Surrey Etoile
Date of birth: 09th March 2023
Colour: Bay
Sire: Sea The Moon
Dam: The Lady
Trainer: Tim Donworth
Racing: Flat (in France)
We are delighted to have purchased a horse to be trained and race in France. Surrey Etoile was bought at Arqana’s premier yearling sale with the help of trainer Tim Donworth.
Surrey Etoile is a colt by the legendary Seas The Stars’ son, Sea The Moon, who stands for £32,500 at Lanwades Stud. He was a 1 mile winner at 2, but really excelled at 3 winning the Group 1 Deutsche Derby. He is from an excellent family and already has sired multiple stakes winners including German Oaks winner Muskoka, German Derby winner Fantastic Moon, Caulfield Cup winner Durston and Coronation Stakes winner Alpine Star.
Surrey Etoile is the first foal from The Lady, who was unraced, but from a Listed placed dam Tanamia, who also has a Sea The Moon offspring, in Listed placed Tansania. Further back it’s interesting to note that within the staying pedigrees there are two horses who won and were placed in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes, a two year old fillies races over 6 furlongs, which could provide an injection of pace into the breeding.
As you can see from the photo, he is a strapping colt, who should develop into a tough staying horse. He is not an early Spring type but we would expect to him see on a race track at about this time next year. We had him fully vetted, wind checked and he passed all tests with flying colours.
We will sell a maximum of 10 x 8% shares, with an all inclusive price of £9.5k up to the end of 2025. After this there will be on-going all-inclusive fee per share of £4k per annum. Any prize money earned until the end of 2025 will be held to offset 2026 fees.