380:) and Chinese White. After racing just behind the leaders before moving into second place behind Ice Queen, a 66/1 outsider also trained by Aidan O'Brien, inside the last quarter mile. Despite her odds, Ice Queen showed no signs of weakening and it was only in the final strides that Moonstone overhauled her stablemate to win by a short head. Gagnoa was two lengths back in third place ahead of Chinese White at Katiyra. She became the first maiden to win the race since
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Ballydoyle. Like many Coolmore horses, the details of Moonstone's ownership differed from race to race: ahe sometimes raced in the colours of Magnier's wife Susan while on other occasions she was listed as being owned by a partnership of Susan Magnier,
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winner. Aiden O'Brien commented "It was a great race with two jockeys and two fillies giving it their all. It was a usual masterful ride from Johnny... Moonstone ran a smashing race at Epsom and she stays very well. She is progressing well".
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before recording her first and only victory in the Irish Oaks. She finished unplaced in two subsequent races and was retired from racing at the end of the year. As a broodmare she has produced several good winners including
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over 2000 metres on 5 October she made no impact as she finished twelfth behind the German filly Lady Marian. Three weeks later she was moved up in distance and matched against male opponents in the 3100 metre
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At the end of her racing career, Moonstone was retired to become a broodmare for the
Coolmore Stud. She made an immediate impact, as her first four foals were all stakes winners:
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in the saddle. She was made a 25/1 outsider but after being restrained at the rear of the field in the early stages she stayed on strongly in the straight to finish second to
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Winchester. Despite her defeat she reportedly displayed "immense potential" and was made ante-post favourite for
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Words, bay filly, 2012, by
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830:"Moonstone new jewel in the crown for O'Brien"
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421:Nevis, a bay colt, foaled in 2010, sired by
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687:"Tattersalls December Yearling Sale 2006"
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368:and third in the Epsom Oaks), Gagnoa (
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262:Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
183:on her debut she ran fourth in the
16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
167:(foaled 3 March 2005) is an Irish
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897:"Stubbs – Race Record & Form"
795:"Look Here claims shock Oaks win"
276:. Other close relatives included
911:"Words – Race Record & Form"
883:"Nevis – Race Record & Form"
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849:Wood, Greg (13 July 2008).
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759:Paley, Tony (13 May 2008).
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432:Stubbs, bay colt, 2011, by
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104:Britton House Stud Ltd
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707:"Dalakhani – Progeny"
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692:Racing Post
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303:maiden race
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181:maiden race
59:Law Society
925:Categories
656:References
606:Boldnesian
515:Hardiemma
200:Background
177:Irish Oaks
156:Irish Oaks
150:Major wins
800:BBC Sport
634:Foreseer
509:Mill Reef
488:Dalakhani
396:. In the
358:Look Here
343:Dar Re Mi
317:-trained
173:broodmare
165:Moonstone
37:Grandsire
31:Dalakhani
22:Moonstone
628:Nijinsky
623:Caerleon
612:Ran-Tan
496:Darshaan
475:Pedigree
323:The Oaks
286:Scorpion
258:Integral
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189:The Oaks
145:£291,173
142:Earnings
137:6: 1-2-0
41:Darshaan
586:Alleged
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539:Miswaki
469:Frankel
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158:(2008)
134:Record
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