He is sired by Kafwain, a multiple graded stakes winner, and is out of the Rubiano mare Comfort Zone.
It was announced on April 5, 2009, that he was out of the Derby due to a tendon flare-up, and would be sidelined as long as 6 months.
He was scheduled to start off with light jogging, and the plan was to have him ready to race at Del Mar Racetrack when it opened for its 2010 summer meet.
His best performer is multiple black-type stakes winner North County Guy, a gelding who was claimed in his ninth start for $20,000 and has earned $538,527 through 2021.
[6] Due to the stallion's declining popularity, Rancho San Miguel sought to find a suitable home for The Pamplemousse.
Stevee Keller, a show horse trainer in Idaho, expressed interest in the stallion after speaking with consignor Adrian Gonzalez, who works with the farm, at a sale.
"[8] After meeting with Clay Murdock, the manager of Rancho San Miguel, Keller acquired The Pamplemousse and he was brought to her Edgeview Equestrian Center, near Eagle, Idaho.