To-Agori-Mou

To-Agori-Mou
Sire	Tudor Music
Grandsire	Tudor Melody
Dam	Sarah Van Fleet
Damsire	Cracksman
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	22 April 1978
Country	Ireland
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Rathduff Stud
Owner	Andry Muinos
Trainer	Guy Harwood John W. Russell
Record	18:7-6-1
Major wins
Solario Stakes (1980) 2000 Guineas (1981) St. James's Palace Stakes (1981) Waterford Crystal Mile (1981) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1981)
Awards
Timeform rating: 133 (1980, 1981) Top-rated British two-year-old (1980)

To-Agori-Mou (foaled 22 April 1978) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who won the classic 2000 Guineas in 1981. He was the best British-trained two-year-old of 1980 when he won the Solario Stakes and was narrowly beaten by the Irish-trained Storm Bird in the Dewhurst Stakes. As a three-year-old he was beaten on his debut but justified his position as betting favourite in the 2000 Guineas. The rest of his season was dominated by a controversial four-race series in which he was matched against the Irish colt Kings Lake. His other major win in 1981 came in the St. James's Palace Stakes, Waterford Crystal Mile and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. In 1982 he was campaigned in the United States without success and was retired to stud where he had little success as a sire of winners.

To-Agori-Mou was a "big, rangy, attractive" dark brown horse with no white markings bred by the Rathduff Stud in County Tipperary, Ireland. His sire, Tudor Music, was a top-class sprinter whose wins included the July Cup: as a breeding stallion his record was not impressive, with his only previous Group Race winner being Orchestra, whose wins included the John Porter Stakes. To-Agori-Mou was by far the best horse produced by Sarah Van Fleet, a mare who won five races over hurdles. Sarah Van Fleet was a great granddaughter of the influential broodmare Sister Sarah, whose other descendants include St. Paddy, Flying Water, Russian Rhythm, Workforce, Nearctic, Shadayid, Swain, Love Divine, Brian Boru and Sixties Icon.

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