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Owner(s):
Farnsworth Stables LLC
Trainer:
Martin D. Wolfson
Bred:
Maryland (USA) by Country Life Farm
Pedigree:
Malibu Moon  -  Always Asking  by  Valid Appeal
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King T. Leatherbury’s homebred gelding Ben's Cat swept three divisional categories–older male, turf runner, and sprinter–and was named Maryland-bred Horse of the Year of 2011 in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. Read More
Royal Delta rallied down the middle of the Churchill Downs track to post an easy tally in Friday's BC Ladies' Classic.Read More
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  • footlick · she is a much better two-turn horse than a one turn horse, imo. · 202 days ago ·
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  • RamonDimas · but HDG is facing harder competition!!and who know if she's going to win!!! · 202 days ago ·
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Last race is a question
http://bcove.me/s89ma5tx Mike Welsch at drf.com said Ask the Moon was "lively" with her gallop.
Kentucky Oaks winner Plum Pretty takes on nine others in Friday's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs. Read More
The pre-entries were announced on Wednesday for the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic and I have included comments on all early entrants below.At this stage it looks like nine horses will line up in the Friday feature. The pace figures to be provided by Ask the Moon and Plum Pretty.Royal Delta cont...Read More
Sullimar Stable’s Get Stormy has remained at Keeneland since his runner-up finish to champion Gio Ponti in the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) on October 8. This morning he turned in his lone work prior to his next start in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) on November 5 at Churchill Downs. With trainer Tom B...Read More
Myron Miller’s Ask the Moon, who has been stabled at Keeneland since a few days after she ran sixth in the Lady’s Secret (G1) on October 1 at Santa Anita, worked Wednesday morning in preparation for her next start in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) on November 4 at Churchill Downs. Trained by...Read More
Anyone know if Ask the Moon is running in the Breeders' Cup? Haven't heard anything since her misfire in the Lady's Secret. I do think she didn't face the strongest competition at SAR, but in the Lady's Secret she never got to the lead, like she did at SAR, which greatly compromised her. I'm willing to give her another shot, and was wondering if she'll be at the BC.
I was all prepared to write that there are simply too many prep races today. I was going to say, whether it is for the Kentucky Derby or the Breeders’ Cup, the proliferation of prep races, spread out over numerous racetracks, and all occurring at virtually the same time, is not for the overall good ...Read More
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  • LAZMANNICK · I think that the concept of Super Saturday is great. It always has been. I was really looking forward to the day, but came away feeling kind of empty as if to ask the question, this is it? One concern is that the top level talent is spread very thin. The Beldame with five fillies, the favorite and one with a possible upset chance, and others that didn’t belong including LAT. Not much suspense. The Kelso scratched down to four entrants. There was possibly more suspense in wondering if Mo would move forward from the King Bishop and some suspense with J Bend because that one is an improving sort. Mo definitely was the highlight of the day. The Turf Classic maybe gave American Turf racing a bit of a shot in the arm. Cape Blanco was certainly all out to beat Dean’s Kitten and yet that one wasn’t all that far behind him when third in the Million. The Flower Bowl was a romp for Stacelita with the others all running for second money. The Vosburgh was the best race on the card in terms of depth of talent with some good sprinters and yet Giant Ryan dominated. Maybe the trouble at the start where Euroears and Apriority were taken out made it easier for him. What’s up with Trappe Shot? The JCGC was an extremely weak field for such a revered race. No G1 wins in a so called open G1 race. Flat Out’s first G1 win was dominant IMO. Stay Thirsty was a bust against older on a track he ran well on in the Belmont. Super Saturday used to be just that, but not anymore I’m afraid. · 235 days ago ·
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  • annmatt · I loved Super Saturday, followed by the Arc races on Super Sunday morning and then a few lesser races Sunday afternoon! But this was my first such Super weekend! I came up with my own version of “speed watching” wall-to-wall races. I discovered how to watch all of this action without getting overwhelmed. With a little organization and a couple of online services, it was a snap. After experiencing racing online, I actually prefer it to the slower pace of watching on national television primarily because I can tailor the viewing experience to my own tastes and pace! This type of action has to appeal to younger fans, I would think, since their attention span is about 20 seconds! Once all the services get up to speed with HD, I think watching horse racing online is the best way to experience the sport. Am I the last one to know this and do others "speed watch" the races this way? Am I weird? · 233 days ago ·
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Change is in the air as we begin the fall season of racing in Southern California, however it’s what’s not changing that brings the most excitement to race fans... Read More
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  • mdracing69 · HRTV is also running a free online preview during the fall meet at Santa Anita. Go to hrtv.com to watch. · 235 days ago ·
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  • zenyattafanatic · ok thanks guys. i kinda overreacted there but i really want to watch the races · 235 days ago ·
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East Coast speedster Ask The Moon will try to hold off late running sensation Blind Luck in Saturday's Grade 1 Lady's Secret at Santa Anita Park. Read More
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  • bellesforever1 · Asking a lot out of Ask the Moon..how will she take the shipping across country and coming off a few fairly close races?Blind Luck wins. · 236 days ago ·
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  • rorschach1992 · Ask the Moon, in addition to defeating suspect competition in those G1 events, wasn't able to make her own pace in the Lady's Secret. In the Ruffian and Personal Ensign she lulled them to sleep, but with the speedy Champagne D'Oro that was rendered impossible. · 236 days ago ·
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Rafael Bejarano will ride Ask The Moon in the Lady's Secret at Santa Anita on Oct 1.   
Rags-to-riches mare Ask the Moon worked four furlongs on Santa Anita’s main track Tuesday in :49.40 for Saturday’s Grade I Lady’s Secret Stakes. “I didn’t want to go too fast,” trainer Marty Wolfson said by telephone from Miami. “She has a tendency to put in some really fast works but the last five ...Read More
Amazing to see how much Ask The Moon flatters Rachel Alexandra, she ran third to Rachel in the 2010 Lady's Secret at Monmouth Park, now has taken down 2 straight Grade 1 wins at the highest level and will go west to defeat the top West Coast filly in Blind Luck next weekend.
No chance of winning the Lady's Secret at Santa Anita even tough she's won two G.1's or the two weakest G.1's for older fillies this year!
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  • WesWhite · Ask the Moon has a great deal of upside going into the Lady's Secret, facing a horse in BL who hasnt run in almost 70 days and is coming off a pedestrian 7f work in 1:26 and change, ATM is cutting back to 8.5 furlongs and just got a 9furlong and 10 furlong win at demanding Saratoga. On the lead setting some legit fractions Ask the Moon should romp at Santa Anita. · 242 days ago ·
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  • RamonDimas · BL is the real deal in this race · 242 days ago ·
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Older Fillies and MaresBreeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic 2011 is less than two months away and the head honchos in this division, Blind Luck and Havre de Grace, could meet for the seventh time in the Grade 1 Beldame at Belmont Park on October 1st.Havre de Grace whipped the boys in the G1 Woodward at Sar...Read More
it is good to see that the connections of this horse are not afraid to venture west. i just don't think that she is quite in the same league as luck or grace. pe time was fairly pedestrian, almost as slow as last years'.
Ask the Moon, winner of Saturday’s $300,000 Personal Ensign, may be pointed toward a confrontation with top filly Blind Luck in the Grade 1 Lady’s Secret on October 1 at Santa Anita. Read More
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  • footlick · I am glad that I am not setting you on edge. I used the mile as an example because it is more pronounced there and can be easily seen, as it can at 10 furlongs at Belmont and 10 furlongs at Churchill for example. Just last year, we had an example with Haynesfield in the JGC defeating Blame. Many said that Blame needed two turns. If id doesn't make a difference why would thjey say that. There are many reasons why two turn races can bother a horse. It could be stamina, it could be that running in turns hurts their knees or ankles more, etc. I'm not saying that Wolfson wants to run against HDG, I'm sure he doesn't. But he may have legitimate reasons for wanting to keep her at 2 turns that you are discounting. He may feel she performs better. · 262 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · being a former sprinter, i know that running on the turn slowed you down and put more pressure on the inside leg. if you watch carefully, horses, like humans, naturally slow on the turns. · 260 days ago ·
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Proving her score at 18-1 in the Ruffian Invitational Handicap on July 31 was no fluke, 6-year-old mare Ask the Moon notched her second Grade 1 victory of the Saratoga meet, leading from start to finish Saturday in the $300,000 Personal Ensign Invitational. Read More
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  • footlick · The 6 furlong split was faster than the Woodward, so either she went too fast or they were going slow early in the Woodward, depending on how you view the races. · 263 days ago ·
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  • annmatt · I would love for Marty Wolfson to get hold of Rapid Redux to see if he couldn't rise in class...RR certainly has a very nice pedigree that suggests he should have been able to rise above the claiming ranks. · 263 days ago ·
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Ask the Moon - Pedigree

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Malibu MoonA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
MacoumbaMr. Prospector
Maximova
Always AskingValid AppealIn Reality
Desert Trial
Willing'n WaitingVillamor
Pretty Barbie

Ask the Moon - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video11/04/116thJ CastellanoCD101 1/8 mDBreeders' Cup Ladies Classic-G103+ FRoyal DeltaIt's TrickyPachattack1:50.78
View DetailsView Video10/01/116thM GarciaSA61 1/16 mDLady's Secret-G103+ FZazuUltra BlendGreat Hot1:41.59
View DetailsView Video09/03/111stJ CastellanoSar81 1/4 mDPersonal Ensign -G103+ FAsk the MoonPachattackTiz Miz Sue2:04.21
View DetailsView Video07/31/111stJ CastellanoSar91 1/8 mDRuffian-G103+ FAsk the MoonSuper EspressoPayton d'Oro1:50.46
View Details07/01/113rdR DominguezBel81 1/16 mDSky Beauty03+ FDistorted LegacySatans Quick ChickAsk the Moon1:42.26
View Details06/15/112ndR DominguezBel31 mileDAlwOC03+ FKaty NowAsk the MoonArena Elvira1:34.85
View Details01/04/114thH RiveraPrx91 70yDSleigh Ride04+ FHarissaVindy CityDiva's Gold1:40.96
View DetailsView Video12/04/102ndH RiveraPrx91 mileDAllow04 FR Betty GraybullAsk the MoonCome Sunday1:38.81
View Details11/21/103rdP LopezMth91 mileDHoney Bee03+ FCheck PointDebonair DarlingAsk the Moon1:36.92
View Details09/19/103rdP LopezMth101 1/16 mDPolitely03+ FStarship AngelDebonair DarlingAsk the Moon1:44.79
View DetailsView Video07/24/103rdJ RoseMth111 1/8 mDLady's Secret03+ FRachel AlexandraQueen MarthaAsk the Moon1:49.78
View Details06/26/106thJ BravoMth101 1/16 mDLighthouse03+ FMalibu PrayerLuna VegaJust Jenda1:43.40
View Details05/30/103rdJ BravoMth101 70yDMonmouth Beach03+ FJust JendaMcVictoryAsk the Moon1:42.07
View Details06/21/091stJ BravoMth101 1/16 mDLighthouse03+ FAsk the MoonTalkin About LoveAnnabill1:44.19

 

 

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