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Lot 122 - Super Seth x Heartfelt (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ})
Buyer: Lindsay Park Racing
Vendor: Waikato Stud
Ben Hayes admitted the NZ$150,000 purchase of Lot 122 - a Super Seth colt from the Waikato Stud draft, was a ‘spec’ buy, but he’s adamant Lindsay Park won’t have any trouble getting him fully sold.
The colt is the seventh foal of the unraced O’Reilly (NZ) mare Heartfelt (NZ) and she herself is a half-sister to the nine-time winner and Group 3 scorer Residential (NZ) (Pins), as well as the stakes performer Colonel Custer (NZ) (Savabeel).
Lot 122 - Super Seth x Heartfelt (NZ) (colt) was purchased for NZ$150,000 by Lindsay Park Racing from Waikato Stud at the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale | Image courtesy of Waikato Stud
Hayes told The Thoroughbred Report Lindsay Park has been impressed by the Waikato Stud resident Super Seth, and they believe this colt is one of his best progeny at the sale.
“He’s a horse that when he paraded he had a really good body, very similar to Super Seth,” Hayes said.
“Luckily, we have (bloodstock agent) Dean Hawthorne with us and he bought Super Seth. He said the colt was one of the best Super Seths of the sale, he thought he really reminded him of him.
“We thought we got him for a great price.
“I just loved his body, he’s a great type and looks like an athlete.
“I just loved his body (Lot 122), he’s a great type and looks like an athlete.” - Ben Hayes
“With a bit of training, I think he will turn out to be a beautiful horse.
“There’s some shares left in him, but I don’t think they will last long.”
Ben Hayes | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
Heartfelt has had four foals to race, with three being winners.
The colt’s grandam, Metropolitan (NZ) (Elusive City {USA}), chalked up three wins, including the Listed Canterbury Belle S. in 2008. She is a half-sister to the triple Listed victor Coup Liner (NZ) (Jetball).
Super Seth | Standing at Waikato Stud
“He’s a really nice, good-looking colt and he was well-priced,” Hayes commented.
“We've got a nice Super Seth at home; it’s going to race soon and we think it goes pretty well.
“We’re pretty happy with Super Seth.”
