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As a freshman in 1996 Malabar Man dominated his division, winning 13 of 15 starts, and earning $464,041. His wins included the Breeders Crown, Harold Dancer Memorial and New Jersey Futurity. He was named the 1996 USHWA Two-Year-Old Colt Trotter of the Year.

At 3, Malabar Man won 13 of 16 starts, earning $1,679,862. His wins included a New Jersey Sire Stake and final, the Historic Cup, Beacon Course Trot elimination and final, Hambletonian elimination and final, American-National, a heat of the World Trotting Derby (taking his record of 1:53.1), the Breeders Crown and the Orsi Mangelli Trot.

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  Malabar Man winning the Hambletonian            Malabar Man in his paddock at
     at The Meadowlands in New Jersey                    Winbak Farm in New York

Malabar Man's earnings of $1,679,862 were the highest single season total recorded by a trotter in North America from 1997 through 2003. He was listed second in 2004 and 2005. Malabar Man was voted USHWA Three-Year-Old Colt Trotter and Horse of the Year in 1997. He was also named New Jersey Standardbred of the Year.

Malabar Man retired after 1997 and is currently standing stud at Winbak Farm in New York for a few of $7,500. With 11 crops to date in 2008, Malabar Man has sired 460 starters, with 230 trotting in 2:00 or faster and 29 that have been clocked in 1:55 or better, for total foal earnings of $25,790,158.
                        Malabar Man with Takter

                         Malabar Man with trainer Jimmy Takter in the bike
Malabar Man has sired 70 $100,000 winners, including Power To Charm 3,1:53.1, fastest 3-year-old colt trotter in 2003; Breeders Crown 2-year-old filly trot winners Flirtin Miss and Pick Me Up; Merrie Annabelle winner Reinvent; and NJSS champions Funny Malentine and Malabar Maple. He is the grandsire of Possess The Magic 3,1:53.2 ($1.044 million), winner of the 2006 Breeders Crown Two-Year-Old Filly Trot.

In January 2008, it was announced by Stan Bergstein, chairman of the Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee of The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, that Malabar Man had been voted into the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame. The stallion received 31 percent of the votes case by members.

Malabar Man Career Race Statistics
Year    Starts/Wins/2nd/3rds   Earnings    Venue & Date of Record
1997       14      11      3      0      $1,485,417    3,1:53.1M DuQ 08/30/1997
1997        2     2      0      0      $194,445
1996       15      13      1      1       $464,041       2,1:58.1M GSP 10/03/1996
Total      29     24     4      1       $1,949,458    3, 1:53.1M   (Domestic)
Total                2                        $194,445                          (Foreign)
Total               26                       $2,143,903