How Hot Is Mailbu Moon?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Malibu Moon is on fire. He had another grade I winner today in the Ruffian with Malibu Prayer. He won a grade I last week with Devil May Care. Then he had another grade I winner with Life At Ten last month. Coincidentally Pletcher trains all 3 of those fillies.

Malibu Moon is becoming one of the best sires in the country. I think he is actually the leading sire in North America right now.

Correction, he is 2nd leading sire in North America this year. Maria's Mon is still leading.

As of last week, I heard they were raising Malibu Moon's stud fee to $50,000 for next year. With the additional grade I win today, I wonder if they will raise it even higher.

[Danzig]

b'horse currently has him at third behind maria's mon and giant's causeway.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

b'horse currently has him at third behind maria's mon and giant's causeway.

Yes, I just realized he is still behind Maria's Mon. I corrected my post. With the win today, he is now ahead of Giant's Causeway.

[Round Pen]

Was Just having this Discussion Friday as to who was the Best Sire out there, of Course We could not agree on who was the best right now But Malibu Moon was my number #1 Choice

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Round Pen

Was Just having this Discussion Friday as to who was the Best Sire out there, of Course We could not agree on who was the best right now But Malibu Moon was my number #1 Choice

Malibu Moon is an interesting story. He was owned by B Wayne Hughes and Mel Stute was the trainer. He only ran once. He won easy but got hurt and had to be retired.

B Wayne Hughes didn't know what to do with him. He wanted to stand him at stud but nobody was interested. Ron Ellis came up with the idea of sending the horse to Pennsylvania to stand at stud there. Ron found a place in Pennsylvania and the rest is history. The horse did so well in Pennsylvania that he was able to move to Kentucky. Since then he's been getting better mares every year and the better mares he has been getting, the better offspring he has been producing.

He's definitely one of my favorite sires.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Malibu Moon is an interesting story. He was owned by B Wayne Hughes and Mel Stute was the trainer. He only ran once. He won easy but got hurt and had to be retired.

B Wayne Hughes didn't know what to do with him. He wanted to stand him at stud but nobody was interested. Ron Ellis came up with the idea of sending the horse to Pennsylvania to stand at stud there. Ron found a place in Pennsylvania and the rest is history. The horse did so well in Pennsylvania that he was able to move to Kentucky. Since then he's been getting better mares every year and the better mares he has been getting, the better offspring he has been producing.

He's definitely one of my favorite sires.

I loved this horse and was crushed when he had to be retired early. However, he stood at Country Life Farm........in MD. I don't know if he garnered any interest from KY breeders, but Country Life loved him. In any case, he's been a very pleasant surprise - surprise only in that with 2 starts behind him, he wasn't about to start off with a great book of mares. His pedigree, however, is fantastic.