Moondance [G2] [9-12 Dirt]

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Y8 Best Grade Five
Y10 Best Grade Two

The Basics
Registered Name: Moondance
Nickname: Mona
Age: 5 [Y6]
Breed: Thoroughbred
Colour & Markings: Bay
Height: 16.2hh
Gender: Mare

Genetics:
Gender: XX
Coat: Ee, Aa
Surface: DD Tt

Personality: Mona was not always as confident and as arrogant as she is today. Certainly, when she was young she was quiet and even shy. But then she realised her beauty and since then she has been a different horse. This mare loves to please the crowds and to show off, knowing that no one can manage to pass her by without turning their heads to view her beauty. It is always a joy to see this filly showing of, throwing her head and doing all she can to gain attention and, when that does not work, she can be a pain due to her diva-like attitude.
Mona loves the thrill of the race, especially the win. She really thrives in competition and the attention she gets if she wins. Mona really is a crowd pleaser and she will do everything to catch the minds of the sepctators. In many ways you could compareher to the stereotypical popular girl - she's gorgeous, and she knows it, she surrounds herself with friends and can get away with being a complete prat at times. She hasa great deal of respect for humans and does what she is told without kicking up a fuss however is seen as a princess among equines - she hates to be treated as anything less.


On the Track: Mona loves to race just for the attention. She loads easily, sometimes throwing a brief fit just for kicks, and then will break like a rocket and take a position just behind the leaders. She'll stalk them throughout the race, biding her time, sometims drifting up just to threaten and heighten the excitement before drifting back. When they reach the stretch she will kick it up a notch and sprint right for the lead, demanding all the attention possible. She will run on any surface easily, and loves the attention she gets from it. Racing to win or at least for the attention is her main hobby, and she works for it every time she races. Her interesting personality is not as well known as she would like - aka not as legendary as Rising Fury's fits on the track - but we'd like it to remain that way. Mona may be a different kind of horse, but she knows when to really make it count on the track based on the great excitement the crowd feels and the tension in the air.

Pedigree:

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Pedigree Notes: Dancing In The Moonlight was Grade Two racehorse who then went on to be a successful show horse. He also sired Dashing In The Firelight the same year and this has led to quite the rivalry between the two sisters. Dashing In The Firelight is also the sire of Strike A Pose who has been performing well in her first racing season and Canjun Moon, a colt who has performed well as a prospect. Foolish Entity was never raced herself but has proved to be a sucessful brood following the rising of her colt, Foolish Lad, to G1 status.

Racing Information
Earnings: $5,885,000
Race Record: 55-12-17-14
Win/Place/Show Percentage: 82.69
Workout/Training Posts:

• Just DANCE DANCE DANCE
  
• Learn To BLAZE
  
• dance by m o o n l i g h t
  
• disaster strikes!
  
• FLY LIGHT AT NIGHT
  
• SILENT DANCE, RADIANT SMILE
  
• silence in a blue moon
  
• I just wanna dance the night away
  
• Don't Stop Me Now
  
• The truth Of Beauty - El Sol Del Mar Memorial Stakes workout
  
• I Got The Moves - Euphoria Memorial Stakes workout
  
• Give It Your Best Shot - Winter Cup Workout
  
• Dubai Princess - Dubai Filly Cup workout
  
• A Morning in Paradise - Dubai Filly Cup workout 2
  
• Prove Yourself
  
• Beauty Pageant - Breeder's Cup Workout 1
  
• On Top Of The World - Dubai World Cup Workout
  
• Dash Down The Dirt - Breeder's Cup workout 2
  
• Taste Victory - Palm Tree Invitational workout [WIP]
  
• Be The Best - Breeder's Cup workout 3
  
• escaping the moonlight - Unicorn Horn workout
  
• Back To The Dirt - Unicorn Horn workout 2
  

Dirt: Great
Turf: Bad
Distance: 9-12 Furlongs
Leg Type: Preceder

Major Wins: Y7 Prospect Challenge Stakes, Y9 Kentucky Oaks, Y9 Autumn Cup Grade Four Dirt, Y10 Spring Cup Grade Four Dirt, Y10 Breeder's Cup Classic