King Kamehameha (horse)

King Kamehameha
King Kamehameha before his final race at Hanshin in September 2004
Sire	Kingmambo
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Manfath
Damsire	Last Tycoon
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	March 20, 2001[1]
Country	Japan
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Northern Farm
Owner	Makoto Kaneko
Trainer	Kunihide Matsuda
Record	8:7-0-1
Earnings	¥429,733,000
Major wins
Mainichi Hai (2004) NHK Mile Cup (2004) Tokyo Yushun (2004) Kobe Shimbun Hai (2004)
Awards
JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt (2004) Leading sire in Japan (2010, 2011)
Honours
Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame (2024)[2]

King Kamehameha (Japanese: キングカメハメハ, March 20, 2001 – August 10, 2019) was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning both of his races as a two-year-old he established himself as the best colt of his generation in Japan in 2004 with a five-race winning streak including the Mainichi Hai, NHK Mile Cup, Tokyo Yushun and Kobe Shimbun Hai. After sustaining a tendon injury he was retired from racing with a record of seven wins and one third place from eight starts. He became one of the most successful breeding stallions in Japan winning two sires' championships.