Sea the Moon to stand at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket

Last updated: 9/29/14 5:31 PM

Sea the Moon was all the rage for the Arc after his German Derby romp
(Frank Sorge/Horsephotos.com)

Sea the Moon, sensational 11-length winner of the Deutsches Derby in July, will stand at
Lanwades Stud in
Newmarket it was announced Monday.

In a deal brokered by Blandford
Bloodstock, the early Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe favorite was
undefeated until a close-up second in the Grosser Preis Von Baden and
a flare-up of a recurring knee injury sent him into retirement.

A 230,000 guineas RNA at the 2012 Tattersalls October Sale and trained by Markus
Klug, the Gestut Gorlsdorf homebred scored in the Union
Rennen June 15 and in Frankfurt’s Fruhjahrs Dreijahrigen-Preishuses May 11 prior to his Derby triumph. The imposing bay was retired
earlier this month with a mark of 5-4-1-0 and $710,142 in earnings. He
will stand for £15,000.

“It is with immense pleasure that we can announce that Sea the Moon is
coming to Lanwades Stud for the 2015 covering season,” commented Lanwades
owner Kirsten Rausing. “He made such a huge impression on everybody when
winning the German Derby and we feel that he will be a very popular sire
indeed. He is a beautiful colt and so closely resembles the magnificent
Sea the Stars who has made such an extraordinary impact at stud this
year. “As he is out of a Monsun full-sister to Samum, he represents a
fantastic outcross option for many European breeders.”

One of his sire’s two first-crop classic winners, Sea the Moon was
produced by a full-sister to German Derby winners Schiaparelli and Samum and to German Oaks winner
Salve Regina. German Group 1 victor Seismos is also under the second dam.

Added Blandford Bloodstock’s Richard Brown, “This is a very exciting
moment indeed for Miss Rausing and everyone at Lanwades Stud. Along with
the many other interested farms, we have been following this beautifully bred
and exceptionally talented horse for some time. So it is fantastic that the Bischoff-Lafrentz family have decided to
do a deal with Lanwades. Miss Rausing will be
supporting Sea the Moon with some of her best mares which will certainly
be a big boost for his stud career.”

“We have spent the last two weeks considering the best options for Sea
the Moon and have been approached by many leading European stud farms,”
said Gestut Goerlsdorf’s Heike Bischoff-Lafrentz. “Miss Rausing and her
team at Lanwades Stud have been absolutely fantastic to deal with and
it’s really been a very simple decision in the end. Lanwades is a
terrific stud farm and the combination of Miss Rausing’s and Gestut
Goerlsdorf’s mares, shareholders’ mares and broodmares from the
marketplace will ensure that Sea the Moon has the best possible start at
stud which, as the colt’s breeders, was always our priority.”

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