Sunday’s rescheduled Turffontein feature race is named in honour of the former Maine Chance Farms based stallion Victory Moon, who died suddenly in 2009.
The handsome and supremely talented son of Al Mufti, described as a racehorse who changed many people’s lives, helped to reaffirm South Africa’s position on the world racing map with a win in the 2003 UAE Derby – and was a fast emerging and exciting sire when his life was cut short.
Victory Moon was bred in South Africa by Litchfield Stud Closed Corporation and foaled in 1999.
He was out of the winning Dancing Champ mare Dancing Flower and won or placed in 10 of 13 races, earning $2,414,974 in his career.
He raced for the Mad Syndicate and was trained by Mike de Kock.
