Pedigree Picks with Mike Rennie – 2 August, 2019

Seaway caps off his evergreen consistency in taking out the Listed Winter Stakes at Rosehill.
A barrage of wide draws only delayed the inevitable with Chris Waller fine-tuning the four-year gelding to win the Listed affair on his own terms (despite the wide draw). His race record now reads 15 starts for six wins (all metro) and four placings. He has amassed $380,000AUD and there is no doubt more in store.
By Ocean Park, he is out of the One Cool Cat (Storm Cat) mare Miss Purrfection. Albeit from small numbers the Thorn Park/Storm Cat nick reads well at 64% winners and 7% stakes winners to runners. Most notably is the Group Two winner Amarula who’s by Thorn Park out of a Black Minnaloushe mare and interestingly has Star Kingdom via his grandam, as does Seaway.
Star Kingdom has a potent affinity with Thorn Park; Norzita, Ryan Mark, Sacred Park, Te Akau Rose and Jimmy Choux (who had four lines present close up) are examples. Jimmy Choux also has Vain close up, like Veyron and also Seaway (in the 4th generation via his tail line). All of a sudden, we have the Thorn Park sireline over the Storm Cat line with Star Kingdom and Vain close up; it seems an obviously potent mix?

Porcia Catonis powers home as Super Seth’s rise continues
Super Seth’s strong run continues with Porcia Catonis, who delivered a dominant win at Riccarton for Fortuna Racing. The lightly raced filly is now a two-time winner and adds to a stellar season for her sire, who boasts three Group 1 winners and a 4.34% G1 winners-to-runners strike rate.
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Gutsy bebut win for Ardrossan’s Macallan
Ardrossan’s son Macallan impressed on debut in Thursday’s opener at Tauranga, overcoming Heavy10 conditions to win the Tierra Maiden 3YO (1200m) by 1.3 lengths. Trained by Wexford Stables and racing for JML Bloodstock, the gelding showed toughness and class to finish strongly before the meeting was abandoned due to weather.
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