- Top Moon
Horse infobox
horsename = Top Moon
caption = - Top Moon -
breed =Quarter Horse
discipline = Racing
sire = Moon Deck
grandsire = Top Deck (TB)
dam = Rica Bar
damsire = Barred
sex =Stallion
foaled = 1960
country =United States
color = Black
breeder = James V. A. Carter
racerecord = 40-15-9-5, AAAT speed rating
raceearnings = $40,636.00
racewins = PCQHRA Futurity, Bardella Stakes
honors =American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
updated=January 12 2008 Top Moon was a
Quarter horse racehorse and leading racehorse sire.Life
Top Moon was a 1960 black
stallion sired by Moon Deck out of Rica Bar.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 1250-1254] Rica Bar was a granddaughter of Three Bars (TB). [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/top+moon Top Moon Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved on June 27, 2007]Top 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. He won two
stakes race s, the PCQHRA Futurity and the Bardella Stakes.As 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.Pitzer "The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires" p. 144-145] 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.He was inducted into the
American Quarter Horse Association 's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008]Pedigree
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1 = Top Moon
2 = Moon Deck
3 = Rica Bar
4 = Top Deck (TB)
5 = Moonlight Night
6 = Barred
7 = Caprica
8 = Equestrian (TB)
9 = River Boat (TB)
10 = Peace Pipe (TB)
11 = Mae
12 = Three Bars (TB)
13 = Ready
14 = Nassak (TB)
15 = Puzzle
16 = Equipoise (TB)
17 = Frilette (TB)
18 = Chicaro (TB)
19 = Last Boat (TB)
20 = *Under Fire (TB)
21 = Loving Cup (TB)
22 = The Dun Horse
23 = La Bergeron
24 = Percentage (TB)
25 = Myrtle Dee (TB)
26 = Red Joe Of Arizona
27 = Ruby by Red Cloud
28 = John P. Grier (TB)
29 = Ethel D (TB)
30 = Pankey's Lucky
31 = Pankey mareNotes
References
* " [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/top+moon All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree for Top Moon] " retrieved on June 27, 2007
* [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008
* Pitzer, Andrea Laycock "The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires" Tacoma, WA:Premier Pedigrees 1987External links
* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=4242 Top Moon at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home4222222223222 Top Moon at Quarter Horse Legends]
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