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

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winners. Maria's Mon was foaled in

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on April 24, 1993 at the farm of Morton Rosenthal. He was sired by Wavering Monarch out of Carlotta Maria. Carlotta Maria was sired by the

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stallion

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. 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

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(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

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, which may have resulted from equine

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, on September 14, 2007 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky.

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