| Bayakoa | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Consultants Bid |
| Grandsire | Bold Bidder |
| Dam | Arlucea (ARG) |
| Damsire | Good Manners |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1984 |
| Country | Argentina |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Haras Principal |
| Owner | Janis & Frank Whitham |
| Trainer | Ron McAnally |
| Record | 39: 21-9-0 |
| Earnings | $2,861,701[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Gran Premio Palermo (1987) Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (1989, 1990) Apple Blossom Handicap (1989) Hawthorne Handicap (1989, 1990) Milady Handicap (1989, 1990) Vanity Handicap (1989) Ruffian Handicap (1989) Spinster Stakes (1989, 1990) Santa Maria Handicap (1990) Chula Vista Handicap (1990)
Breeders' Cup wins: | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Older Female Horse (1989, 1990) | |
| Honors | |
| United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1998) #95 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Bayakoa Stakes at Los Alamitos Race Course Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park | |
| Last updated on April, 2010 | |
Bayakoa (October 10, 1984 – June 14, 1997) was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred in Argentina. After racing successfully in that country, Bayakoa was sold to Janis and Frank Whitham and subsequently raced in the United States, mainly in California. In the course of her career, Bayakoa won 13 Grade I stakes races including back-to-back renewals of the Breeders' Cup Distaff. She was the American Champion Older Female Horse of both 1989 and 1990 and was subsequently inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, she was ranked 95th.