Rockamundo
by Key To The Mint - Crystal Cup, by Nijinsky II
2005 Stud Fee: Private
  • At two, never off the board in seven starts! Broke his maiden second time out and placed in three stakes, including the Grade 2 Arlington-Washington Futurity to eventual Eclipse Champion 2yo GILDED TIME and defeating record-setting Grade 1 winner WILD ZONE ($509,973); and placed second in the Arch Ward Breeders' Cup S. defeating record-setting Grade 2 winner THE VID ($952,216).
  • A five-time 'Derby' starter at three, ROCKAMUNDO ran the third fastest time in the 63-year history of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G2), to defeat graded winners KISSIN KRIS (G1, $1,616,936), DIAZO (G1, $581,400), MI CIELO (G2, $496,299) and DALHART (G3, $333,440). At three he also defeated NTR SW GLARING ($444,775), Champion EL BAKAN, G2 SW TOSSOFFTHECOIN ($808,159) and more.
  • By Champion 3yo KEY TO THE MINT, sire of 45 SWs, including Champions JEWEL PRINCESS and PLUGGED NICKLE, and broodmare sire of 99 SWs, including Champion SWAIN and 1999 G1 winner SOARING SOFTLY. ROCKAMUNDO is a half-brother to Group 1 Champion IKTAMAL and 1999 SW FIRST MAGNITUDE (at 3, in France). He is out of a NIJINSKY II half-sister to four SWs, including Champion PURE BRAVADO. His granddam is a half-sister to Champion and Leading Sire ILE DE BOURBON (by NIJINSKY II). His second and third dams are Champions ROSE BOWL and ROSELIERE.
  • Sire of 50% 2-year-old winners from runners including S J B SUPEREXPRESS, third in his career debut and winner by 1 1/2 lengths in his second start at Hollywood Park!
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Race Record
Age
Starts
1st
2nd
3rd
Earned
2
7
1(0)
2(2)
1(1)
$74,625
3
7
1(1)
0(0)
0(0)
$309,000
4
3
0(0)
0(0)
0(0)
$0
Totals
17
2(1)
2(2)
1(1)
$383,625
At 2
Won
An allowance race at Ak-Sar-Ben (5 1/2 furlongs, defeating Lesson, Brave Driver, Proud of My Sis,
Pappy’s Double, Jess Dandy, Sam J., etc.).
2nd
Arch Ward Breeders’ Cup S (7 furlongs, to Rule Sixteen, defeating Satellite Signal, Seattle Morn,
Tricky Six, Aventuras Halo, The Vid, etc.).
Juvenile Breeders’ Cup S (6 furlongs, to Tricky Six, defeating Idorunrun, Proud of My Sis, Duck the
Falls, Queen’s Brass Band, Just Ask Rudy, etc.).
3rd
Arlington-Washington Futurity (gr. II, 1 mile, to Gilded Time, Boundlessly, defeating So
Unforgettable, Wild Zone, Forever Ivor).
At 3
Won
Arkansas Derby (gr. II, 1 1/8 miles, defeating Kissin Kris, Foxtrail, Mi Cielo, Diazo, Ragtime Rebel,
Over Jack Mountain, Proudest Romeo, etc.).
Sire Line
By KEY TO THE MINT, stakes winner of 14 races, $576,015, champion 3yo colt, Suburban H (gr. I), Excelsior H (gr. II), etc., and sire of 48 stakes winners including JEWEL PRINCESS (champion older mare, Breeders’ Cup Distaff, gr. I, etc.), PLUGGED NICKLE (champion sprinter, Florida Derby, gr. I, etc.), GOLD AND IVORY (champion 3 yo in Italy and Ger, champion older male in Ger), KAMAR (champion 3yo filly in Can), SUGAR AND SPICE (Mother Goose S, gr. I, etc.), JAVA GOLD (Travers S, gr. I, etc.), LOVE SMITTEN (Apple Blossom H, gr. I, etc.), SPARK OF LIFE (Ladies H, gr. I, etc.), SAUCE BOAT (Arlington-Washington Futurity, gr. I), ROCKAMUNDO (Arkansas Derby, gr. II, etc.), CLEF D’ARGENT (Test S, gr. II, etc.), KEY SPIRIT (Philadelphia Park Budweiser Breeders’ Cup S, gr. III, etc.), KEY LORY (gr. III), LOVE’S EXCHANGE (gr. III), KEY TO THE BRIDGE (gr. III), BELLE’S GOLD (gr. III), THE FED (Can-III), WINGS OF GRACE (gr. III), etc.

KEY TO THE MINT’S other sons as stallions include JAVA GOLD (318 foals, 18 SW, 1.54 AEI), SAUCE BOAT (568 foals, 31 SW, 1.37 AEI), MOLEOLUS (91 foals, 5 SW, 1.26 AEI), Ziad (185 foals, 7 SW, 1.06 AEI), etc.
ROCKAMUNDO
Foaled in 1990		 Key To The Mint '69 Graustark
Ribot
Flower Bowl
Key Bridge
Princequillo
Blue Banner
Crystal Cup '81 Nijinsky II
Northern Dancer
Flaming Page
Rose Bowl
Habitat
Roseliere
Family
1st Dam
CRYSTAL CUP. Dam of 11 foals, including—
  • IKTAMAL (by Danzig Connection). 7 wins at 3 and 4 in Eng, champion older male, Haydock Park S (Eng-I), Saab Beeswing S (Eng-III), etc.
  • ROCKAMUNDO (See above).
  • FIRST MAGNITUDE (Arazi). 5 wins at 3 and 4, $215,122, in Fr, Prix Jean de Chaudenay-Grand Prix du Printemps (Fr-II), Prix du Conseil de Paris (Fr-II), Prix d’Hedouville (Fr-III), Prix de Reux, etc.
  • DON SEBASTIAN (Roi Danzig). Winner 2 in Eng; 4 wins, 4 thru 6, $523,323, in HK.
  • SUPSPENSE QUEEN (Woodman). 3 wins at 3 and 4, in Japan. Producer.
  • CRYSTAL CROSS (Roberto). 4 wins at 3 and 4 in Eng. Producer.
  • CUP CUSTARD (Secretariat). Unraced. Producer. Dam of Wingate ($132,078, 2nd Brookmeade S, etc., to 8, 2003), Afternoon Clinic ($20,031, 3rd M. Tyson Gilpin S, at 2, 2003).
2nd Dam
ROSE BOWL. 6 wins, 2 thru 4 in Eng, champion older mare, Champion S (Eng-I), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-II) twice, Ladbroke Nell Gwyn S (Eng-III), 2nd Sussex S (Eng-I), Champion S (Eng-I), Waterford Crystal Mile (Eng-III), 3rd William Hill Cheveley Park S (Eng-I), Prince of Wales’s S (Eng-II). Dam of 10 foals, including—
  • PURE BRAVADO. Champion older male in Austria, Internationale Meile.
  • ROKEBY. Winner at 2 in Ger, Kronimus Rennen; winner at 2 in Eng, 2nd Stardom S, 3rd Newbury Rose Bowl S, etc.; placed at 3, $60,000, in NA, 3rd Wood Memorial Invitational S (gr. I). Sire.
  • GOLDEN BOWL. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in Eng, Lupe S, 2nd Cheshire Oaks (Eng-III), Kingsclere S. Dam of NERO ZILZAL (Prix Exbury, Fr-III, Prix le Fabuleux, 2nd Prix d’Harcourt, Fr-II, etc.), GOLDEN MINTAGE (Premio Trofeo Cino del Duca, Premio d’Aprile Memorial, 2nd Premio Parioli, It-I, etc., sire). Granddam of ORANGE CURE (Nor-II), TOTALY WILD ($83,080), IVORY BOWL, ORIENTAL PEARL (in Ger).
  • ROSE REEF. 4 wins at 4 and 5 in Ire, E.B.F. Gladness S (Ire-III). Sire in Japan.
  • Rose Campion. Winner at 3 in Eng, 3rd Radley S.
  • Rokeby Bowl. 6 wins in Eng, 3rd Ormonde S (Eng-III).
  • BROWSER. Unraced. Dam of HIGH BROWSER ($210,484, Athenia H, gr. III, etc.).
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