King Kamehameha (horse)

King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha before his final race at Hanshin in September 2004
Sire	Kingmambo
Grandsire	Mr Prospector
Dam	Manfath
Damsire	Last Tycoon
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	March 20, 2001
Country	Japan
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Northern Farm
Owner	Makoto Kaneko
Trainer	Kunihide Matsuda
Record	8:7-0-1
Earnings	¥429,733,000
Major wins
Mainichi Hai (2004) NHK Mile Cup (2004) Tokyo Yushun (2004) Kobe Shimbun Hai (2004)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2004) Leading sire in Japan (2010, 2011)

King Kamehameha (Japanese: キングカメハメハ, foaled March 20, 2001) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning both of his races as a two-year-old he established himself as the best colt of his generation in Japan in 2004 with a five-race winning streak including the Mainichi Hai, NHK Mile Cup, Tokyo Yushun and Kobe Shimbun Hai. After sustaining a tendon injury he was retired from racing he was retired from racing with a record of seven wins and one third place from eight starts. He has become one of the most successful breeding stallions in Japan winning two sires' championships.

King Kamehameha is a bay horse with no white markings bred in Japan by Northern Farm. His sire, Kingmambo was a highly successful breeding stallion. His progeny included the British Classic winners Russian Rhythm, King's Best, Henrythenavigator, Virginia Waters and Rule of Law as well as major winners in Japan (El Condor Pasa), France (Divine Proportions) and the United States (Lemon Drop Kid). King Kamehameha's dam Manfath, showed no discernible racing ability, failing to win in seven races in England in 1993 and 1994. Manfath did come from a successful female line: her great-great-grandmother Aimee was the ancestor of many major winners including Blushing Groom, Shareta and Encke.

Before foaling King Kamehameha, Manfath had produced The Deputy, a colt who won the Santa Anita Derby in 2000. Manfath was in foal to Kingmambo when she was offered for sale at Keeneland and sold for $600,000. She was exported to Japan where she produced King Kamehameha in the following spring. During his racing career the colt raced in the colours of Makoto Kaneko and was trained by Kunihide Matsuda. The colt was named after a Hawaiian monarch.