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  • Spendthrift Foundation Sire Dies

    Wednesday, 19th May 2021

    Malibu Moon (A.P. Indy-Macoumba, by Mr. Prospector), the foundation sire of B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm, died suddenly on Tuesday in his paddock of an apparent heart attack. The distinguished son of A.P. Indy was 24. “He started Spendthrift for us,” said Hughes, founder of the modern-era Spendthrift. “Without Malibu Moon, we are not where we are today. It takes a special horse, and he was just that. This is a sad day.” A perennial leading sire in North America, Malibu Moon has been a staple of the Thoroughbred industry for the better part of this century, significantly influencing the breed through his sons and daughters on both the racetrack and in the breeding shed. To date he has sired 126 black type winners and 51 graded winners – including 17 Grade 1 winners. His progeny are led by 2013 Kentucky Derby-G1 winner Orb (see below), 2004 Champion 2YO Declan’s Moon, and Grade 1-winning millionaires over the last dozen years that include Gormley, Magnum Moon, Life At Ten, Carina Mia and Come Dancing. Malibu Moon represented genetic royalty. He was the most prolific son of the breed-shaping A.P. Indy, who himself was the most prolific son of the legendary sire and 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Malibu Moon is the only son of A.P. Indy to sire a Kentucky Derby winner – matching Seattle Slew with one. Malibu Moon was standing his twenty-second breeding season in 2021 at a fee of US$35,000 at his passing.