Mesa

Mesa (1932–1941) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed very good form as a juvenile when she won two races and finished third in the Grand Critérium. In the following year she was sent to England where she won the 1000 Guineas and looked unlucky when finishing third in Epsom Oaks. She also finished second in the Prix du Président de la République and the Prix de La Jonchere and ran fifth in the Grand Prix de Paris. She made a very promising start to her time as a broodmare before dying at the age of nine. Background Mesa was a "plain" bay mare bred by Pierre Corbiere at his Nonant-le-Pin stud in France and was leased to Pierre Wertheimer during her racing career. She was trained at Chantilly in France by Albert Swann. She was sired by the Irish stallion Kircubbin who won the Irish St Leger as a three-year-old before being sent to France where he won the Prix d'Ispahan and the Prix du Président de la République. He was the Leading sire in France in 1930. Mesa's dam Mackwiller was a top-class racehorse who won the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches in 1926. Apart from Mesa she produced the influential broodmares Mammee (female-line ancestor of Vimy and Ma Biche) and Muscida (ancestor of Classic Park and Court Masterpiece). Racing career