From promise to proven: Super Seth’s Group 1 strike rate stuns
Super Seth’s star power surged again as Maison Louis, bred by Pencarrow Stud, became his fourth Group 1 winner with a standout performance in the Queensland Derby, joining Group 1 winners Feroce, Linebacker and the two-year-old La Dorada. The stats behind his early success are remarkable. Here’s how he stacks up.
This year (1 January – 14 June 2025)
Super Seth has produced the highest number of individual Group 1 winners in 2025 across Australasia, with four: Snitzel, Harry Angel (3); Shocking, Per Incanto, Zoustar, I Am Invincible (2).
This season (1 August 2024 – 14 June 2025)
Super Seth and Snitzel have both produced four individual Group 1 winners each across Australasia: Savabeel, Pride Of Dubai, Written Tycoon, Harry Angel (3); Castelvecchio, Extreme Choice, Fastnet Rock, I Am Invincible, Lope de Vega, Per Incanto, Shocking, Street Boss, Tavistock, Zoustar (2).
And the biggest of all?
Super Seth‘s Group 1 winners-to-runners strike rate (at 7 June) is 4.9%, higher than:
Mr Prospector, Sir Tristram, A.P. Indy, Sadler’s Wells, Extreme Choice, Danehill, Galileo, Deep Impact, I Am Invincible, Snitzel, etc.
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| SIRE | RUNNERS @ 7 June | G1W | G1W2R |
| Northern Dancer | 501 | 31 | 6.2% |
| Super Seth | 82 | 4 | 4.9% |
| Mr Prospector | 984 | 47 | 4.8% |
| Sir Tristram | 1000 | 45 | 4.5% |
| A.P. Indy | 948 | 40 | 4.2% |
| Sadler’s Wells | 1773 | 73 | 4.1% |
| Extreme Choice | 122 | 5 | 4.1% |
| Danehill | 2086 | 84 | 4.0% |
| Galileo | 2560 | 103 | 4.0% |
| Frankel | 942 | 37 | 3.9% |
| Dubawi | 1774 | 61 | 3.4% |
| Deep Impact | 1716 | 59 | 3.4% |
| Storm Cat | 1110 | 35 | 3.2% |
| Zabeel | 1525 | 46 | 3.0% |
| Castelvecchio | 67 | 2 | 3.0% |
| Redoute’s Choice | 1555 | 40 | 2.6% |
| Savabeel | 1371 | 35 | 2.6% |
| Curlin | 1046 | 25 | 2.4% |
| Shamardal | 1440 | 29 | 2.0% |
| See The Stars | 1108 | 22 | 2.0% |
| Fastnet Rock | 2222 | 44 | 2.0% |
| Wootton Bassett | 709 | 14 | 2.0% |
| Practical Joke | 569 | 11 | 1.9% |
| Kingman | 807 | 14 | 1.7% |
| Gun Runner | 807 | 14 | 1.7% |
| Lope De Vega | 1411 | 24 | 1.7% |
| The Bold One | 60 | 1 | 1.7% |
| Justify | 488 | 8 | 1.6% |
| Into Mischief | 1498 | 24 | 1.6% |
| Tavistock | 774 | 12 | 1.6% |
| Tarzino | 202 | 3 | 1.5% |
| Snitzel | 1630 | 23 | 1.4% |
| Candy Ride | 1430 | 20 | 1.4% |
| Per Incanto | 658 | 9 | 1.4% |
| I Am Invincible | 1263 | 17 | 1.3% |
| Written Tycoon | 1276 | 17 | 1.3% |
| High Chaparral | 1782 | 23 | 1.3% |
| Shocking | 402 | 5 | 1.2% |
| Brutal | 84 | 1 | 1.2% |
| Zacinto | 256 | 3 | 1.2% |
| Alabama Express | 88 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Night Of Thunder | 539 | 6 | 1.1% |
| Brave Smash | 90 | 1 | 1.1% |
| So You Think | 1086 | 12 | 1.1% |
| O’Reilly | 1405 | 15 | 1.1% |
| Zoustar | 1037 | 11 | 1.1% |
| Derryn | 99 | 1 | 1.0% |
| Too Darn Hot | 303 | 3 | 1.0% |
| Starspangledbanner | 820 | 8 | 1.0% |
| Dundeel | 923 | 9 | 1.0% |
| American Pharoah | 929 | 9 | 1.0% |
| Pride Of Dubai | 532 | 5 | 0.9% |
| Bullbars | 108 | 1 | 0.9% |
| Blue Point | 362 | 3 | 0.8% |
| Redwood | 368 | 3 | 0.8% |
| Zed | 371 | 3 | 0.8% |
| Street Boss | 1427 | 10 | 0.7% |
| Sunday Silence | 1443 | 10 | 0.7% |
| Manhattan Rain | 447 | 3 | 0.7% |
| Sebring | 1193 | 8 | 0.7% |
| Iffraaj | 2000 | 13 | 0.7% |
| All Too Hard | 789 | 5 | 0.6% |
| Invader | 162 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Harry Angel | 339 | 2 | 0.6% |
| Brazen Beau | 560 | 3 | 0.5% |
| Exosphere | 239 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Fast Company | 734 | 3 | 0.4% |
| Capitalist | 563 | 2 | 0.4% |
| Better Than Ready | 601 | 2 | 0.3% |
| Shalaa | 713 | 2 | 0.3% |
| Smart Missile | 843 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Vancouver | 430 | 1 | 0.2% |
Data sourced from Arion up until 7 June 2025, the Group 1 tally of sires has been updated to include 20 June 2025 with the final Group 1 of the Australasian season on 28 June 2025, the Gr.1 Tatt’s Tiara.
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