My Babu
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My Babu (1945-1970) was one of the most influential sires in American breeding of show jumpers, eventers and hunters. His descendants include Bruce Davidson's former eventing mount JJ Babu, Anky van Grunsven's dressage horse Bonfire, and puissance and grand prix jumper Sympatico. Also, the grand prix jumper Napur is related to him through his sire Damascus dam Kerala. My Babu was the sire of Kerala, and therefore one of Napur's grandsires.
During My Babu's racing career in England, the bay colt had 16 Starts, 11 Wins, 2 Places, and 0 Shows, with career earnings of £29,830. He was later sold in 1955 to the United States for over $600,000--the second highest price paid for a Thoroughbred at that time. The stallion stood at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky during his breeding career.
The French Thoroughbred (by Djebel, out of Perfume II, by Badruddin) was also a great sire of stakes winners. He produced 47 stakes winners and was a broodmare sire of 95 winners, and was awarded with the title of Leading Juvenile Sire in 1960. By 1965, his racing descendants had won over $3,000,000.
[edit] Pedigree for My Babu
| Sire Djebel b. 1937 |
Tourbillon b. 1928 |
Ksar ch. 1918 |
Bruleur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kizil Kourgan | |||
| Durban b. 1918 |
Durbar | ||
| Banshee | |||
| Loika ch. 1926 |
Gay Crusader b. 1914 |
Bayardo | |
| Gay Laura | |||
| Coeur A Coeur ch. 1921 |
Teddy | ||
| Ballantrae | |||
| Dam Perfume gr. 1938 |
Badruddin gr. 1931 |
Blandford br. 1919 |
Swynford |
| Blanche | |||
| Mumtaz Mahal gr. 1921 |
The Tetrarch | ||
| Lady Josephine | |||
| Lavendula br. 1930 |
Pharos br. 1920 |
Phalaris | |
| Scapa Flow | |||
| Sweet Lavender ch. 1923 |
Swynford | ||
| Marchetta |
