Pedigree Profile: Sea The Moon

Sea The Moon kept his unbeaten record in tact with a facile victory in the Group 1 German Derby. Although the field wasn't a true high class field it did include Group winners Geoffrey Chaucer, Lucky Lion, & Magic Artist. Sea The Moon's impressive 11L victory says to me that he should be more then capable of taking on some of Europe's finest in the coming weeks. Before his Group 1 victory Sea The Moon was a dual Group winner. He was a Group 3 debut winner and followed that win up in the Group 2 Oppenheim-Union Rennen. 

Sea The Moon comes with a top class German family. His dam the unraced Sanwa is a full sister to three individual Group 1 winners. They are five time Group1 winner Schiaparelli and dual Group 1 winner including German Derby hero Samum and also Salve Regina, a Group 1 winner she went on to produce Grade 2 winner Salve Germania. Sanwa is also a half sister to the dams of Group 1 winners Sortilege, Seismos and his 1/2 sister the German Oaks winner Soberania, who is also by Monsun. 

The second dam Sacarina was unraced but is a 1/2 sister to Group 3 winner Lady Member, herself dam of Group 3 Jeresey stakes & Group 2 Mill Reef stakes placed Brave Owen. Sea The Moon is the only colt racing by his sire out of a Monsun mare. 

Sea The Moon was sent to the 2012 Tattersalls Book 1 October yearling sale. He was led out unsold at 230,000gns. It was a wise decision by his breeders Gestut Gorldorf as he is now worth much more then that. Sea The Moon has a yearling full sister already named Sea The Sun. She made 320,000gns at last years December foal sale and was bought by Christopher Tsui who owned and bred her famous sire. Sea The Sun is currently in the care of her sires handler John Oxx. 

Sea The Moon's prospect as a future stallion is already well established but if he can go on to win prestigious Group 1 races in France, England & Ireland he will further enchance his stud value. His owner has stated that it is unlikely that he will stand in Germany as they may not get the best mares for such an illustrious colt. With that in mind and more european Group 1's to his name preferby the Prix De Arc de Triomphe, I can see the France, UK or Ireland being the place for him to stand at stud when he does retire. 

(Sea The Moin draws away for an empathic success in the Gr1 German Derby) 

(Sea The Sun showm here as a foal selling for 320,000gns to Sunderland Holdings)