Moonlight Ember (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

12-Feb-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Big Daddy Cartel

Dam

Ember Moon

Prize Money

22079

Owners

Vasquez, Jimmy, Branson, Scott And Onsurez, Lionel Carrasco

About

Moonlight Ember, a 3yo bay foaled in the United States and trained by David M. Gomez‑Barraza, is out of Ember Moon and by the sire Big Daddy Cartel. The horse has recorded one victory, its most notable coming on March 16, 2025 at Sunland Park in Race 6 offering a purse of $10,900. Over its career it has been a value pick for bettors, delivering a 33% return on investment for those who backed it from the start.

Raced At

Sunland Park

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Sunland Park 21-Feb-26 320m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $34,700) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:17.160, SP: 26.00 1st Lyme Light ( J J Belloc 128 ) 2nd Daddy Tungsten ( J Muniz 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Hm Bigdad Relentless ( J Levario 126 ) 0.00L 7th Moonlight Ember ( L Martinez 126 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Martinez 57.2kg 0.00L7 (10)
Sunland Park 11-Jan-26 366m FIRM R5 Race 5 $327 (of $10,900) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:20.380, SP: 15.00 chase on. 1st Chamacuz ( G Medrano 126 ) 2nd Czar Catrina ( J Ayala 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Forbidden Wines ( J Ortiz 126 ) 0.50L 5th Moonlight Ember ( O J Andrade 126 ) 0.95L See full resultsO J Andrade 57.2kg 0.95L5 (8)
Albuquerque 01-Sep-25 366m FIRM R6 Albuquerque race 6 $310 (of $17,980) Barrier 8, SP: 7.00 1st Angels In The Clouds ( B Barraza 124 ) 2nd Blues Bandit ( R Ramirez 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Mi Capitan ( N J Garcia 124 ) 0.50L 8th Moonlight Ember ( L Martinez 124 , Cd 0 ) 2.75LL Martinez 56.2kg, Cd 0 2.75L8 (9)
Ruidoso Downs 31-May-25 320m R6 Race 6 $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:19.280 bumped hard brk. 1st Dyna Mo Chimes ( L F Garcia 124 ) 2nd King Estate ( J Levario 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Moonlight Ember ( L Martinez 124 ) 1.75L See full resultsL Martinez 56.2kg 1.75L3 (9)
Sunland Park 06-Apr-25 270m FIRM R9 New Mexican Spring Futurity (Stakes) $5,262 (of $349,620) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:52.380, SP: 5.50 step slow start, chased, in tight, shuffled back approaching deep stretch, no final response. 1st Broadbent ( L F Garcia 124 ) 2nd Highcardforapoke ( L Martinez 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Holliday ( N J Garcia 124 ) 0.50L 9th Moonlight Ember ( E Tapia 124 ) 3.10L See full resultsE Tapia 56.2kg 3.10L9 (10)
Sunland Park 16-Mar-25 270m FIRM R6 Race 6 $6,868 (of $10,900) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:15.120, SP: 8.00 Battled,prevailed 1st Moonlight Ember ( E Tapia 124 ) 2nd Icy Cartel ( C Cardenas 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Woodcutt ( S B Jr 124 ) 0.75L See full resultsE Tapia 56.2kg1 (10)