BOSQUE, NM—OCTOBER 21, 2014—Moonshine Racing's Grade 1 placed Eye On Corona SI 94 has retired from racing and will begin his stallion career in 2015 at Double LL Farm near Bosque, New Mexico. His fee has been set at $2,500.

Runner-up to Nellie Delaney's in the 2014 Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Championship, Eye On Corona won or placed in eight of 15 career starts and earned $133,718. He was also third in the Independence Day Handicap and a finalist in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity(G1), Bob Moore Memorial Stakes(G2) and Sunland Challenge Championship(G2).

He is by the industry's leading living sire of money earners Corona Cartel, sire of 814 winners, 281 stakes horses(24%), earners of $46.3 million and average earnings per starters of nearly $40,000 per head.

Eye On Corona is out of the Grade 2 La Primera Del Ano Derby winner Louisiana Eye Opener SI 97, winner of seven of 10 career starts and earnings of $151,254. The daughter of leading broodmare sire Mr Eye Opener is the dam of 10 ROM, eight winners including Call Me Eye Opener SI 97 ($52,450), Eyejesslovelouisiana SI 96 ($19,945), etc.

The second dam, Louisiana Girl SI 100 ($30,569), is a G2-placed daughter of thoroughbred stallion Louisiana Slew (TB) out of the AQHA Racing Champion mare Little Blue Sheep Si 105 ($389,355).

Louisiana Girl is the dam of 10 winners, 11 ROM, six stakes winners including AQHA Racing Champion Aged Stallion and leading sire Jess Louisiana Blue SI 109 ($170,682); G2 winner Louisiana Eye Opener SI 97 (see above); Sam Houston Classic Handicap(G2) winner The Louisiana Cartel SI 09 ($127,941); Ruidoso 550 Champions(G3) winner Fed Ex Together SI 105 ($112,864); stakes winner Call Me Fed Ex SI 107 ($80,437), Texas Classic Futurity(G1) runner-up Jess Got Bayou SI 101 ($46,496), G3-finalist Beyond The Smiles SI 103 ($14,634).

Louisiana Girl is also the granddam of Junos Request Stakes(G2) winner Thisfeatureisspecial SI 98 ($190,758), Sam Houston Distaff Challenge winner Im A Feature Girl SI 97 ($83,331), Grade 3-placed Eyein This Feature SI 99 ($125,913) and the great-granddam of stakes winner and track record holder Dont Tell Lila SI 98 ($32,040), etc.

For additional information or breeding contracts call W.L. Mooring at 505.864.2485 or 505.859.1090.