| Horsename: | Mufhasa |
| Sire: | Pentire |
| Dam: | Sheila Cheval |
| Damsire: | Mi Preferido |
| Sex: | Gelding |
| Foaled: | 7 September 2004 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Breeder: | Colin C E & John W Thompson, Rich Hill Stud |
| Owner: | David L, Simon C & Natalie N Archer & Mrs Diane J Wright |
| Trainer: | Stephen McKee |
| Record: | 62: 20-9-6 |
| Earnings: | $3,629,818.85 |
| Race: | Telegraph Handicap (2009[1] 2011)[2] Waikato Sprint (2009, 2011) Otaki-Maori Weight for Age (2010) Makfi Challenge Stakes (2011) Toorak Handicap (2011)[3] Captain Cook Stakes (2011) Futurity Stakes (2012) [4] Windsor Park Plate (2012) |
| Honours: | New Zealand Horse of the Year (2009, 2012) New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame (2021) [5] |
| Updated: | 7 September 2021 |
Mufhasa (foaled 7 September 2004), was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won a number of Group races in New Zealand and Australia in a career stretching from 2007 to 2013.[6] He was known as King Mufhasa in Australia.[7] Mufhasa was trained by Stephen McKee and ridden in the majority of his races by Samantha Spratt.[8] Towards the end of his career he was trained by Bruce Wallace and he was cared for throughout his career by strapper Amy Doran.[9]
His win in the 2012 Windsor Park Plate was his tenth and final Group 1 victory. [10]
Mufhasa was voted the New Zealand Horse of the Year for the 2009 and 2012 seasons. In 2021 he was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.