He was sired by 1989 Kentucky Derby winner Sunday Silence,[7] and out of Spring Mambo, a daughter of Kingmambo; he was a dark bay stallion with a white blaze, white stockings on his right front and left rear legs, and a partial coronet marking on his left foreleg.

His last race of his two-year season was the GI Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes where he finished 13th in a field of 16 horses.

"[4] Suzuka Mambo would not have been eligible for the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) due to insufficient winning prize money,[citation needed] so his connections chose the GII Kyoto Shimbun Hai for his next run, where he finished second behind Heart's Cry and thus was able to get into the derby.

[4] In 2005 as a mature 4 year old, Suzuka Mambo ran five times, four of them Grade I races, again with widely varying results.

As a result, Suzuka Mambo was only ranked 13th for his next start, the Grade I Spring Tenno Sho, held at Kyoto and contested at 3,200 metres (10,500 ft).

[8] Throughout his breeding career, Suzuka Mambo sired a total of 401 foals, of whom 375 started in at least one race, and 276 were winners.