Sea the Stars
| Sea The Stars | |
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| Sire | Cape Cross |
| Grandsire | Green Desert |
| Dam | Urban Sea |
| Damsire | Miswaki |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2006 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Sunderland Holdings Ltd |
| Owner | Christopher Tsui |
| Trainer | John Oxx |
| Record | 9: 8-0-0 |
| Earnings | £4,416,708 |
| Major wins | |
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Beresford Stakes (2008) 2000 Guineas (2009) Epsom Derby (2009) Eclipse Stakes (2009) International Stakes (2009) Irish Champion Stakes (2009) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2009) |
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| Awards | |
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European Champion 3-Y-O Colt (2009) European Horse of the Year (2009) AHT Duralock Racing Award (2009) ROA Champion 3-Y-O Colt (2009) ROA Horse of the Year (2009) HRI Horse of the Year (2009) ITBA Champion 3-Y-O Colt (2009) 1st in World Thoroughbred Rankings (2009) Timeform rating: 140 |
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Sea The Stars (foaled 6 April 2006) is a champion Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes – the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan – the International Stakes, the Irish Champion Stakes, and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Bred by Sunderland Holdings Ltd, the breeding operation of the Tsui family, Sea the Stars is a half brother to Epsom Derby winner Galileo, both being sons of Arc winner Urban Sea.
Sea The Stars started his racing career at the Curragh in July 2008. Still very green and boxed in in the final furlong, he finished a close fourth behind subsequent US Grade 1 winner Driving Snow.
He won his second race easily at Leopardstown by 2½ lengths, taking the lead 2 furlongs out and never being threatened.
In the last race of his 2-year-old campaign, Sea The Stars won the Group 2 2008 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh by ½ length from stablemate Mourayan and Ballydoyle's Masterofthehorse. This turned out to be his closest race.
Sea The Stars completed a perfect three-year-old campaign, winning six Group I races in six months, including two English Classic races and one French Classic race. His three-year-old record is described by many as the best of modern thoroughbred racing.
Sea The Stars was rested over the winter, and John Oxx entered him in the 2009 2000 Guineas without a prep race. Despite this, he started 8-1 in the betting behind Craven Stakes winner Delegator (3/1f). There were concerns about his preparations because of a setback on 17 March due to a viral infection and a temperature. He rested for 2 weeks, which hampered his preparation for the Guineas. However, Oxx still wanted to give him his chance at a mile, and a good workout the week prior to the race encouraged Oxx to declare him.
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