Atmah
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Atmah (1908 – after 1915) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She failed to win as a two-year-old but showed considerable promise on her final start when she ran third in the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year she contested four of the five British Classic Races, recording her biggest success when taking the 1000 Guineas. She made no impact as a broodmare.
Background
Atmah was a bay mare bred and owned by Jimmy de Rothschild. She was trained by Fred Pratt at the Waltham House stable at Lambourn in Berkshire. In 1907 the mare Mrs Kendal (with Atmah in utero) was bought for 510 guineas at the Tattersalls Knightsbridge sale by F Lort-Phillips on behalf of Jimmy de Rothschild. Atmah shared her name with a yacht owned by the Rothschild family.
Mrs Kendal was an American-bred daughter of the Brooklyn Handicap winner Tenny and a female-line descendant of the influential British broodmare Polly Agnes. Atmah's sire Galeazzo recorded his biggest victory when taking the Newmarket Stakes as a three-year-old in 1896.
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