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Nicknamed the Flying Filly. Considered by some to be the foundress of the American Racehorse
Mumtaz Mahal was bred by Lady Sykes at Sledmere. Purchased for the Aga Khan by George Lambton in 1922, she would first become a brilliant racer. Mortimer describes her as a superb filly, combining size, quality, and faultless conformation with a fine bold outlook. In her maiden appearance in the Spring Stakes at Newmarket she had left the field behind at only three furlongs, and set a course record of 57 4/5 seconds for five furlongs. In her next start, the Queen Mary Stakes, she won by ten lengths, and, it is said, won the nickname The Flying Filly from British racing journalists. She reeled off victories in the National Breeders Produce Stakes by four lengths, the Molecomb Stakes by ten lengths and Champagne Stakes by three lengths. In her final outing in October, she was said to be a bit off-color and the ground a bit heavy for her liking; even so she dug in and managed a second place. Her efforts as juvenile saw her awarded top spot on the Free Handicap. Sent out as a three year old for the One Thousand Guineas, she failed to stay, resulting in a second place finish to Plack. She was tried once more over a mile in the Coronation Stakes but it became clear this was too long a distance. Her final outings, in the six furlong King George Stakes and the five furlong Nunthorpe Stakes saw the return of her formerly brilliant self. Some say she was the fastest filly to set foot on the English turf
In the stud she produced six winners: the very fast two year old, Mirza 2nd, Badruddin, Furrokh Siyar, Mah Mahal, Mumtaz Begum and Rustom Mahal. Her colts were better than her fillies, who were somewhat disappointing. However, when her daughters retired to stud a very different story was written. Mah Mahal foaled Mahmoud, Pherozshah, Khan Bahadur, Mbale and Mah Iran; Mumtaz Begum bred eight winners including Nasrullah, Dodoma 2nd, Sun Princess, Malindi, Bibibeg and Rivaz; while Rustom Mahal produced Fille du Regiment and Abernant
Among her many notable descendants are Mahmoud, who won the Epsom Derby in record time and became a Leading Sire in 1946 in America, and 3rd Leading Sire in 1942 in Great Britain, and Nasrullah, who won the Champion Stakes and a third in the Epsom Derby and went on to become a Leading Sire in 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962 in America, as well as a Leading Sire in Great Britain
Champions descending from Mumtaz Mahal include Petite Etoile (1000 Guineas, Oaks Stakes), Aliysa (disqualified winner Oaks Stakes, later Champion Broodmare), Danewin, Octagonal, Habibti (July Cup, Prix de l Abbaye de Longchamp), Ginetta (Poule d Essai des Pouliches, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp), Shergar ( Epsom Derby, Irish Sweeps Derby, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes), Longleat, Mange Tout (Windsor Castle Stakes, Molecomb Stakes, Prix d Arenberg), Rose Dubarry (Lowther Stakes, Norfolk Stakes, leading filly on Free Handicap at two), Risen Star (Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, 3rd Kentucky Derby), Hokuto Vega (Japan), Kalamoun (Poule d Essai des Poulains, Prix Lupin, Prix Jacques le Marois) and Oh So Sharp (1000 Guineas, Oaks Stakes, St. Leger Stakes)
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Mumtaz Mahal was in the Aga Khans stud in France when war broke out. When the stud was overrun by the Germans they left her behind, perhaps due to her age, or perhaps out of respect; she died there not long after. Mumtaz Mahal belongs to the Lady Josephine branch of Family # 9 that traces to the Old Vintner Mare
http://www.kincsem.de/pferde/mumtaz.htm
http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/MumtazMahal.htm
http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/mumtaz.htm
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