Waikato Stud Secure Super Seth

Media Release - Wednesday November 6

New Zealand’s Waikato Stud has secured a majority share in star three-year-old colt Super Seth, the son of emerging super stallion Dundeel.

A dominant winner of the recent Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Super Seth will continue to be trained by Anthony Freedman and aimed at further Group One riches before taking up stallion duties at Waikato Stud.

Super Seth is headed to Waikato StudThe colt’s existing managing owner Jonathan Munz will retain a 20 percent share, with the remaining shareholders in the syndicate being some of New Zealand’s leading breeders, adding a depth of mares and support to Waikato Stud’s renowned broodmare band and client base.

“This is a big coup for our breeding industry and Super Seth will be one of the most valuable stallions to ever come to New Zealand,” Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick said.

“We have built our success buying stallions that work well with the New Zealand mare population and are well-performed at the highest level in Australia to appeal to Australian and international buyers.

“Dundeel’s results are incredible and his pedigree is the template of what has worked brilliantly with New Zealand broodmares, High Chaparral and Zabeel.

“Super Seth is also out of a Redoute’s Choice mare, the greatest Australian genetic influence of modern times and champion broodmare sire and that is going to work very well with our mares too, which are largely free of Danehill.

“The next broodmare sire back is Rory’s Jester, which adds further speed and precocity to the equation. On the sire side, what is really surprising and exciting for breeders, is that Dundeel is throwing horses that perform at stakes level as two-year-olds and then train on as older horses in Guineas and Derbys or at weight for age.”

Purchased at the 2017 Inglis Sydney Easter Sale by leading agent Dean Hawthorne for $280,000, Super Seth was the highest priced Dundeel colt of his year.

“He was an absolutely cracking yearling and I told Jonathan (Munz) we had to have him,” Hawthorne recalls.

Advertisement

“He has continued in that vein and everyone agreed he was an absolute standout in the yard on Guineas Day. It is a huge advantage when a stallion is such a wonderful type, which is what I always said about Zabeel and Redoute’s Choice. And of course, Waikato Stud and its syndicate are very smart getting on the Dundeel train early.”

Super Seth was a very impressive six-length first start winner as a two-year-old. As well as winning his second start, he then finished his two-year-old season with a Stakes placing. He went on to win the Gr.3 McNeil Stakes (1200m) first-up as a three-year-old before a sensational win at Group One level in the Caulfield Guineas.

Trainer Anthony Freedman believes Super Seth can be competitive in the future at Group One level over a large range of distances, from a sprint like the Newmarket (1200m), to a Futurity (1400m) or Australian Guineas (1600m) and on to an Australian Cup (2000m) or Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m).  

The turn of foot generated by Super Seth in the final stages of the Caulfield Guineas was freakish and reminiscent of his sire Dundeel who consistently reeled off incredible sectionals and fast times.

He was victorious over the previously undefeated Alligator Blood, making up five lengths in the last 100 metres, unleashing an electrifying final 600 metre time of 34.23 seconds, 0.7 seconds faster than that of the previous year’s highly-rated Guineas winner, The Autumn Sun.

Super Seth’s Caulfield Guineas win is already shaping as a stellar edition and form reference with horses trailing lengths behind him.

He beat a number of highly rated horses and subsequent major race winners like inaugural $1 million Bondi Stakes (1600m) winner Kubrick, Gr.2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) and Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) winner Dalasan, Gr.2 AAMI Vase (2040m) winner and Gr.1 Victoria Derby (2500m) placed Soul Patch, plus the highly promising Groundswell (third in Carbine Club).

Super Seth’s service fee and other standing details will be released upon his retirement from racing. – NZ Racing Desk

Advertisment
More Reading...
$340,000 Dundeel Colt Keeps the Momentum at Karaka Ready to Run
Shaune Ritchie has backed his judgment once again at Karaka.
Widden Parade Braves the Rain
Widden Stud’s annual series of stallion parades in the ‘Valley of Champions’ kicked off as scheduled on Thursday with the reigning Champion Australian Sire Zoustar the centre of attention, while the world’s fastest horse Cogburn (USA) also made his debut in Australia.
Sires With Winners - Friday August 22
Here is the full list of 25 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Future Bright for Danica Guy
Group Three winner Lupo Solitario has returned to New Zealand, and the care of his former trainer Danica Guy, following a six-month racing stint in Hong Kong, while the stable are also excited about a first starter this weekend by Justify (USA).
Exclusive opportunity to purchase nomination in Too Darn Hot
Exciting racing and breeding prospects – plus a nomination in Champion First and Second Season Sire Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) – headline a diverse catalogue of 302 lots for the Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale.
Promising Winner for Yes Yes Yes
Relocated to Gooree Stud this spring, Everest hero Yes Yes Yes has kept doing what he does best in racking up winners with the Ciaron Maher trained four year-old Flamboyant Lad opening his account at Geelong on Friday.
Red Letter Day for Dundeel
The Anthony Freedman-trained Super Seth powered home to defeat the previously unbeaten Alligator Blood in Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) to credit Arrowfield Stud’s Dundeel with his fourth winner at the highest level but the big payday didn’t end there.
€1.85million Sale-Topping Frankel Filly Now Triple G1 Oaks Winner for Coolmore
Already a winner of the Group I Epsom Oaks and Irish Oaks, expensive blueblood Frankel filly made it a treble of G1 Oaks races when landing the Group I Yorkshire Oaks (1m4f) overnight.
Breeding To Win - 2025 G2 Silver Shadow Stakes - Darley Princess Series
We've emerged from the worst of winter, but Sydney's wettest spring in a couple of decades is going to ensure a squelchy track for Saturday's Royal Randwick meeting if it even goes ahead.
Best On Breeding
Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Banner (RL) kickstarts a wonderful day of racing on Ladbrokes Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley.