 - 84 | 85 - 94 | > 94 | > 74 | > 84 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Fillies | 28% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 7% | 2% | 29% | 9% | 24,964 |
| Royal Mo | 33% | 11% | 39% | 11% | 6% | 0% | 17% | 6% | 18 |
Black Type Offspring
with best career rating by distance category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 2.09
- Stamina 1630m
- Stakes Wins 10%
- Black Type 10% winners/runners% 39%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 70% | 1 | 10% | 1 | 10% | 18 | 3.54 | 78 | 1536m |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 0.64 | 59 | 1725m |
Fillies
- SSI 1.05
- Stamina 1175m
- Stakes Wins 0%
- Black Type 0% winners/runners% 39%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.29 | 56 | 0m |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 55% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 0.74 | 62 | 1550m |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2.11 | 70 | 800m |
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