{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Super Moment , image = , caption = , sire =

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, grandsire =

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, dam = Seductive , damsire = Shantung , sex =

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, foaled = 1977 , country = United States , colour =

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, breeder =

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, owner = Elmendorf Farm , trainer =

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, record = 47: 10-8-5 , earnings =

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(1980, 1981, 1982)

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(1980)

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(1981)

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(1982)

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(1982) , awards = , honours = , updated= Super Moment (foaled 1977 in

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) was an American

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bred and raced by Maxwell H. Gluck's

. Racing in

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for future

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trainer

, Super Moment finished fourth in the 1980

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and sixth in the

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. He won the 1981

and the 1982

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and

s but is best known for winning three consecutive editions of the

. Retired to

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, Super Moment stood in the United States until 1989 when he was sent to breeders in

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. He spent his final years of stallion duty in

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. His offspring have met with limited racing success.

References

Super Moment's pedigree and partial racing stats
1977 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 16-g Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States