Sea The Moon's sister to make first appearance in France on Friday

A bit of a collector's item will be at Clairefontaine on Friday when a full-sister to Sea The Moon makes her debut in the opening Prix Madina.

Sea The Sky has been set quite a standard by her brother, who was from the first crop of Sea The Stars and was a rampant winner of the German Derby. He is an increasingly respected stallion himself at Lanwades Stud, responsible for a Group 1 winner in Alpen Star.

Their dam, Sanwa, has not had a lot of luck with her progeny making it to the track. Although she did not race, the Monsun mare is from Gestut Karlshof's extraordinary family as a sister to two German Derby winners in Samum and Schiaperelli as well as Salve Regina, who claimed a German Oaks.

Sanwa's only other foal to have been seen is Sansiwa, who was older than Sea The Moon but also reached black-type level.

She belongs to Gestut Gorlsdorf, which offered Sea The Sky at last year's BBAG September Yearling Sale 2020. She was bought for €820,000 by Gestut Ammerland and has been sent to Andre Fabre.

The only other newcomer in the line-up came from the same sale. Delida, who belongs to star French footballer Antoine Griezmann, is a Lope De Vega half-sister to top German miler Degas and cost €270,000 from Gestut Roettgen.

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