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Breed: Quarter Horse
Discipline: Racing
Sire: Moon Deck
Grandsire: Top Deck (TB)
Dam: Rica Bar
Maternal grandsire: Barred
Sex: Stallion
Foaled: 1960
Country: United States
Color: Black
Breeder: James V. A. Carter
Honors
Racing Record
40-15-9-5, AAAT speed rating
Race Earnings
$40,636.00
Major Racing Wins
PCQHRA Futurity, Bardella Stakes
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Infobox last updated on: January 12, 2008.

Top Moon was a Quarter horse racehorse and leading racehorse sire.

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[edit] Life

Top Moon was a 1960 black stallion sired by Moon Deck out of Rica Bar.[1] Rica Bar was a granddaughter of Three Bars (TB).[2]

Top Moon raced for three years, starting forty times. In those starts he won fifteen times, came in second nine times and placed third five times. He attained a top speed rating of AAAT alongside earnings of $40,636.00.[1] He won two stakes races, the PCQHRA Futurity and the Bardella Stakes.[3]

As a breeding stallion, Top Moon sired Top Bug, Bug's Alive in 75, Moon Lark, Lady Bug's Moon, Casady Casanova, and Full Moon Zestee.[3] Bugs Alive in 75 won the 1975 All American Futurity as well as being named 1975 Champion Quarter Running Stallion. Moon Lark won the All American Futurity in 1978 and was named 1978 Champion Quarter Running Two Year Old Colt, and 1979 World Champion Quarter Running Horse.[3]

He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame.[4]

[edit] Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Equipoise (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Equestrian (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Frilette (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Top Deck (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chicaro (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 River Boat (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Last Boat (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Moon Deck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 *Under Fire (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peace Pipe (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Loving Cup (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Moonlight Night
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Dun Horse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mae
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 La Bergeron
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Top Moon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Percentage (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Three Bars (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Myrtle Dee (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Red Joe Of Arizona
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ready
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ruby by Red Cloud
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rica Bar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John P. Grier (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nassak (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ethel D (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Caprica
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pankey's Lucky
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Puzzle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pankey mare
 
 
 
 
 
 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 1250-1254
  2. ^ Top Moon Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 27, 2007
  3. ^ a b c Pitzer The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires p. 144-145
  4. ^ AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on February 3, 2008

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