Moonlit Promise (USA)
March 21, 2013 – Living
Malibu Moon (USA) x Smart Surprise (USA), by Smart Strike (CAN)
Family 3-l
March 21, 2013 – Living
Malibu Moon (USA) x Smart Surprise (USA), by Smart Strike (CAN)
Family 3-l
Moonlit Promise proved a tough and consistent sprinter on Woodbine’s synthetic surface, earning a Sovereign Award as Canada’s champion female sprinter as a 5-year-old, but was unable to transfer her form away from her home track and surface. She has yet to produce anything approaching her own ability but is still early in her broodmare career.
Race record
18 starts, 8 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, US$507,462 (includes converted Canadian earnings)
2016:
2017:
2018:
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian champion female sprinter (2018)
As an individual
A bay mare with an attractive, feminine head, Moonlit Promise was tough and gritty in competition.
As a producer
As of March 25, 2023, Moonlit Promise has produced two foals of racing age but no winners.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Moonlit Promise was bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, which raced her in partnership with Windsor Boys Racing. She was trained by Josie Carroll.
Pedigree notes
Moonlit Promise is inbred 3x3 to two-time American champion sire Mr. Prospector and to 1992 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Weekend Surprise. She is out of 2009 Hendrie Handicap (CAN-G3) winner Smart Surprise, whose stakes-placed full sister Weekend Strike is the dam of 2018 Give Thanks Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Sizzling (by Galileo). Smart Surprise is also a half sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Court Vision (by Gulch), Grade 1-placed listed stakes winner Lord Snowdon (by Seeking the Gold), and multiple Hong Kong stakes winner Garcia Marquez (by Gulch).
Smart Surprise and her siblings are out of unraced Weekend Storm (by Storm Bird), a full sister to 1990 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Summer Squall. Weekend Storm is a half sister to 1992 American Horse of the Year and two-time American leading sire A.P. Indy (by Seattle Slew), to Grade 3 winner Welcome Surprise (by Seeking the Gold; second dam of Grade 2 winner Raging Sea and Grade 3 winner Guest Suite) and to listed stakes winner Eavesdropper (by Kingmambo). She is also a half sister to the useful sires Honor Grades (by Danzig) and Tiger Ridge (by Storm Bird's son Storm Cat) and to Grade 1-placed Weekend in Seattle (by Seattle Slew), dam of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Mambo in Seattle (by Kingmambo) and second dam of Grade 1-placed Grade 3 winner Sky Kingdom and Japanese Group 3 winner Stay in Seattle. Finally, she is a half sister to Lassie’s Legacy (by Deputy Minister), second dam of 2020 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (USA-G1) winner Happy Saver and to Mystery Trip (by Belong to Me), second dam of English Group 3 winner Chemical Charge.
Weekend Storm's dam Weekend Surprise (Secretariat x Lassie Dear, by Buckpasser) is a Grade 3-winning half sister to French and English Group 1 winner Wolfhound (by Nureyev), who was the highweighted older male in England in 1993 over 5 to 7 furlongs. She is also a half sister to multiple listed stakes winner Spectacular Spy (by Spectacular Bid); to Group 3-placed French listed stakes winner Foxhound (by Danzig); to Group 1 placed Al Mufti (by Roberto), a successful sire in South Africa; and to Charming Lassie (by Seattle Slew), dam of 2000 American champion older male Lemon Drop Kid (by Kingmambo), Grade 2 winner Brulay (by Rubiano) and Grade 3 winner Statue of Liberty (by Storm Cat). Another half-sibling to Weekend Surprise, Lassie's Lady (by Alydar) is the dam of Grade 2 winner Bite the Bullet (by Spectacular Bid) and English stakes winner Shuailaan (by Roberto) and is the second dam of 2008 European champion older male Duke of Marmalade, 2013 Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Ruler of the World, Australian Group 2 winner Annus Mirabilis, and Grade/Group 3 winners Madison's Charm and Norway.
Last updated: July 21, 2024
Race record
18 starts, 8 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, US$507,462 (includes converted Canadian earnings)
2016:
- Won La Lorgnette Stakes (CAN-L, 8.5FA, Woodbine)
- 2nd Duchess Stakes (CAN-L, 7FA, Woodbine)
2017:
- Won Bessarabian Stakes (CAN-G2, 7FA, Woodbine)
- Won Ontario Fashion Stakes (CAN-G3, 6FD, Woodbine)
- Won Sweet Briar Too Stakes (CAN, 6.5FA, Woodbine)
2018:
- Won Bessarabian Stakes (CAN-G2, 7FA, Woodbine)
- Won Sweet Briar Too Stakes (CAN, 6.5FA, Woodbine)
- 2nd Whimsical Stakes (CAN-G3, 6FA, Woodbine)
- 3rd Hendrie Stakes (CAN-G3, 6.5FA, Woodbine)
- 3rd Ontario Fashion Stakes (CAN-G3, 6FA, Woodbine)
Honors
Sovereign Award, Canadian champion female sprinter (2018)
As an individual
A bay mare with an attractive, feminine head, Moonlit Promise was tough and gritty in competition.
As a producer
As of March 25, 2023, Moonlit Promise has produced two foals of racing age but no winners.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Moonlit Promise was bred by Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, which raced her in partnership with Windsor Boys Racing. She was trained by Josie Carroll.
Pedigree notes
Moonlit Promise is inbred 3x3 to two-time American champion sire Mr. Prospector and to 1992 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Weekend Surprise. She is out of 2009 Hendrie Handicap (CAN-G3) winner Smart Surprise, whose stakes-placed full sister Weekend Strike is the dam of 2018 Give Thanks Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Sizzling (by Galileo). Smart Surprise is also a half sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Court Vision (by Gulch), Grade 1-placed listed stakes winner Lord Snowdon (by Seeking the Gold), and multiple Hong Kong stakes winner Garcia Marquez (by Gulch).
Smart Surprise and her siblings are out of unraced Weekend Storm (by Storm Bird), a full sister to 1990 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Summer Squall. Weekend Storm is a half sister to 1992 American Horse of the Year and two-time American leading sire A.P. Indy (by Seattle Slew), to Grade 3 winner Welcome Surprise (by Seeking the Gold; second dam of Grade 2 winner Raging Sea and Grade 3 winner Guest Suite) and to listed stakes winner Eavesdropper (by Kingmambo). She is also a half sister to the useful sires Honor Grades (by Danzig) and Tiger Ridge (by Storm Bird's son Storm Cat) and to Grade 1-placed Weekend in Seattle (by Seattle Slew), dam of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Mambo in Seattle (by Kingmambo) and second dam of Grade 1-placed Grade 3 winner Sky Kingdom and Japanese Group 3 winner Stay in Seattle. Finally, she is a half sister to Lassie’s Legacy (by Deputy Minister), second dam of 2020 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (USA-G1) winner Happy Saver and to Mystery Trip (by Belong to Me), second dam of English Group 3 winner Chemical Charge.
Weekend Storm's dam Weekend Surprise (Secretariat x Lassie Dear, by Buckpasser) is a Grade 3-winning half sister to French and English Group 1 winner Wolfhound (by Nureyev), who was the highweighted older male in England in 1993 over 5 to 7 furlongs. She is also a half sister to multiple listed stakes winner Spectacular Spy (by Spectacular Bid); to Group 3-placed French listed stakes winner Foxhound (by Danzig); to Group 1 placed Al Mufti (by Roberto), a successful sire in South Africa; and to Charming Lassie (by Seattle Slew), dam of 2000 American champion older male Lemon Drop Kid (by Kingmambo), Grade 2 winner Brulay (by Rubiano) and Grade 3 winner Statue of Liberty (by Storm Cat). Another half-sibling to Weekend Surprise, Lassie's Lady (by Alydar) is the dam of Grade 2 winner Bite the Bullet (by Spectacular Bid) and English stakes winner Shuailaan (by Roberto) and is the second dam of 2008 European champion older male Duke of Marmalade, 2013 Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Ruler of the World, Australian Group 2 winner Annus Mirabilis, and Grade/Group 3 winners Madison's Charm and Norway.
Last updated: July 21, 2024