Second G1 Guineas Hero for Super Seth

Media Release - Saturday March 8

Waikato Stud’s rising star stallion Super Seth has sired his first two Group One winners within the space of seven days, with Linebacker capturing Saturday’s A$1 million Gr.1 The Agency Randwick Guineas (1600m) a week after Feroce’s heroics in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m).

Linebacker wins the G1 Randwick Guineas - Bradley Photography

Both Linebacker and Feroce come from the first crop by Super Seth, who was New Zealand’s leading first-season sire in 2023-24 and heads the second-season standings in 2024-25. His 28 winners include six at stakes level, with Feroce and Linebacker backed up by La Dorada, Sethito, Poetic Champion and Super Photon.

Linebacker became Super Seth’s first Australian winner and first stakes winner last season, romping home by four lengths on debut at Hawkesbury last February and adding the Gr.3 Baillieu Handicap (1400m) at his second start.

He went on to finish second in the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes (1600m), then returned as a three-year-old with a fourth in the Gr.2 Run To The Rose (1200m), sixth in the Gr.1 Golden Rose (1400m), second in the Gr.2 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) and sixth in the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m).

Trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton and jockey Zac Lloyd brought the very best out of Linebacker in Saturday’s Randwick Guineas. After jumping sharply and initially finding himself in the lead, Lloyd eased back and slotted Linebacker into second behind the tearaway leader Tenbury Wells.

Linebacker cruised past Tenbury Wells at the top of the straight and dashed clear, turning back the challenge of hot favourite Broadsiding to win by half a length.

It was a perfect result for Lloyd, who rode Broadsiding in his last start but was replaced by James McDonald for Saturday’s big race.

“It was obviously a big privilege to ride Broadsiding last start, but Linebacker today, it's not a bad exchange,” Lloyd said. “It panned out perfectly. I just wanted to work with Linebacker, not against him.

“He broke well and he had a nice bunny in Tenbury Wells. His asset is his big long stride, and he sustained his gallop nicely.

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“My pre-race strategy was to get both Broadsiding and Swiftfalcon uncomfortable, because I feel Linebacker is a superior miler, and if we left it to a sit and sprint, they're probably sharper than him.

“He got to me at about the 200m, and I thought it was a bit sooner than I would have liked, but when he got to about a neck, my bloke held him quite comfortably the last 100m. It was a very good effort and I’m super pleased for both John and Tom.”

Linebacker became the first Group One winner for the O’Shea/Charlton partnership.

“I know the tally of crossbar hits we’ve had in Group Ones over the last few years, so it’s great,” Charlton said.

“This horse has pleased us all the way since we gelded him. You could see a long way out that he was in a really good rhythm today. They were going at a high speed, but he looked comfortable.

“He's always been a very talented horse. Last run, I just was convinced it wasn't his true running. He just got in a better position today and it worked out well.”

Linebacker is a second G1 winner for Super Seth - image Bradley Photography

Bred by GSA Bloodstock, Linebacker was purchased out of Haunui Farm’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $160,000 by O’Shea and Suman Hedge Bloodstock.

He is a son of the English-bred Oasis Dream mare Garden Of Swans, who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Sandown Eclipse Stakes (2000m) winner and sire Mukhadram. – NZ Racing Desk.

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Race Result - The Agency Randwick Guineas Gr1 1600m

Randwick Track: Good(4) Time: 1:33.64
1
Linebacker
- 3g Super Seth (AUS) x Garden Of Swans (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: Zac Lloyd 56.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $80,000
Seller: Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: John O'Shea Racing/James Bester Bloodstock
2
0.6
Broadsiding
- 3c Too Darn Hot (GB) x Speedway (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56.5
3
0.9
Swiftfalcon
- 3g Exceedance (AUS) x Tempting Delight (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56.5
Exceedance
4
2.3
Aeliana
- 3f Castelvecchio (AUS) x Temolie (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J R Collett 54.5
5
4.6
Depth Of Character
- 3g Deep Field (AUS) x Caricature (NZ) (Power (GB))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: J Parr 56.5
6
5.7
Our Benefactor
- 3c Contributer (IRE) x Madonna Mia (NZ) (Red Clubs (IRE))
Tnr: S B Laming Rdr: Martin Harley 56.5
7
9.2
Firm Agreement
- 3g Yes Yes Yes (AUS) x Money Magic (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: Tom Sherry 56.5
8
12.8
Tenbury Wells
- 3g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Dowager Queen (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
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