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Kingmambo has been a smashingly great sire, as well as  race horse.  I hope his difficulties with the neck does not hamper his retirement and prevent him from having a happy 10 more years or so!  

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I expect he'll be happy and well cared for at Lane's End. They have other pensioners there, such as 32-year-old Lord Avie, who sherpa brought to our attention earlier this week on the Princequillo blog.

Just to demonstrate how tuff this stallion predicting game can often be- I recall visiting Lanes End during Kingmambo's and Miner's Mark's initial season at stud. I was familiar with both as runners, and after inspecting them was fairly certain that Miner's Mark would prove the better sire. History has shown that I couldn't have been more mistaken. I've never forgotten that visit (and conclusion), and it has tempered my opinions ever since...I was accompanied that day by my close and wise friend, the late Bob Falk. He and I had usually agreed about new stallions, but Bob was rather sure that Kingmambo would become a good one ( and not Miner's Mark)...Lastly, appreciate seeing the photo credit for racing's all-time best conformation photographer, Tony Leonard. Tony's still with us, but in dire straits. His great talent deserves to be remembered.  

Kingmambo has been a successful sire; however the jury is still out on whether or not he will become successful as a sire of sires.

It is interesting to see how particular stallion lines thrive in one country yet fail in another. In Japan, a son of Kingmambo called King Kamehameha is doing exceptionally well, so far having sired 24 Stakes performers (4 Group winners, 3 Listed winners).  However in Australia four stallions sired by Kingmambo including King's Best, Okawango, King Cugat and Dubai Destination have been complete failures.

Recent Group 1 winners - Workforce and Richard’s Kid sired by King’s Best and Lemon Drop Kid have thrown the spotlight back onto the Kingmambo sire line, however overall these stallions have been disappointing.

There is still hope for Kingmambo and I believe this lays with a well bred stallion called Henrythenavigator.  If this stallion fails, Kingmambo’s chances of being a successful sire of sires will look very grim. His influence will rest through his daughters.

In the current climate where Northern Dancer and Mr Prospector dominate pedigrees, we are still searching for the new stallion that will bring a new dominate line to the fore globally