Moon Deck

Moon Deck
BreedQuarter Horse
DisciplineRacing
SireTop Deck (TB)
GrandsireEquestrian (TB)
DamMoonlight Night
Maternal grandsirePeace Pipe (TB)
SexStallion
Foaled1950
Died(1974-01-13)January 13, 1974
CountryUnited States
ColorBrown
BreederJ. B. Ferguson
Record
62 starts: 11-11-6
AAA speed rating
Earnings
$22,087.00
Major wins
  • Los Alamitos Championship
  • Albuquerque Derby
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame

Moon Deck (1950–1974) was an influential Quarter Horse sire and racehorse.

Life

Moon Deck was a brown stallion foaled on March 28, 1950 at J. B. Ferguson's Wharton, Texas ranch, the son of Top Deck (TB) and a Quarter Horse race mare named Moonlight Night.[1] Moonlight Night was bred in Louisiana, a daughter of Peace Pipe (TB) and out of a descendant of Dewey (TB) and Doc Horn (TB) named Mae.[2][3]

Racing career

Moon Deck started 62 times in six years. He won 11 of his races, placed second 11 times, and was third six times. He earned 75 racing points with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA), qualifying for the Superior Race Horse Award. His highest speed rating was AAA.[4] After six years of racing, Moon Deck was sold to James V. A. Carter, for $9000.[1]

Breeding record

During his career at stud, he sired such horses as Jet Deck, Top Moon, Solar Fancy, Cue Deck, Caprideck, and Jet Too.[5]

Death and honors

Moon Deck died of a twisted intestine in the ownership of Don Keith and J. Ralph Bell on January 13, 1974.[1]

Moon Deck was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1996.[6]

Pedigree

Pennant (TB)
Equipoise (TB)
Swinging (TB)
Equestrian (TB)
Man o' War (TB)
Frilette (TB)
*Frillery (TB)
Top Deck (TB)
*Chicle (TB)
Chicaro (TB)
Wendy (TB)
River Boat (TB)
*Sir Gallahad III (TB)
Last Boat (TB)
Taps (TB)
Moon Deck
=Swynford (TB)
*Under Fire (TB)
=Startling (TB)
Peace Pipe (TB)
His Majesty (TB)
Loving Cup (TB)
Golden Drop (TB)
Moonlight Night
Dewey (TB)
The Dun Horse
Mais
Mae
Doc Horn (TB)
La Bergeron
mare by Old DJ

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Simmons, et al. Legends 2 p. 159
  2. ^ LeBlanc Cajun-Bred Running Horses pp. 51–55
  3. ^ Moon Deck Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 23, 2007
  4. ^ Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest pp. 812–814
  5. ^ Pitzer Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires pp. 77–78
  6. ^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Moon Deck". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

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