Kiwi Chronicles: ‘Super Seth is our future’

Written by ANZ Bloodstock News

Late last Saturday afternoon, New Zealand time, interested New Zealanders turned their attention to Flemington. The big question: Could Savaglee (Savabeel), our leading three-year-old, be as good as we thought?

The answer was yes, despite being beaten by Feroce (Super Seth) in the Australian Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m).

Imagine being Waikato Stud’s Mark Chittick when the race narrowed to two runners at the 200-metre mark. Another Group 1 for Savabeel (Zabeel) or a first Group 1 for Super Seth (Dundeel)?

So, Kiwi Chronicles contacted Chittick and his reaction was: “As good as another Australian Group 1 for Savabeel could never be a negative, for Super Seth to get his first and on Australian soil, is massive. Feroce’s second in the Caulfield Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) last October was just as good.

“Super Seth is our future and in just a little over a week he has sired seven different winners beginning with Sethito in the Listed race at Ellerslie. La Dorada is tough and must be a big chance this coming Saturday.”

Chittick continued: “You’ll remember that due to COVID we retired Super Seth earlier than we had originally planned. Honestly, we thought he was a Cox Plate horse and we know what that means on the resume but we didn’t know if there would even be a Cox Plate. We had to outlay a very large sum to get him so there was that pressure too but he is showing us that with just two crops he is the real deal.”

Such a result was excellent for the stud and first class for their up-and-coming sire Super Seth, Feroce representing his initial crop.

As Chittick remarked, his second Group 1 winner may well eventuate this coming Saturday when La Dorada (Super Seth ex Gold Fever) lines up in the Sistema Stakes (Gr.1, 1200m). Given her form so far she will be mighty hard to beat.

A similar scenario to the Australian Guineas faces Chittick this coming Saturday with the inaugural running of the NZB Kiwi (1500m).

The stud has their own slot taken by Sought After (Tivaci ex Popular) but another three runners will have Chittick not knowing where to look.

Super Seth is represented by Sethito (ex Suavito), Savabeel by Damask Rose (ex Sombreuil) and Ardrossan (Redoute’s Choice) by Ardalio.

Feroce is a graduate of the NZB 2023 Ready to Run sale, secured for $160,000. His half-sister is Siracusa (Sebring), a Listed winner of four races and twice Group placed. His dam’s half-brother is the Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m) victor De Beers (Quest For Fame). His great grandam is the dual Group 1 winner Tristalove (Sir Tristram). She won 11 times including the AJC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) as well as the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) and produced four stakes winners. This is, of course, the wonderful Eight Carat family, Eight Carat being Tristalove’s grandam.