Maria's Mon

Maria's Mon (April 24, 1993 – September 14, 2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the champion two-year-old colt in 1995 and produced two Kentucky Derby winners.

Maria's Mon
Sire	Wavering Monarch
Grandsire	Majestic Light
Dam	Carlotta Maria
Damsire	Caro
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	April 24, 1993
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Morton Rosenthal
Owner	Mrs. Morton Rosenthal
Trainer	Richard Schosberg
Record	7:4-1-1
Earnings	US$ 507,140
Major wins
Sanford Stakes (1995) Belmont Futurity Stakes (1995) Champagne Stakes (1995)
Honours
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1995)

Maria's Mon was foaled in Kentucky on April 24, 1993 at the farm of Morton Rosenthal.^[1] He was sired by Wavering Monarch out of Carlotta Maria. Carlotta Maria was sired by the Irish stallion Caro. Maria's Mon was retired from racing due to a broken ankle.

Maria's Mon was retired to Pin Oak Stud and is the sire of Kentucky Derby winners Monarchos (2001) and Super Saver (2010). His stud fee in 2007 was $60,000 for a live foal and he covered 132 mares in his last season. Maria's Mon died of severe laminitis, which may have resulted from equine Cushing's syndrome, on September 14, 2007 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky.^[2]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Maria’s Mon, Gray colt, April 24, 1993

Sire Wavering Monarch	Majestic Light	Majestic Prince	Raise a Native
			Gay Hostess
		Irradiate	Ribot
			High Voltage
	Uncommitted	Buckpasser	Tom Fool
			Busanda
		Lady Be Good	Better Self
			Past Eight
Dam Carlotta Maria	Caro	Fortino	Grey Sovereign
			Ranavalo
		Chambord	Chamossaire
			Life Hill
	Water Malone	Naskra	Nasram
			Iskra
		Gray Matter	Stratmat
			Songcraft (family: 1-1)

References

1. "Saratoga- July 21, 1995, race 7". Equibase Company. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
2. Lowe, Jeff. "Pin Oak stallion, champion Maria's Mon dies at 14". Thoroughbred Times. Retrieved 22 April 2011.