News - SUPER SETH (AUS)
Super Seth gelding Cross Tasman overcame a taxing run to record the fifth and most impressive win of his career at Randwick on Saturday in the Benchmark 88 event over 1400m with stakes goals ahead for the progressive five year-old.
Coolmore new recruit Super Seth had just one entry in the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday and the colt attracted plenty of interest before selling to Hermitage Thoroughbreds for $475,000.
The Bjorn Baker stable enjoyed a weekend to remember with feature race wins at Rosehill courtesy of Warwoven and Blue Door, but the team is always planning for the future and a side trip on Sunday to Dubbo paid dividends for smart Super Seth gelding Puntin.
The John O’Shea / Tom Charlton training partnership are not surprisingly fans of Super Seth having prepared two of his four Group I winners to date and they produced a promising maiden winner by the stallion at Goulburn on Thursday.
With farms in Ireland, Kentucky and Australia, Coolmore is a worldwide source of elite stallion talent and with 14 stallions – 11 of them G1 winners - on the roster this year, it really is a case of something for everyone, whatever your budget may be.
This time next year Australian breeders will be greeting the very first Australian conceived foals by exciting Coolmore addition Super Seth, but Blue Gum Farm are ahead of that trend with their first foal born this season being a colt by the former Waikato Stud based son of Dundeel.
The current Hong Kong Racing season is drawing to a close, but astute trainer Ricky Yiu is already planning ahead to next year with promising Super Seth three year-old Victory Supreme, a runaway winner at Sha Tin on Saturday night.
Demand was evident at NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale on Thursday, with all key metrics increasing and a total aggregate of $3,593,000 (up 49%) for the 102 weanlings sold at Karaka.
Super Seth’s move across the Tasman to command a six-figure service fee at Coolmore leaves limited opportunities for buyers to secure his New Zealand-bred progeny, so it was no surprise to see him play a starring role in the NZB National Weanling Sale.
A half-sister to $5.2 million earning Group I winner Icebath, the progressive Superfabulistic continued her rise with a back-to-back metropolitan victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday
New Coolmore acquisition Super Seth sired the winner of last year’s Group I BRC Queensland Derby in Maison Louis and will have another great chance in the race this year in progressive three year-old Kilman, winner of the $250,000 Group III BRC Rough Habit Stakes (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday.
A half-sister to $5.2million earning Group I winning mare Icebath, progressive Super Seth mare Superfabulistic was a stylish winner at Warwick Farm on Wednesday for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.
Following a blistering start to his stud career, Home Affairs will head Coolmore Australia’s roster for 2026 at a fee of $176,000.
Super Seth is settling into his new home at Coolmore Australia and posted a new stakes-winner in New Zealand on Saturday when exciting filly Perlino strode clear to win the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton.
A trio of high-quality mares will be offered on Gavelhouse Plus next month, bringing the curtain down on a decorated breeding and racing partnership that has spanned two decades - Rondinella, Sudbina and Tinnelly are being put on the market by Haunui Farm and Frantic Bloodstock.
The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained Linebacker will be out for redemption in the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) on Saturday, where the son of Super Seth carries 53kgs.
Recently relocated to Coolmore Australia, former New Zealand based stallion Super Seth is a sire in the headlines and he made a big splash at Inglis Easter on Monday when his glorious filly from Beela Hudood sold for $950,000.
Australian race goers are set to see many more horses by top class sire Super Seth in years to come since his acquisition by Coolmore Australia and he featured at Sandown on Wednesday with a very promising new winner.
Talented but injury plagued sprinter Poetic Champion once again displayed his absolute class in a fresh state when he monstered his rivals in the Ancroft Developments (1200m) at Matamata.
Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick has barely had time to draw breath just lately, but on Monday he found a brief window to reflect on what has been a landmark period for his family’s Matamata nursery.