| Kilijaro | |
|---|---|
| Sire | African Sky |
| Grandsire | Sing Sing |
| Dam | Manfilia |
| Damsire | Mandamus |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 8 February 1976[1] |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Irish National Stud |
| Owner | John Mulcahy N. Robinson Serge Fradkoff Edward Seltzer |
| Trainer | Dermot Weld Olivier Douieb Charles E. Whittingham |
| Record | 37: 14-5-5 |
| Major wins | |
| Phoenix Stakes (1978) Prix de Meautry (1980) Prix Quincey (1980) Prix du Moulin (1980) Prix de Seine-et-Oise (1980) Yellow Ribbon Stakes (1980) San Gorgonio Handicap (1981) Monrovia Handicap (1981) Gamely Handicap (1981) Palomar Handicap (1981) Autumn Days Handicap (1981) Matriarch Stakes (1981) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 121 (1978), 124 (1979), 126 (1980) Top-rated Irish two-year-old filly (1978) Top-rated Irish three-year-old filly (1979) | |
Kilijaro (8 February 1976 – after 1990) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was the best filly of her generation in Ireland at both two and three years of age, winning the Phoenix Stakes and finishing second in the Queen Mary Stakes, Cheveley Park Stakes, Prix de l'Abbaye and Prix de la Forêt. When transferred to France in 1980 she proved herself one of the best sprinter-milers of the year, with consecutive wins in the Prix de Meautry, Prix Quincey, Prix du Moulin and Prix de Seine-et-Oise before traveling to California to take the Yellow Ribbon Stakes. She remained in the United Stakes in 1981 and was one of the most successful female turf performers of 1981, winning the San Gorgonio Handicap, Monrovia Handicap, Gamely Handicap, Palomar Handicap, Autumn Days Handicap and Matriarch Stakes. After her retirement from racing she made little impact as a broodmare, but some of her descendants have won good races in Australia.