Zelzal reveals a new dimension to Sea The Stars stallion talent

First Group 1 winner over a mile for the former world champion

Sea The Stars: former world champion now sire of five Group 1 winnersCredit: Aga Khan Studs

SEA THE STARS' previous four Group 1 winners - Harzand, Sea The Moon, Taghrooda and Vazira - might have indicated the former world champion was chiefly a source of stamina at stud.

But added a different dimension to the sire's profile by becoming his fifth top-level scorer in the Prix Jean Prat over the shorter distance of 1m at Chantilly on Sunday.

Zelzal's convincing victory came a day after Mutakayyef ran out a wide-margin winner of the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot.

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Martin StevensBloodstock journalist

Published on 10 July 2016inNews

Last updated 17:44, 12 July 2016

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