Magnum Moon
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| Magnum Moon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Magnum Moon training before the Kentucky Derby. | |
| Sire | Malibu Moon |
| Grandsire | A.P. Indy |
| Dam | Dazzling Song |
| Damsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | May 9, 2015-October 4, 2019[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Ramona S. Bass, LLC. |
| Owner | Lawana L. and Robert E. Low |
| Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
| Record | 5: 4-0-0 |
| Earnings | $1,177,800[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Rebel Stakes (2018) Arkansas Derby (2018) | |
Magnum Moon (May 9, 2015 – October 4, 2019) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a two-year-old he won his first four starts of 2018, including the Rebel Stakes and the Arkansas Derby to establish himself as a leading contender for the 2018 Kentucky Derby. He suffered his sole defeat in that race, then was retired after injuring himself in a June workout. He was later euthanized after battling laminitis.
Magnum Moon was a bay colt with a small white star bred in Kentucky by Ramona S. Bass, LLC. He was a late foal, being born on May 9, 2015. In September 2016 the yearling was offered for sale at Keeneland and was bought for $380,000 by Robert and Lawana Low, the owners of trucking company Prime Inc.[1] The colt was sent into training with Todd Pletcher.
His sire, Malibu Moon won only one small race before his track career was ended by injury but became a very successful breeding stallion: his offspring have included Orb, Declan's Moon, Devil May Care and Gormley.[3] His dam Dazzling Song was an unraced mare[4] sired by Unbridled's Song out of the Floral Park Handicap winner Win McCool.[5]