[1] Olambala's dam was Blue and White, a daughter of the 1885 leading sire in North America, Virgil.
The colt won important races at age three including the 1909 Latonia Derby and equaled the track record at Saratoga Race Course for a mile and three quarters in winning the Saratoga Cup.
As a four-year-old in 1910, won two of the three most important races in the United States open to older horses.
[3] At Sheepshead Bay Race Track, Olambala equaled the world record for a mile and a quarter on dirt in winning the Commonwealth Handicap.
Retired from racing after the 1912 season, Olambala proved successful standing at stud at Kirklevington Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.