Mumtaz Mahal

Mumtaz Mahal (1921 1945) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was champion two-year-old, champion sprinter, Horse of the Year and a highly successful broodmare. She was ranked 71st in Britain and Ireland's Top 100 Racehorses of All-Time in 2013 and was referred to by the National Horseracing Museum as "just about the best two-year-old filly seen in the 20th century" and by the National Sporting Library's Thoroughbred Heritage website as "one of the most important broodmares of the 20th Century". Background Known as "Mumpty", she was a blotchy grey mare, named after empress Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal Empire ruler Shah Jahan of Taj Mahal fame. Bred by Lady Sykes at her Sledmere Stud in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, Mumtaz Mahal was out of the mare Lady Josephine. Her sire was The Tetrarch, whom the Thoroughbred Heritage website also said was "probably the greatest two-year-old of all time", and that he was "possibly the greatest runner ever." Racing career