Ribocco

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Ribocco


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sire = Ribot
grandsire = Tenerani
dam = Libra
damsire = Hyperion
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1964
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder = Margaret Hager Rogers
owner = Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.
trainer = Fulke Johnson Houghton
record = 14: 5-?-?
earnings = US$401,986 (equivalent)
race = Observer Gold Cup (1966)
Washington Singer Stakes (1966)
Irish Derby Stakes (1967)

British Classic Race wins:
St. Leger Stakes (1967)
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honours =
updated= July 26, 2008

Ribocco (foaled 1964 in Kentucky) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed for owner Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. in England, Ireland, and France. He was a son of the undefeated two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, Ribot.

Trained by Fulke Johnson Houghton, under jockey Lester Piggott Ribocco won the 1967 Irish Derby, ran second to Royal Palace in the Epsom Derby, then in September won the third leg of the British Triple Crown series, the St. Leger Stakes. In October he was sent to compete in France in that country's most prestigious race where he finished third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe behind Salvo and the 82 to 1 longshot winner, Topyo. In his final race, Ribocco returned to the United States and finished seventh in the Washington, D.C. International Stakes.

Retired at the end of the 1967 racing season, American Thomas Mellon Evans acquired a part interest in Ribocco for breeding purposes. He stood at stud at Evans' Buckland Farm in Virginia where he met with modest success as a sire. After the 1972 breeding season he was sent to a stud farm in Japan.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/ribocco Ribocco's Pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=fv4Wmji-FW4&feature=related Video at YouTube of Ribocco winning the 1967 St. Leger Stakes]