Sea the Moon (Ger)

Eckhard Sauren's ultra consistent Assistent (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}--Anna Kalla {Ger}, by Kallisto {Ger}), who finished in the top four in five prior Group 1 contests, gained compensation for his second in last year's G1 Grosser Allianz Preis von Bayern with a late surge for glory in this year's renewal at Munich. The Henk Grewe trainee, who tuned up for this with a 3 1/4-length tally in last month's G3 Herbst-Trophy at Baden-Baden, employed patient tactics and was anchored in rear until well beyond halfway. Coming under pressure on...

Classic winner Study Of Man (Ire), whose breakthrough season included a Group 1 victory for Kalpana (GB) on Qipco British Champions Day, will stand at the increased fee of £25,000 next season at Lanwades Stud. The son of Deep Impact (Jpn) covered his biggest book of 123 mares in 2024 - the first time it stretched into three figures - following the encouraging results of his first crop of two-year-olds. Having stood at £15,000 in his opening season, he had subsequently been advertised at £12,500. His five black-type winners include...

Fantastic Moon (Ger) will command €9,000 at Gestut Ebbesloh in Germany next year, Liberty Racing announced on Tuesday. The son of Sea The Moon (Ger) won the G1 Deutsches Derby (German Derby) in 2023, as well as the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden this term. In addition, he was a group winner at two, the highest-rated German 3-year-old last year. Trained by Sarah Steinberg, he will compete in the G1 Japan Cup on Nov. 24, and possibly in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase in December. "We're starting breeder-friendly: despite...

Last year's Deutsches Derby winner Fantastic Moon (Ger) will stand at Gestut Ebbesloh next season, Nadine Siepmann, co-founder of ownership syndicate Liberty Racing, announced on Sunday. The son of Sea The Moon (Ger) will retire following his appearance in the G1 Japan Cup at Tokyo on Sunday, November 24. Fantastic Moon was bred by Philipp and Marion Stauffenberg from the Jukebox Jury (Ire) mare Frangipani (Ger). He was bought by Liberty Racing for €49,000 at the BBAG September Yearling Sale and has subsequently won seven of his 14 starts for...

After five days of selling that saw a pair of €500,000 yearling colts by Night Of Thunder (Ire) and Kingman (GB) share topper honours, the Arqana October Yearling Sale concluded with a second day of Part III in Deauville. The clearance rate for 604 sold from 730 offered was 83% for an aggregate of €29,413,000 (+12%). This year marked the fifth consecutive October Sale reached 80% or higher. In addition, the total average was €48,251) (+9%), nearing the elusive €50,000 mark for the first time. The median also rose 14%...

Sea The Moon (Ger) yearling fillies stole the show during the two-day BBAG October Mixed Sale on Friday and Saturday. Topped the overall sale was a daughter of Wonderful Filly (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) (lot 118), who was offered by Gestut Gorlsdorf. She sold for €98,000 to Renello Bloodstock Agency during the Friday session. The March foal is a full-sister to German champion and multiple group winner Wonderful Moon (Ger), and a half-sister to Wonderful Gorl (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), who was stakes placed and has already produced the Group 3 winner...

Recording his first elite-level success since last year's G1 Deutsches Derby, Liberty Racing's Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) proved too strong for Dubai Honour (Ire) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}) in Sunday's G1 Grosser Preis von Baden. Anchored in rear early by Rene Piechulek, the Sarah Steinberg-trained 2-1 second favourite surged to the front inside the final two furlongs en route to a 1 1/4-length success from the William Haggas raider.   FANTASTIC MOON takes the G1 @wettstar_de 154. Grosser Preis von Baden🔥🤩 pic.twitter.com/LoZbxuV8BS — Deutscher Galopp (@DeutscherGalopp) September...

Newmarket's mile maiden on Friday evening's card holds a special place as the race that hosted the debut of Frankel (GB), not to mention Motivator (GB) and others who went on to make their mark in the big league, and this year it was the turn of Julian Richmond-Watson to enjoy the spoils courtesy of his newcomer Anniversary (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}--Lixirova {Fr}, by Slickly {Fr}). Racing prominently from the outset under Rob Hornby, the 16-1 shot gained the edge approaching the furlong marker and stayed on strongly to...

Henry de Bromhead trainee Term Of Endearment (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}--Miss You Too {GB}. by Montjeu {Ire}) accounted for Night Sparkle (Ire) (Postponed {Ire}) and River Of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in May's G3 Bronte Cup at York and doubled up in game fashion to lead home a repeat trifecta in Saturday's G2 Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood. Positioned behind the leaders in fourth until well beyond the halfway mark in this 14-furlong stamina test, the 15-2 chance made continued headway in the straight to gain...

The catalogue for the SGA Yearling Sale at Ippodromo La Maura, featuring 126 yearlings, is now online. This year's edition will begin at 2 p.m. local time in Milan on Saturday, Sept. 21. Yearlings on offer are by sires like Australia (GB), Bated Breath (GB), Churchill (Ire), Dandy Man (Ire), Galiway (GB), Gleneagles (Ire), Hello Youmzain (Fr), Holy Roman Emperor (Ire), Kodiac (GB), Profitable (Ire), Saxon Warrior (Jpn), Sea The Moon (Ger), Sioux Nation, Blue Point (Ire), Calyx (GB), Sergei Prokofiev, Arcano (Ire), Lethal Force (Ire) and Ruler Of The...

Bouncing back to form at Cologne on Sunday, last year's G1 Deutsches Derby hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) registered a first success since the G2 Prix Niel in September in the re-scheduled G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft. Keen early under restraint from Rene Piechulek racing in mid-division, the Sarah Steinberg-trained 4-year-old was delivered in the centre of the track and had a slight edge with a furlong remaining. Asserting from there, the 3-1 second favourite had a neck to spare over the 11-5 market-leader Lordano (Ger)...

A juvenile colt by Sea The Moon (Ger) (lot 5) brought €70,000 from Meridian International to lead the way during the one-day BBAG Spring Sale in Iffezheim, Germany on Friday. Consigned by Ecurie Prevost-Baratte, the colt is a half-brother to four black-type horses--among them multiple stakes winner Anasia (GB) (Intello {Ger}), who was second in the G3 Prix Fille de l'Air and third in two more Group 3 contests, as well as listed winner Copie (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}). Earthlight (Ire), who has his first runners this season, was also among...