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He recorded his most important victory of the season in France, winning the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud from the future Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Tony Bin. Later that autumn he finished third to Allez Milord and Baby Turk in the Preis von Europa.ДЄs a four-year-old, Moon Madness began by finishing fourth to Mtoto in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes and then finished third in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot behind Orban. Ridden by Pat Eddery, Moon Madness drew away from his opponents in the straight to win 'comfortably' by four lengths from Celestial Storm and Untold. In the St Leger at Doncaster Racecourse, Moon Madness started 9/2 third favourite in a field of eight runners with the filly Untold, winner of the Yorkshire Oaks being made favourite. It was his first defeat after five successive wins.

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In August he was sent to York to contest the Great Voltigeur Stakes, an important trial race for the St Leger in which he finished third behind Nisnas and Mashkour. He was then moved up to Listed class and won the Scottish Derby at Ayr. He recorded his first important success when winning the King George V Stakes, a handicap race for three-year-olds at Royal Ascot in 'impressive' style. Moon Madness began his three-year-old season by winning minor handicap races including victories at Newmarket and Haydock. Timeform described him as colt who was 'likely to improve'. Moon Madness made his only appearance as a two-year-old in a maiden race at Goodwood Racecourse in which he finished fourth, beaten four and half lengths by Faraway Dancer, a colt who went on to finish fourth in the following year's Epsom Derby. Moon Madness was ridden in most of his races by the veteran Irish jockey Pat Eddery.

The Duchess sent her colt into training with John Dunlop at Arundel in Sussex. Moon Madness's dam, Castle Moon, produced seven other winners including the Coronation Cup winner Sheriff's Star.

He was the most successful runner sired by Vitiges, who was one of the best European colts of his generation, winning the Prix Morny and the Champion Stakes. Moon Madness was a very dark bay horse bred by his owner Lavina, Duchess of Norfolk. He later stood as a stallion in Europe and Japan. He continued to race for the next two seasons in major middle-distance and staying races, with his victories including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, the Geoffrey Freer Stakes the Cumberland Lodge Stakes and the Yorkshire Cup. Leger Stakes as a three-year-old in 1986, the same year in which he also won the King George V Stakes, and the Scottish Derby. He recorded his most important success when winning the Classic St. In a career which lasted from September 1985 until November 1988, he ran twenty-four times and won ten races. Moon Madness (foaled 1983), was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. For the film known as Moon Madness in the US, see The Secret of the Selenites.