The bloodstock world rarely pauses, but it did when news broke that Coolmore Stud had secured successful young sire Super Seth from Waikato Stud in a deal widely reported to be north of fifty million dollars and widely speculated in respected industry circles to be closer to seventy million. Whether the final number sits at one figure or the other is almost irrelevant.
Super Seth - Mark Chittick (Waikato Stud) & Tom Magnier (Coolmore Stud)
The significance lies in the intent. Coolmore does not invest at that level on speculation. They invest when they believe they are securing influence, momentum and the future of a sire line, and at the centre of that transaction stands Dundeel.
For Dynamic Syndications, that global vote of confidence only reinforced a decision we had already made when we walked into the Inglis Riverside complex for the 2026 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. The very first horse to enter the ring, Lot 1, was a filly by Dundeel out of Fairouz (USA), a daughter of the great Dubawi. She was the filly we had identified, analysed, rated and targeted. When the hammer fell at eighty thousand dollars plus GST, we were delighted, because we were not simply buying a yearling. We were buying into a rising tide.
DUNDEEL at stud
Dundeel has long been respected as a champion racehorse and a high class sire. A son of High Chaparral, he carried that legacy of toughness, stamina and class into the Australian stallion ranks. What is unfolding now, however, is something even more powerful. He is becoming a sire of sires, and that transition is what reshapes markets.
Arrowfield Stud confirmed this week that Dundeel now joins only Snitzel and Written Tycoon as stallions in New South Wales with two or more Group One producing sons at stud. That is elite company.
His sons include Castelvecchio, already the sire of Group One winners from his first crop,
and Super Seth, whose meteoric rise forced the hand of the most powerful breeding operation in the southern hemisphere.
Another son, Celestial Legend, a Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile winner, has commenced his own stud career,
while the brilliant Militarize also joined the stallion ranks before fertility issues curtailed his opportunity.
The depth is real. The influence is expanding.
Super Seth’s acquisition is the clearest commercial endorsement imaginable. From his first two crops he has produced four elite Group One winners. That sort of early performance accelerates belief. It drives share prices. It forces global players to act decisively.
Reports of 2.5 percent shares trading at seven figure levels imply a valuation approaching seventy million dollars. That does not happen unless the market believes a stallion is capable of shaping a generation.
Super Seth
And Super Seth is a son of Dundeel.
Dundeel
When a stallion sires Group One winners he earns respect.
When he sires sons who sire Group One winners he earns influence.
When those sons command valuations north of fifty million dollars he earns permanence.
That is where Dundeel now sits.
Arrowfield’s own assessment adds further weight. They have stated that Dundeel has left more two year old Group One winners than I Am Invincible and more Group One performers from his Australian crops than Zoustar. Those are two of the most commercially dominant stallions of the modern era. To compare Dundeel in that space signals a genuine shift in perception. He is no longer simply the Classic staying influence. He is a complete stallion building a dynasty.
That broader context is precisely why we were so determined to secure our Lot 1 filly.
Our Filly - Lot 1 by DUNDEEL x FAIROUZ (USA) (by Dubawi)
On pedigree alone she stood out. By Dundeel and out of a Dubawi mare, she represents a fusion of Australian Classic stamina and elite international blood. The Dundeel over Dubawi cross has already produced exceptional results, with the three prior runners all winners and two at Group One level.
That is not theoretical potential. That is proven performance.
Our analysis ranked her pedigree as the highest rated genetic page in the Inglis Classic catalogue.
Lot 1 after we purchased her
We saw scope, balance and athleticism physically.
We saw Classic distance potential on paper, ideally suited to the mile to 2400 metres range where prestige and residual value are built.
We saw a filly with the profile to develop into a three year old and four year old of significance, and beyond that, a broodmare with genuine commercial appeal in a market that is increasingly rewarding daughters of stallions who are building sire lines.
The timing could not be more compelling.
Arrowfield has publicly stated that their current crop of Dundeel yearlings is the best group they have ever offered, conceived off an eighty two thousand five hundred dollar service fee and out of elite mares including daughters of Snitzel and families tracing back to champions such as Winx and Beholder.
In other words, the best bred progeny of Dundeel are only now reaching the racetrack and the salering.
The first wave of sons is already succeeding. The second wave is even better credentialled.
That matters to owners.
Our Filly at Booleroo Spelling Farm (Shane Rose) on 20/2/26
When you secure a filly like our Lot 1 purchase, you are not simply buying into today’s form.
You are positioning yourself within a rising sire line at the point where momentum is accelerating.
Coolmore’s acquisition of Super Seth is not an isolated headline. It is confirmation that the Dundeel branch of the High Chaparral legacy is strengthening its grip on the Australian breeding landscape.
For Dynamic Syndications, that is exactly the type of opportunity we seek. We analyse deeply. We look beyond the immediate sale ring theatre. We assess where the market is heading, not just where it has been. In this case, the indicators aligned. A filly by a stallion ascending into elite company as a sire of sires. Out of a Dubawi mare adding international class. From Arrowfield, one of the most respected nurseries in the country. Offered as the very first lot of a major sale, and secured at a price we believe represents outstanding value relative to her upside.
This is how dynasties are joined. This is how strategic buying creates opportunity. Dundeel anchored High Chaparral’s legacy in Australia. Through sons like Super Seth and Castelvecchio he is extending it. Through daughters like our Lot 1 filly, that influence will flow into the next generation.
We believe she represents more than a well bought yearling.
She represents alignment with a stallion whose trajectory is still climbing,
whose commercial relevance is strengthening and
whose best bred progeny are only now emerging.
That is why we targeted her. That is why we secured her. And that is why we are excited about what the future holds.