Moonlight Man is SW13 for Reliable Man after winning the Sommer Preis (1900m) at Dresden.
Moonlight Man raced in third place on the rail to the home turn and was than able to come through between horses, quickening into the lead to go clear, eventually defeating Wonnemond (Areion) by two lengths with Itobo (Areion) a head away third.
It is the third win from 10 starts for Moonlight Man, sold for €26,000 as a BBAG September yearling.
He is the best of three winners left by Moonlight Symphony (Pentire), a winner in Germany.
The granddam Moonlight Dream (Law Society) is a sister to Moonlight Melody, the dam of Gr1 Prix du Cadran at Longchamp winner Molly Malone (Lomitas).
Moonlight Man is inbred 5×5 to the mare Hardiemma through Shirley Heights and Pentire.
Prix du Jockey-Club winner Reliable Man (Dalakhani) went on to win at Gr1 level in Australia. He shuttles between the Haras d’Annebault in France and Westbury Stud in New Zealand.