Monsun was a bay Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion bred in Germany by Gestut Isarland and owned by Baron Georg von Ullmann.
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11 Facts About Monsun
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Monsun was a son of Germany's first triple crown winner and champion racehorse and sire, Konigsstuhl, a descendant of the influential sire, Bahram.
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Monsun's dam was Mosella who was sired by Surumu, a multi champion racehorse.
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Monsun was a high-class middle-distance racehorse who was particularly effective on rain-affected surface.
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Monsun died after an acute neurological disease at the age of 22 on 9 September 2012.
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Monsun was a very tough competitor who ran on both soft and firm ground.
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Monsun won 12 of his 23 races, including three Group 1 races at three years old and Europa Preis at both three and four years old.
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Monsun finished second to then less-fancied stable companion Lando in the 1993 Deutsches Derby.
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Monsun retired in 1996 and began his stud duty at Gestut Schlenderhan near Cologne.
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