Ribero

Ribero
Sire	Ribot
Grandsire	Tenerani
Dam	Libra
Damsire	Hyperion
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1965
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Margaret Hager Rogers
Owner	Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.
Trainer	Fulke Johnson Houghton
Record	12:3-1-3
Major wins
Irish Derby Stakes (1968) St. Leger Stakes (1968)
Last updated on July 26, 2008

Ribero (foaled 1965 in Kentucky) was an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from September 1967 until May 1969 he ran twelve times and won three races. He is best known for his performances in 1968 when he won two of the most important European races for three-year-olds; the Irish Derby (in which he defeated Sir Ivor), and the St Leger.

Ribero was a bay horse with no white markings standing 16.1½ hands high. He was bred at the Idle Hour Farm in Paris, Kentucky by Mrs J. G. (Margaret) Rogers. As a yearling he was sent to the Keeneland sales where he was bought for $50,000 by Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.. Ribero was a son of the undefeated dual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, Ribot out of the mare Libra. Libra won only one minor race, but went on to become a notable broodmare, producing Ribocco (Irish Derby, St Leger) and Libra's Rib (Princess of Wales's Stakes). Ribero was sent to England to be trained by Fulke Johnson Houghton at Blewbury in Berkshire.

Ribero made his racecourse debut in Feversham Stakes over seven furlongs at Doncaster in September in which he finished fourth. In the final race of the British flat racing season at Haydock Park Racecourse in November, Ribero recorded his first victory when he won the six furlong Bury Stakes by a length at odds of 2/5.

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