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27th July 2009
We are sad to report today the death of leading young stallion Victory Moon at Maine Chance Farms. The superb son of Al Mufti who helped to put South Africa on the world racing map with a win in the 2003 UAE Derby was found with a broken off-hind leg in his stable on Sunday afternoon.
Victory Moon was taken for X-rays and veterinary surgeons then tried to save his leg and his life by inserting screws and plates, but found that there were missing pieces of bone which made it impossible to perform the procedure. He was not revived.
Victory Moon, by Al Mufti from Dancing Flower, leaves a legacy of four crops. He covered 130 of 140 booked mares in this, his 4th season and Slade said: “He was bought for R5 million at Mike de Kock and Dean Maroun’s dispersal sale but he recovered that quickly, covering more than 100 mares a season for four seasons. This is a great loss not only to us, but to the South African breeding fraternity as a whole.” |
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