Sea The Moon becomes the first sire since Monsun (Ger) to sire the winner of both G1 Deutsches Derby and G1 Preis der Diana in the same season. Germany's lynchpin did so with Shirocco (Ger) and Amarette (Ger) in 2004. Fellow Henk Grewe trainee Fantastic Moon (Ger) initiated the double with a runaway triumph at Hamburg last month. Sea The Moon is also the first sire to notch a Preis der Diana trifecta since the Gestut Graditz-based Ard Patrick (Ire) (St. Florian {GB}) did so in 1910. Ard Patrick's feat was accomplished by Letizia (Ger), Lockung (Ger) and Regina Castra (Ger).

The Gr.1 Henkel-Preis der Diana – German Oaks results:

MUSKOKA by SEA THE MOON
KASSADA by SEA THE MOON
SEA THE LADY by SEA THE MOON

AND sire of 2023 German Derby winner FANTASTIC MOON

The sire of 4⃣ Group 1⃣ winners

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“She's an unbelievably good filly with an incredible heart and fights her way past every horse in front of her,” Grewe told GaloppOnline. “She is very uncomplicated, she's easy to handle and has a huge heart. There are plenty of options open to her and the owners already have goals in mind. There's a nice race for her on Arc weekend and the Breeders' Cup is also under consideration.”

Clement Lecoeuvre, rider of third home Sea The Lady, added, “Sea The Lady ran a great race, but the distance on this [soft] surface was just a bit too far for her in the end. She still ran really well and deserved her third-place finish.”

Pedigree Notes
Muskoka, who becomes the fourth Group 1 winner for her sire, is the fifth of seven live foals and one of three scorers from as many runners produced by an unraced half-sister to G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix du Jockey Club-winning sire Brametot (Ire) (Rajsaman {Fr}) and G3 Walter Nilsens Minnelop runner-up Mulan (Ger) (Marju {Ire}). She is kin to the unraced 2-year-old colt Master Of Light (Ger) (Adlerflug (Ger) and a yearling filly by Reliable Man (GB). The April-foaled chestnut's second dam Morning Light (Ger) (Law Society) is a half-sister to the aforementioned MG1SW German cornerstone Monsun (Ger) (Konigsstuhl {Ger}) and hails from a family which also features GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Aunt Pearl (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and G1 Prix du Cadran victrix Molly Malone (Fr) (Lomitas {GB}).

Sunday, Dusseldorf, Germany
165TH HENKEL-PREIS DER DIANA – GERMAN OAKS-G1, €500,000, Dusseldorf, 8-6, 3yo, f, 11fT, 2:21.92, sf.
1–MUSKOKA (GER), 128, f, 3, by Sea The Moon (Ger)
1st Dam: Morning Mist (Ger), by Peintre Celebre
2nd Dam: Morning Light (Ger), by Law Society
3rd Dam: Mosella (Ger), by Surumu (Ger)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (€80,000 Ylg '21 BBAGS). O-Stall Golden Goal; B-Antje & Lars-Wilhelm Baumgarten (GER); T-Henk Grewe; J-Lukas Delozier. €300,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-2-0, €354,000. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Kassada (Ger), 128, f, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Kasalla (Ger), by Soldier Hollow (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (€140,000 RNA Ylg '21 BBAGS). O/B-Gestut Rottgen (GER); T-Markus Klug. €100,000.
3–Sea The Lady (Fr), 128, f, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Blumenfee (Ger), by Soldier Hollow (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Avatara SA & Haras d'Etreham; B-Avatara SA (FR); T-Yann Barberot. €50,000.
Margins: NK, 2 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 4.80, 4.30, 13.70.
Also Ran: Empore (Ger), Quantanamera (Ger), Spirit Of Dreams (Ger), Ultima (Ger), North Reliance (Ger), View Zabeel (Ire), Atlantica (GB), Weracruz (Ger), Evina (Ire), Calmly (GB). Scratched: Lady Ewelina (GB).

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Positioned off the clear leader in fifth until turning for home in this 10-furlong contest, the 2-1 joint-favourite powered forward in the straight to lead approaching the final furlong and, despite rolling around in front, kept on strongly in the closing stages to account for G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen victor and market rival Alpenjager (Ger) (Nutan {Ire}) by three lengths in taking fashion. Last year's G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), hitherto undefeated, finished 4 1/2 lengths adrift in third.

“It is usually a very difficult race to win, but not with him as he is such a fast horse on this ground,” winning rider Lukas Delozier told GallopOnline. “He was very green today, in every way, but he coped well with the softened ground. This is a good track, he is sure to improve for his next start and I think he is good enough for the [Deutsches] Derby.” Trainer Henk Grewe added, “He had worked very well at home [in Cologne] and we were expecting him to run well under the given circumstances, but working and racing can differ a great deal. He is sure to have learned a lot and will improve.” Connections indicated Germany's premier Derby trial, the [June 11] G2 Union-Rennen [at Cologne], is next on the agenda.

Pedigree Notes
Mr Hollywood (Ger) (Iquitos {Ger}), who becomes the first stakes scorer from only four first-crop foals for his sire (by Adlerflug {Ger}), is the second of three foals out of Listed Escada Cup runner-up Margie's Music (Fr) (Hurricane Run {Ire}). The February-foaled bay's stakes-placed second dam Margie's World (Ger) (Spinning World) is a half-sister to G2 Gerling-Preis third Margosto (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}) and Listed Fruhjahrs-Stutenpreis placegetter Masai Mara (Ger) (Shaadi). His fourth dam Our Little Margie (Majestic Light) finished second in the GI Spinaway S. and her descendants include GIII Miesque S. victrix Paddy's Daisy (King Of Kings {Ire}). Margie's Music has also produced last year's G3 Derby-Trial runner-up Magical Beat (Ger) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and the hitherto unraced 2-year-old filly Moosbeere (Ger) (Waldgeist {GB}).

Monday, Munich, Germany
WETTSTAR.DE – BAVARIAN CLASSIC-G3, €55,000, Munich, 5-1, 3yo, 10fT, 2:15.81, hy.
1–MR HOLLYWOOD (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Iquitos (Ger)
1st Dam: Margie's Music (Fr) (SP-Ger), by Hurricane Run (Ire)
2nd Dam: Margie's World (Ger), by Spinning World
3rd Dam: Margie's Darling, by Alydar
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€15,000 Ylg '21 BBAGS). O-Wanja Soren Oberhof & Sebastian Weiss; B-Gestut Ammerland (GER); T-Henk Grewe; J-Lukas Delozier. €32,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €38,000. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Alpenjager (Ger), 128, c, 3, Nutan (Ire)–Amora (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire). O-Stall Nizza; B-Ursula & Jurgen Imm (GER); T-Peter Schiergen. €12,000.
3–Fantastic Moon (Ger), 128, c, 3, Sea The Moon (Ger)–Frangipani (Ger), by Jukebox Jury (Ire). (€49,000 Ylg '21 BBAGS). O-Liberty Racing 2021; B-Graf & Grafin von Stauffenberg (GER); T-Sarah Steinberg. €6,000.
Margins: 3, 4HF, 13. Odds: 2.00, 2.00, 3.80.
Also Ran: Skylo (Ger), Romina Power (Fr), Snow Late (Fr), Merkur (Fr). Scratched: Quality Road (Ger), Straight (Ger).

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