Mo Forza , the 1st place winner and the one who made more than 1 million dollars thanks to the leader male Uncle Mo , has retired from competition and will begin his horse racing career in 2022 at Rancho San Miguel in California as the property of Taylor Made Stallions and Onofrio Pecoraro.
The 5-year-old dark horse will make history on two important fronts. He was the first Taylor Made Ranch to enter the California livestock market and the first son of Uncle Mo based on the West Coast. Uncle Mo is a 2-year-old male 2010 North American champion and a stallion of level 1 stallions Nyquist and Laoban .
Mo Forza’s referral fee is $9,000 with a live pony rack and a nurse’s guarantee. An association is being formed, with a limited number of shares.
Campaigned by Bardy Farm and Pecoraro’s San Diego-based stable of OG Boss, Mo Forza won eight of 15 starts and made $1,034,460 as one of the millers. North America’s top grass for the past three seasons. His seven graded stake wins include the 2019 Hollywood Derby (G1T) and the 2020-21 edition of Del Mar Mile (G2T) at Del Mar, as well as four level 2 races at Santa Anita . Park: City of Hope Mile Stakes 2020-21, Qatar Twilight Derby 2019 and Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes 2019.
He was the first pony to come out of the mare Heat Anomaly Inflamed , a girl completely won the 2nd level and the champion of California 2011 male 3 years old Burn and 1st place for many winners Brushburn .
“Mo Forza was born and raised at Taylor Made, and we loved him from day one,” said Ben Taylor, vice president of Taylor Made Stallions. “He’s a big, strong, handsome horse that runs four threes and shows a big heart winning seven grading races on grass. As excellent as he is when he trains on land, they are. I have no doubt that he would have accomplished as much on that surface if he had been given the opportunity.
Taylor added: “We are looking forward to participating in this lucrative California-bred program with excellent stallion prospects. “We believe Mo Forza is the right horse at the right time for us to start our foot in the cattle industry in California.”
Pecoraro remains a co-owner in Mo Forza and will support him with some high-quality mares.
“We were looking for an Uncle Mo to supply to breeders in California, and Mo Forza was number one on their list,” said Tom Clark, owner/manager of Rancho San Miguel. I. “Aside from winning seven California classification races, he’s not the daughter of our state’s all-time top male, Abnormal Temperature. California hybrid grandson, 1-time winner Award, Charlie India is amazing, he’s the perfect fit here.
“Mo Forza’s name translates roughly to the Italian word for ‘stronger’, and that’s exactly what I believe he provides for California’s livestock and racing program,” Clark said. “We are delighted to be partnering with Taylor Made and Mr. Pecoraro on this exciting new project.”
