MALIBU MOON – in Memoriam (1997-2021)

MALIBU MOON began his stud career at Country Life in 2000, and after the success of horses like Perfect Moon in his first crop, he was relocated to Kentucky in 2003. Other offspring of MALIBU MOON conceived during his time at Country Life include Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Declan’s Moon and Grade 1 winner Malibu Mint.

• 2019 racing: 2 new G1 winners, led by top distaffer COME DANCING (G1), the dominant winner of Saratoga’s prestigious Ballerina-G1 whose 114 BEYER & 1/4 RAGOZIN are both the fastest by a female in North America. Also in 2019 SUNSET WISH, winner of the Take Charge Brandi S. and G2-placed Hasta Vencer (ARG)
• 2019 sales: Led by a record-breaking $775,000 yearling filly at F-T NY Bred Preferred purchased by OXO Equine, and a $750,000 2-year-old filly at F-T Gulfstream purchased by WinStar.
• 2018 racing: Arkansas Derby (G1) and Rebel S. (G2) winner MAGNUM MOON, back-to-back Bing Crosby S. (G1) winner RANSOM THE MOON, Bessarabian S. (G2) winner MOONLIT PROMISE,  Davona Dale S. (G2) winner FLY SO HIGH, Shuvee S. (G3) winner FARRELL, etc.
• 2018 sales: 2-year-olds of $700,000, $500,000, $500,000, $250,000, $205,000, etc.; yearlings of $500,000, $500,000, $450,000, $450,000, $425,000, $400,000, etc.
• 2017 was his best year at stud to date: 4 G1 winners & over $11.2 million in earnings — including 2YO filly MOONSHINE MEMORIES, winner of the Del Mar Debutante (G1) & Chandelier S. (G1); 2YO filly HEAVENLY LOVE, winner of the Alcibiades S. (G1); leading sprinter RANSOM THE MOON, winner of the Bing Crosby S. (G1); and leading 3YO colt GORMLEY, winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1)
• Lifetime: 115 BT winners, 47 GSWs, 15 G1Ws, $114M, incl. Kentucky Derby winner ORB (G1), 2YO Champion DECLAN’S MOON (G1), millionaires GORMLEY, LIFE AT TEN, MR. Z,STANFORD & CARINA MIA
• Emerging as a leading broodmare sire — Daughters produced 3 G1 winners in 2017, including 6-time G1 winner STELLAR WIND, dual G1-winning sprinter BY THE MOON, and Haskell Inv. (G1) winner GIRVIN
• Continues to be one of the most popular stallions at stud — Bred 272 mares in the last two years