Mango, winner of the 1837 St. Leger Stakes, in a stable

Mango, a bay or brown colt by Emilius out of Mustard by Merlin, was foaled in 1834. He was bred by Thomas Thornhill, the owner of Mustard, who sold him to Charles Greville, the secretary to the Privy Council and famous diarist. Although he was a good horse he was sometimes lazy and as a consequence suffered some surprising defeats. He was unplaced in his only race as a two year old and although fancied for the Derby, did not show his form and was unplaced to an inferior horse in Phosphorus. He won three races in a single meeting at Royal Ascot, including the Ascot Derby, and another race before easily winning the 1837 St. Leger on 19 September at 13-2. His season ended at Newmarket with another win, a walk over and a surprising defeat for the Garden Stakes. His wins were not very significant as a four year old. He was retired to stud at Hampton Court and later exported to America.
In Abraham Cooper's portrait of Mango engraved by T.E. Nicolson and published in T.H. Taunton's Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries, 1883, vol. III, the horse is shown with a smaller white sock which does not extend up the pastern as in this present portrait and in other portraits of Mango by Herring (Christie's, London, 24 June 1977, lot 12, and Sotheby's, London, 12 March 1986, lot 132 and 21 March 2002, lot 96).