Seaof War is by Lanwades Stud’s sensational Group 1 German Derby winner Sea The Moon (by Sea The Stars) – pictured.
Sea The Moon was unbeaten at 2 and went on to become Champion and German Horse of the Year in 2014. He has already established himself as a Group 1 sire with his Coronation Cup winning daughter Alpine Star.
Seaof War’s dam, First Spirit, was born in America in 2015 in the care of HH Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms. She is by G1 winning sire First Defence (by Unbridled’s Song) who is also the sire of one of Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Siskin.
First Spirit, herself unraced, is out of Listed winner Choice Spirit (by Danzig) and half-sister to the dam of G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Announce and G3 Prix de la Grotte winner Mexican Gold.
Moreover, Choice Spirit is a half-sister to HH Prince Khalid Abdullah’s mighty Zafonic (by Gone West), 4-time G1 winner incl. Dewhurst Stakes, Prix Morny, Prix de la Salamandre and 2000 Guineas Stakes.
Zafonic was Champion 2- and 3-y-o in Europe before becoming Champion Sire at stud.