Moon Ballad (IRE)

Foal date
04/03/1999
Gender
Horse
Colour
Chestnut
Sire
Singspiel
Dam
Velvet Moon
Breeder
Newgate Stud Co
التصنيف الرسمي
120
مكاسب خلال السيرة في السباقات
$4,353,272.20

Earned the Maktoum Challenge

Moon Ballad earned his way into the Dubai World Cup with a big victory in Round 2 of the Maktoum Challenge. Cras sed metus eros. Fusce porttitor scelerisque elit, euismod maximus felis vulputate in. Suspendisse maximus sapien sit amet risus mattis tempus. Quisque ac orci molestie, consequat lorem molestie, commodo dolor. Curabitur accumsan tempus sapien. Sed ipsum orci, posuere id dictum a, auctor eget libero. Nullam rhoncus molestie lacus vel bibendum. Phasellus felis quam, euismod ac rutrum eu, tristique eu enim. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Vivamus sed erat eget erat malesuada tincidunt. Pellentesque dapibus nisl non elementum accumsan. Nulla quis varius massa. Duis faucibus condimentum tortor ac sodales. Ut id neque at velit iaculis sodales. Phasellus varius lectus nec condimentum scelerisque. Duis vel imperdiet ex. Fusce pretium lacus non erat cursus luctus. Aenean ipsum quam, tristique eu molestie ullamcorper, commodo sed nulla. Donec convallis leo risus, sit amet pretium est malesuada quis. In ac tincidunt urna, sit amet tempor ligula. Maecenas tempus quis ante sit amet convallis. Sed mollis interdum tempor. Aliquam elementum blandit ligula quis pharetra.  

Ultimate objective.

For Moon Ballad, the Breeders' Cup Classic was his ultimate objective. Praesent ut pretium sapien. Praesent sit amet nisl interdum, rhoncus diam eu, malesuada libero. Phasellus mattis tempor diam, at dignissim dolor rutrum vitae. Quisque sit amet lectus ac enim pretium porttitor. Morbi porttitor pharetra tempus. Vivamus at hendrerit nibh. Integer maximus, elit at consectetur suscipit, odio odio dictum lectus, nec lacinia lectus urna vel est. Phasellus auctor a massa nec varius. Fusce porttitor, sapien id laoreet consectetur, metus lectus sagittis odio, in accumsan tellus magna in purus. Praesent condimentum cursus orci in iaculis. Nunc et fermentum odio, et suscipit lectus. Phasellus sed dignissim urna. Nam neque neque, pellentesque id nunc non, efficitur vehicula sem. Curabitur quis nisl nisl.  
    Results
    Starts 14 Wins 5 Placed 4
    Date Result Racecourse Race details
    27/09/2003 5th Belmont Park (USA) Jockey Club Gold Cup (Grade 1) (Dirt) 3yo+
    06/09/2003 5th Leopardstown (IRE) Ireland The Food Island Champion Stakes (Group 1) 3yo+
    30/07/2003 5th Goodwood (GB) Sussex Stakes Class A (Group 1) 3yo+
    18/06/2003 9th Ascot (GB) Prince of Wales's Stakes Class A (Group 1) 4yo+
    29/03/2003 1st Nad Al Sheba (UAE) Dubai World Cup (Group 1) 4yo+
    14/02/2003 1st Nad Al Sheba (UAE) Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum Challenge (Round II) (Group 3) 4yo+
    19/10/2002 2nd Newmarket (GB) Emirates Airline Champion Stakes Class A (Group 1) 3yo+
    14/09/2002 1st Goodwood (GB) Select Stakes Class A (Group 3) 3yo+
    08/06/2002 3rd Epsom (GB) Vodafone Derby Stakes Class A Showcase Race (Group 1) (Colts & Fillies) 3yo
    15/05/2002 1st York (GB) Convergent Dante Stakes Class A (Group 2) 3yo
    03/05/2002 2nd Newmarket (GB) Pearl And Coutts Newmarket Stakes Class A (Listed Race) (Colts) 3yo
    23/03/2002 4th Nad Al Sheba (UAE) UAE Derby (Group 2) (Dirt) 3yo
    02/03/2002 1st Nad Al Sheba (UAE) As Nasr Leisureland & Cyclone Cup (Conditions Race) 3yo+ Conditions
    22/09/2001 2nd Newmarket (GB) Saffie Joseph And Sons Maiden Stakes Class D 2yo Mdn
    Moon Ballad (IRE) Singspiel (IRE) In The Wings (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA)
    1981
    1986 High Hawk (GB)
    1980
    1992 Glorious Song (CAN) Halo (USA)
    1969
    1976 Ballade (USA)
    1972
    1999 Velvet Moon (IRE) Shaadi (USA) Danzig (USA)
    1977
    1986 Unfurled (USA)
    1974
    1991 Park Special (GB) Relkino (GB)
    1973
    1984 Balilla (GB)
    1976
    Moon Ballad was bred to make it at Group level, being out of Lowther winner Velvet Moon; finished third in the 2002 Derby after winning the Group 2 Dante Stakes; runner-up in the Group 1 Champion Stakes later that year; took the second round of the Maktoum Challenge (Group 3) in February 2003, ahead of his career highlight when landing the Group 1 Dubai World Cup; best suited by 1m2f; acted on fast and easy ground; also fully effective on dirt
    Moon Ballad (IRE) Singspiel (IRE) In The Wings (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA)
    1981
    1986 High Hawk (GB)
    1980
    1992 Glorious Song (CAN) Halo (USA)
    1969
    1976 Ballade (USA)
    1972
    1999 Velvet Moon (IRE) Shaadi (USA) Danzig (USA)
    1977
    1986 Unfurled (USA)
    1974
    1991 Park Special (GB) Relkino (GB)
    1973
    1984 Balilla (GB)
    1976