Declan's Moon

Declan's Moon
Sire	Malibu Moon
Grandsire	A. P. Indy
Dam	Vee Vee star
Damsire	Norquestor
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	2002
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Brice Ridgely
Owner	Jay Em Ess Stables
Trainer	Ronald W. Ellis
Record	18: 6-2-2
Earnings	$705,647
Major wins
Del Mar Futurity (2004) Hollywood Prevue Stakes (2004) Hollywood Futurity (2004) Santa Catalina Stakes (2005)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old (2004)
Horse (Equus ferus caballus)

Declan's Moon (foaled 2002 in Maryland) is a retired American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Brice Ridgely. Jay Em Ess Stable purchased Declan's Moon for $125,000 at the 2003 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic September yearling sale.

Conditioned for racing by Ron Ellis, Declan's Moon won his debut as a two-year-old on July 31, 2004, at California's Del Mar Racetrack. He followed this with wins in the Grade II Del Mar Futurity and the Grade III Hollywood Prevue Stakes. The colt ended the season with a win in the Grade I Hollywood Futurity. His undefeated season resulted in Declan's Moon being voted the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Two-Year-Old of 2004.

Declan's Moon began his three-year-old season with a win in the March 5, 2005, Santa Catalina Stakes and was the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby until a knee injury sidelined him for several months. Back in training in the fall, Declan's Moon sustained a fracture at the top of his cannon bone that kept him out of racing until July 2006, when he returned to finish a solid second in a non-stakes event at Hollywood Park Racetrack. However, the colt was beaten again in his ensuing four starts, finishing last in three of them. He did not win another race until July 2007, when he captured a six-furlong minor event at Hollywood Park. This was his last win, and he was retired with a record of one win in his final thirteen starts.

Declan's Moon was retired to Merryland Farm in Bel Air, Maryland.

References

• Declan's Moon's pedigree and partial racing stats
• March 7, 2005 New York times article titled Declan's Moon Shows No Weaknesses on Road to Derby
• April 25, 2007 NTRA story titled Declan's Moon still trying to regain old magic
• Declan's Moon retirement home
• March 3rd, 2005 USA Today article titled "Declan's Moon seeks perfection"
• February 13th, 2008 LA Times article titled "Declan's Moon to come out of eclipse"