Moonshell | |
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Sire | Sadler's Wells |
Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
Dam | Moon Cactus |
Damsire | Kris |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 20 February 1992 |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Sheikh Mohammed |
Owner | Sheikh Mohammed Godolphin |
Trainer | Henry Cecil Hilal Ibrahim Saeed bin Suroor |
Record | 5: 2-0-2 |
Earnings | £173,495 |
Major wins | |
Epsom Oaks (1995) | |
Honours | |
Timeform rating: 117[1] |
Moonshell (20 February 1992 – 21 January 2006) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1995. In a racing career which lasted from October 1994 to May 1996, the filly ran five times and won two races. After winning her only race as a two-year-old, Moonshell joined the Godolphin Racing team and spent the winter in Dubai. In the spring of 2005, she returned to England to finish third in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket and then won the Classic Oaks over one and a half miles at Epsom. Moonshell did not run again as a three-year-old and was well beaten in two races in 1996 before being retired to stud.