Kingman was born in Ireland in 2012, and received training in England under John Gosden. This schooling would then propel him to become one of the fiercest racers worldwide and a big source of pride- and revenue- for his owner Prince Khalid Abdullah.
He started off his racing career in 2013 at the Newmarket, where he came first with Ryan Moore as his jockey, and created a name for himself as a favourite among horse race lovers in England. Even with his impressive debut, he did not exactly impress Moore, and went into his second race jockeyed by James Doyle.
The duo forged a winning partnership, as the strong horse went on to sweep top honours in the next two races before he was finally beaten to second at the English 2000 Guineas in May 2014. His loss to Night of Thunder at this event proved to be just a blip, as he went ahead to win all races he took part in after that- including a win over the same opponent a month later- before finally retiring in September 2014. A throat infection was cited as the reason for Kingman’s retirement, with news that he could not manage to train for the Breeder’s Cup Mile, serving a heartbreak for many fans who had grown fond of the three-year-old.
At his prime, Kingman surpassed the English and Irish borders as he was sent out for the 1600 metre August 2014 Prix Jacques le Marois race in France, where he won by a two-and-a-half lengths margin in a time of 1:41:90. This proved to be his last race, affording him the opportunity to retire as a champion.
Kingman was rated third best worldwide in 2014, and whipped in an estimated £ 930, 834 in race winnings for Prince Khalid in his decorated 7-1-0 career. His stud career was projected to be exceptional by pundits across england.
