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Prospective proves best in G2 Tampa Bay Derby Three-year-old Prospective, by Malibu Moon and bred by Spendthrift Farm, fought off a very stubborn foe to take the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) by three-quarters of a length. The 1 1/16 mile feature on the March 10 card put… Read More

Eden’s Moon is all alone at the finish of the Las Virgenes S. © BENOIT PHOTO Jumping into stakes company for the first time, Eden’s Moon delivered a stellar performance in the Grade 1 Las Virgenes S. March 3 at Santa Anita, putting the 3-year-old daughter of Malibu… Read More

Managed Account came running in the stretch to grab a neck victory in the $75,000 Toccet S. on opening day of Aqueduct’s fall meet, in the process becoming the 13th stakes winner of the year for his sire Malibu Moon. The Spendthrift stallion is in the top five in progeny… Read More

Moonlit Malibu led the entire seven furlong trip of the $50,000 HBPA Mayors H. Oct. 4 at Charles Town (VIDEO) to become the 12th stakes winner of the year for her sire Malibu Moon. The 3-year-old filly was second earlier this summer in the $75,000 Dearly Precious… Read More

Spendthrift-bred Prospective rolled to a two-length victory in the $201,200 Grey S. (G3) at Woodbine on Oct. 9 to give his sire Malibu Moon his second stakes winner on the day. Two-year-old Prospective, who broke his maiden six weeks ago at Woodbine was making his stakes debut and trying the… Read More

Malibu Moon’s Ask the Moon made all the running to win the $300,000 Personal Ensign I. (G1) by 2 3/4-lengths Sept. 3 at Saratoga, turning back repeated challenges to win her second Grade 1 of the meet. The 6-year-old mare won the 1 1/8 mile Ruffian H. by 5… Read More

A quick early pace in the $102,000 Victory Ride S. at Saratoga set things up perfectly for a strong closing move from Hot Summer to come up the rail for a half-length win in the six furlong contest for 3-year-old fillies. The daughter of Malibu Moon won the Grade 3… Read More

Malibu Moon’s Ask the Moon proved she could handle a big jump in class with a front-running score in the $250,000 Ruffian H. (G1) July 31 at Saratoga. Ask the Moon becomes the second consecutive Ruffian winner, following Malibu Prayer in 2010, for Malibu Moon. Ask the Moon also becomes… Read More

Spendthrift’s Malibu Pier wore down a loose-on-the-lead Restless Soul (GB) to win the $100,000 Beverly Hills H. (G3) (VIDEO) June 26 on the Hollywood Park turf course. The 4-year-old daughter of Malibu Moon has established herself as the top older filly or mare turf specialist on the West Coast. Prior… Read More

Malibu Pier’s win in the $150,000 Santa Barbara H. (G2) April 16 at Santa Anita [watch video] was a trifecta of sorts for B. Wayne Hughes and Spendthrift Farm. The 4-year-old filly is owned and bred by Spendthrift and is by the farm’s stallion Malibu Moon, who… Read More

Malibu Moon’s Hot Summer shot through along the rail to wrap up a tidy 2 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Comely S. (G3) April 9 at Aqueduct.[Watch Video] This was the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old filly, who broke her maiden in October at Philadelphia Park, then dominated an… Read More

B. Wayne Hughes’ homebred Malibu Pier became the milestone 50th career stakes winner for Malibu Moon, with her tenacious victory in the $150,000 Santa Ana S. (G2) on March 19. The 4-year-old who was bred, foaled, and raised at Spendthrift, was challenged nearly step of the way in the 1… Read More