Top Moon (1960–1984) was a Quarter Horse racehorse and leading racehorse sire.
| Top Moon | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Quarter Horse |
| Discipline | Racing |
| Sire | Moon Deck |
| Grandsire | Top Deck (TB) |
| Dam | Rica Bar |
| Maternal grandsire | Barred |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1960 died 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Black |
| Breeder | James V. A. Carter |
| Record | |
| 40 starts: 15-9-5 AAAT speed rating | |
| Earnings | |
| $40,636.00 | |
| Major wins | |
| PCQHRA Futurity, Bardella Stakes | |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
Life
editTop Moon was a 1960 black stallion sired by Moon Deck out of Rica Bar.[1] Rica Bar was a granddaughter of Three Bars (TB).[2]
Racing career
editTop Moon raced for three years, starting forty times. In those starts he won fifteen times, came in second nine times and placed third five times. He attained a top speed rating of AAAT alongside earnings of $40,636.00.[1] He won two stakes races, the PCQHRA Futurity and the Bardella Stakes.[3]
Breeding record
editAs a breeding stallion, Top Moon sired Top Bug, Bug's Alive in 75, Moon Lark, Lady Bug's Moon, Casady Casanova, and Full Moon Zestee.[3] Bugs Alive in 75 won the 1975 All American Futurity as well as being named 1975 Champion Quarter Running Stallion. Moon Lark won the All American Futurity in 1978 and was named 1978 Champion Quarter Running Two Year Old Colt, and 1979 World Champion Quarter Running Horse.[3]
Death and honors
editTop Moon died in 1984 when he developed complications from an ear infection.[4]
Top Moon was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame in 1999.[4]
Pedigree
edit| Equipoise (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Equestrian (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frilette (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Top Deck (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chicaro (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| River Boat (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last Boat (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moon Deck | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Under Fire (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peace Pipe (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loving Cup (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moonlight Night | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Dun Horse | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mae | |||||||||||||||||||
| La Bergeron | |||||||||||||||||||
| Top Moon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Three Bars (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Myrtle Dee (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barred | |||||||||||||||||||
| Red Joe Of Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ready | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ruby by Red Cloud | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rica Bar | |||||||||||||||||||
| John P. Grier (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nassak (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ethel D (TB) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Caprica | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pankey's Lucky | |||||||||||||||||||
| Puzzle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pankey mare | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest pp. 1250–1254
- ^ Top Moon Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree
- ^ a b c Pitzer Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires pp. 144–145
- ^ a b American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Top Moon". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
References
edit- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree for Top Moon accessed on June 27, 2007
- AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on September 2, 2017
- Pitzer, Andrea Laycock (1987). The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires. Tacoma, WA: Premier Pedigrees.
- Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.
External links
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