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Post by Alexia on Nov 16, 2011 14:19:57 GMT
Image of Surrie star by Marie Heacox Y8 Best Grade Five Y10 Best Grade Two[/size] 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:
[rs=16]Moondance Year 6 Bay Filly Grade 2 9-12 Dirt | [rs=8]Dancing In The Moonlight Black Stallion Grade 2 Preferences Unknown | [rs=4]Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=4]Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=8]Foolish Entity Seal Brown Mare Unraced Unknown Preferences | [rs=4]Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=4]Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created | [rs=2]Created | Created | Created |
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: 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 [/sub][/blockquote]
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Post by Alexia on Nov 16, 2011 14:22:46 GMT
Results [/size] PROSPECT 4-1-0-1 1st in the Y7 Prospect Challenge Stakes [Unrandomized]3rd in the We Will Be Great Stakes Y7 [Unrandomized]4th in the Impress Me Cup Y7 [Unrandomized] 4th in Race Three of GHF Next Top Racehorse Y7 [Unrandomized] TWO YEAR OLD SEASON 11-3-3-3 1st in Race Two of the Boys Before Flowers Stakes Y8 [Unrandomized]1st in the Stink and Stove Stakes Y8 [Unrandomized]1st in the Tulip Bud Cup Y8 [Unrandomized]2nd in the Oscarianna Stakes Y8 [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Burning Blaze Stakes Y8 [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies Y8 [Unrandomized]3rd in the Hot Volcano Maiden Stakes Y8 [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Unicorn Horn Juvenile Y8 [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Winter Cup Grade Five Dirt Y8 [Unrandomized]4th in the Dirty Duck Stakes Y8 [Unrandomized] 4th in Grade Five Dirt at the Y8 GHS Stable Face Off [Unrandomized] THREE YEAR OLD SEASON 19-3-7-5 1st in the Y9 Kentucky Oaks [Unrandomized] 1st in the Y9 Autumn Cup Grade Four Dirt [Unrandomized] 1st in the Browsey Stakes [Unrandomized]2nd in the Y9 Tulip Bud Cup [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y9 Alabama Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y9 Grades Four and Three Seaspray Cup [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y9 Do Your Best Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in Race Two of the Y9 August Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y9 Climax Cup [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y9 Breeders Cup Ladies Classic [Unrandomized]3rd in the Y9 Grade Five Dirt Spring Cup [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y9 Blue Grass Stakes [Unrandomized] 3rd in Race Two of the Y9 September Stakes [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y9 Lemonade Cup [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y9 Letsgetouttahere Stakes [Unrandomized]4th in Grade Five Dirt at the Y9 GHS Stable Face Off [Unrandomized] 4th in the Y9 Winter Cup Grade Four/Three Dirt [Unrandomized] 5th in the Grades Four, Three, One Summer Cup Dirt [Unrandomized] 6th in the Y9 Handsome Mile [Randomized] FOUR YEAR OLD SEASON 23-5-8-5 1st in the Y10 Spring Cup Grade Four Dirt [Unrandomized]1st in September Dirt Stakes [Unrandomized]1st in El Sol del Mar Memorial Stakes [Unrandomized]1st in The Pressure's On Cup [Unrandomized] 1st in Breeder's Cup Classic [Unrandomizes]2nd in the Y10 Humogeon Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y10 Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y10 April Dirt Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y10 Diamond Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in the Y10 These Old Bones Stakes [Unrandomized] 2nd in Y10 October Dirt Stakes 2nd in Euphoria Memorial Stakes* 2nd in WINTER CUP G3 DIRT*3rd in G3, G2, G1 Dirt at the Y10 Stable Face Off [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y10 True Enough Memorial Stakes [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y10 Do Your Best Stakes [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y10 Senior Superstars Finale [Unrandomized] 3rd in the Y10 Dubai Filly Cup*4th in the Y10 March Dirt Stakes [Unrandomized] 4th in the Y10 Autumn Cup Grade Three Dirt [Unrandomized] 4th in PALM TREE PARADISE INVITATIONAL* [Unrandomized] 5th in the Y10 DUBAI WORLD CUP* [Unrandomized] 6th in the Y10 Unicorn Horn Mile [Unrandomized] FIVE YEAR OLD SEASON 2-1-0-0 1st in Spring Cup* Grade One & Two Dirt4th in Unicorn Horn Dirt Classic* Result Notes:Mona has an impressive set of results to her name, including many victories of note. These victories are the Y9 Kentucky Oaks, the Y9 Autumn Cup Grade 4 Dirt, the Y10 Spring Cup Grade 4 Dirt and the El Sol Del Mar Memorial Stakes. On top of this she has placed in races such as the Y8 Juvenile Fillies Cup, the Y9 Breeder's Cup Classic, the Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes and the Euphoria Memorial Stakes while showing in the Y8 Unicorn Horn Juvenile, the Y9 Spring Cup Grade 5 Dirt, the Y10 G3, 2, 1 Stable Face Off, the Y10 True Enough Memorial Stakes, the Y10 Senior Superstars Finale and the Y10 Dubai Filly Cup. These are all Horse Of The Year Selection Races. Y10 - In the past year Mona had run in a number of high profile races and performed well. She won the Spring Cup Grade 4 Dirt Stakes and the El Sol Sel Mar Memorial Stakes, placed in the Bank On Silver Memorial Stakes, the Euphoria Memorial Stakes and the Winter Cup Grade 3 Dirt Stakes while showing in the Stable Face Off G3, G2, G1 Dirt Stakes, the True Enough Memorial, The Senior Superstars Finale and the Dubai Filly Cup. Mona has also ran in the Autumn Cup Grade 3 Dirt, the Palm Tree Invitational, the Dubai World Cup and the Unicorn Horn Mile. That means that over half of Mona's races this year have been HOTY Selection races, and her performance has not been shoddy. Y11 - Mona is in good form and seems to be ready to take the racing world by storm once more. Having already shown off her skills in Year 10 she will be aiming to take a number of large races in the next twelve months. Her first race, in the notable Unicorn Horn Classic, went well despite not ending as we had hoped with her coming in forth place. However, she soon kicked back into form, taking first place in the Spring Cup for the second year running.
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Post by Alexia on Nov 16, 2011 14:24:22 GMT
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Post by Alexia on Dec 27, 2011 15:09:06 GMT
Stable Notes Mona is a really talented filly and we struck gold when we purchased her from Stride Of Perfection stables. Her bloodlines are impressive enough, with a half sibling who is Grade One on turf and a half sister who is Grade Two on dirt and still running. Mona thrives on competition and has really proved herself on the track, taking a number of wins including the Breeder's Cup Classic since she came to us. She has a strong bond with her jockey, and never fails to impress with her energy and unique flair of perfection she seems to take on everything - perfect conformation, great beauty, we feel blessed by her sheer presence. Following discussion with the owners of her original stable we have made a reserve breeding with Impressario for her when she retires and expect an amazing foal to be the result. Mona still has a year or two of racing in her yet, however.
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