Sea The Moon (foaled 27 January 2011) is a retired German Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2014 Deutsches Derby. He was trained by Markus Klug, and bred and owned by Gestut Görlsdorf.
| Sea The Moon | |
|---|---|
 Sea The Moon before the start of the German Derby | |
| Sire | Sea The Stars |
| Grandsire | Cape Cross |
| Dam | Sanwa |
| Damsire | Monsun |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 29 April 2011 |
| Country | Germany |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Gestüt Görlsdorf |
| Owner | Gestüt Görlsdorf |
| Trainer | Markus Klug |
| Record | 5: 4–1–0 |
| Major wins | |
| Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis (2014) Union-Rennen (2014) Deutsches Derby (2014) | |
Background
editSea The Moon is a bay colt bred by Gestüt Görlsdorf and foaled on 29 April 2011.[1] He was sired by Sea The Stars, who was undefeated as a three-year-old, winning the 2000 Guineas, Derby, Eclipse Stakes, International Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Sea The Moon is one of Sea The Stars' first crop of foals, which also includes Oaks winner Taghrooda.[2] Sea The Moon's dam is Sanwa, a daughter of Monsun. Sea The Moon is trained by Markus Klug.[1]
Racing career
edit2013: Two-year-old season
editSea The Moon only raced once as a two-year-old, when he won a race at Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse.[3]
2014: Three-year-old season
editSea The Moon's first race as a three-year-old was the Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis on 11 May 2014. Jockey Andreas Helfenbein sent him into the lead after the field had traveled one furlong. He was challenged in the finishing straight, but pulled away inside the final furlong to win by two lengths from Abendwind.[4] Just over one month later, Sea The Moon started as favourite for the Union-Rennen. He was again sent out into an early lead by Helfenbein, and after being challenged with two furlongs to go, he drifted to the left and pulled clear in the final 100 yards to win by three lengths from Rapido.[5] On 6 July, Sea The Moon started as the favourite for the Deutsches Derby, where he was ridden by Christophe Soumillon. After being drawn wide he soon took the lead. As the field turned into the finishing straight, he crossed the track to race on the opposite side to the rest of the field. In the closing stages of the race, Sea The Moon pulled well clear of the other runners to win by eleven lengths from Lucky Lion, who was a further two and a half lengths ahead of third placed Open Your Heart.[6]
In September, Sea The Moon started the 1/2 favourite for the Grosser Preis von Baden in which he was matched for the first time against older horses. By this time he had been elevated to ante-post favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He led for most of the race but was overtaken in the closing stages and beaten three lengths into second place by the four-year-old Ivanhowe. A few days after the race it was announced that the colt had suffered a recurrence of earlier injury problems and would not race again in 2014. On 16 September it was revealed that the colt, who was receiving treatment at Newmarket's Equine Hospital, would be retired from racing and begin his stud career in 2015 at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket, England.
Honours
editIn April 2015, Sea The Moon was voted German Horse of the Year, taking 42% of the vote ahead of Protectionist (39%) and Ivanhowe (19%).[7]
Stud career
editNotable progeny
edit'c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major wins |
| 2016 | Durston | g | Caulfield Cup |
| 2017 | Alpine Star | f | Coronation Stakes |
| 2019 | Assistent | c | Grosser Preis von Bayern |
| 2020 | Fantastic Moon | c | Deutsches Derby |
| 2020 | Muskoka | f | Preis der Diana |
Pedigree
edit| Sire Sea The Stars (IRE) b. 2006 |
Cape Cross (IRE) b. 1994 |
Green Desert b. 1983 |
Danzig |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Courier | |||
| Park Appeal b. 1982 |
Ahonoora | ||
| Balidaress | |||
| Urban Sea (USA) ch. 1989 |
Miswaki ch. 1978 |
Mr. Prospector | |
| Hopespringseternal | |||
| Allegretta ch. 1978 |
Lombard | ||
| Anatevka | |||
| Dam Sanwa (GER) ch. 2004 |
Monsun (GER) br. 1990 |
Königsstuhl b. 1976 |
Dschingis Khan |
| Konigskronung | |||
| Mosella b. 1985 |
Surumu | ||
| Monasia | |||
| Sacarina (GB) ch. 1992 |
Old Vic b. 1986 |
Sadler's Wells | |
| Cockade | |||
| Brave Lass ch. 1974 |
Ridan | ||
| Bravour II |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Sea The Moon". Racing Post. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Sea The Stars". Racing Post. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ David Conolly-Smith (2014-05-10). "Germany Moon aims to star in Derby trial at Frankfurt". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis result". Racing Post. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Union-Rennen result". Racing Post. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ "Deutsches Derby result". Racing Post. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
- ^ BloodHorse Staff (April 6, 2015). "Sea The Moon Voted Germany's Horse of Year". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Sea The Moon Pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.