Pedigree Look: Orb

Name: Orb
Year Born: 2010
Color: Bay
Sex: Colt
Sire: Malibu Moon
Dam: Lady Liberty
Broodmare Sire: Unbridled

Profile: The year is 1989, the place is Belmont Park. Sunday Silence (Halo) is going for the Triple Crown, but is denied by the Derby and Preakness runner up Easy Goer (Alydar). That until this past Saturday was the only time that the Phipps family and their trainer Shug McGaughey had been in the Winner's Circle for a Triple Crown race. However, Orb changed that with his win in the Kentucky Derby. He got his career started with three straight loses at all three of the NYRA tracks. In those races he faced off against Vyjack (Into Mischief), Violence (Medaglia d' Oro), and Titletown Five (Tiznow), who where all the Derby trail this Spring. He finally broke his maiden at Aqueduct where among the horses he defeated was Revolutionary (War Pass) who of course finished third in the Derby. He would then go onto Gulfstream where he won an allowance, the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby. That led to Churchill Downs where he would go off as the favorite in the Derby in a field of 19.

Here is his Derby win:



Sire

Malibu Moon (A.P. Indy) won once in two starts before an injured pre-maturely ended his career. Starting out in Maryland, he would get his first champion Declan's Moon. Declan would be followed up with Delaware Oaks winner Moon Catcher, G1 winners Life at Ten, Ask the Moon, Devil May Care, and Eden's Moon.

His sire A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew) won the Belmont and Breeders' Cup Classic in 1992. He was named Horse of the Year that same year and went onto have a remarkable stallion career. He is the sire of the likes of Rags to Riches, Majestic Warrior (who is the sire of the Oaks winner Princess of Sylmar), Pulpit, and many others.

Macoumba (Mr. Prospector) is a G1 winner in France. Other then MM, she is the dam of Parker's Storm Cat (Storm Cat) who is the sire of turf sprinting sensation Ben's Cat, G3 placed Positively (Distorted Humor), and stakes placed Mutually Benefit (Dynaformer). Her dam Maximova (FR) is a G1 winner in France. She is also the dam of G1 winner in France Septieme Ciel (Seattle Slew) and G2 placed Maxigroom (Blushing Groom (FR)). Her dam Baracala (Swaps) is the dam of G1 placed in Ireland and Champion 3yo filly in France Vilikaia (Nureyev).


Dam

Lady Liberty (Unbridled) won 2 races in her career. With Orb being her highest earner, her second highest earner is Cause of Freedom (Alphabet Soup). She had a Flatter colt earlier this year.

Unbridled (Fappiano) won the 1990 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic. As a sire he has G1 winners Eddington, Empire Maker, Unbridled's Song, Banshee Breeze among many others. His dam Gana Facil (Le Fabuleux (FR)) won six races in her career. Other then Unbridled, she is the dam to G1 winner Cahill Road (Fappiano). Gana is a 1/2 sister to G3 placed Pentelicus (Fappiano). This is the same female family as the Hall of Famer and multiple champion Dr. Fager (Rough'n Tumble)

Mesabi Maiden (Cox's Ridge) won the 1996 Susan's Girl Stakes at Pimlico. Finishing right behind her that day was Cara Rafaela (Quiet American), all that she would do is become the dam to multiple G1 winner and Champion 3yo male Bernardini (A.P. Indy). Lady is her best foal. Her dam Steel Maiden (Damascus) is G3 placed and is the dam to stakes placed Pro Prospect (Forty Niner). Laughter (Bold Ruler), Steel's dam is the dam of G1 winner Private Terms (Private Account) and Laughing Look (Damascus), the dam of G1 winner Coronado's Quest (Forty Niner). This makes Lady Liberty's fourth dam (and Orb's fifth dam) Shenanigans (Native Dancer), a stakes placed filly in her own right. However, she is more known as the dam to G1 placed Buckfinder (Buckpasser), G2 winner Icecapade (Nearctic) and the Champion 2yo and 3yo filly, Triple Tiara winner and Hall of Famer Ruffian (Reviewer).