Urban Sea

Urban Sea
Racing silks of David Tsui
Sire	Miswaki
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Allegretta
Damsire	Lombard
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1989
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Marystead Farm
Owner	David Tsui
Trainer	Jean Lesbordes
Record	23: 8-3-3
Earnings	US$1,704,553 (equivalent)
Major wins
Prix Gontaut-Biron (1993) Prix Exbury (1993) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1993) Prix d'Harcourt (1994)
Awards
Europe Champion Older Mare (1993) Ireland’s Broodmare of the Year (2001) England's Top Broodmare (2001) ITBA Outstanding Broodmare (2005) ITBA Special Achievement Award (2009)

Urban Sea (February 18, 1989 – 2 March 2009) was a French Thoroughbred racemare best known for winning France's most prestigious race in 1993 and for her importance as a world class broodmare. She is one of only two mares to ever produce two Epsom Derby winners, namely Galileo and Sea the Stars. None have produced three winners of this race.

Bred by Paul de Moussac's Marystead Farm, she was by Miswaki, a son of the Leading sire in North America, Mr. Prospector, her dam was Marystead's mare, Allegretta by Lombard. Miswaki raced in Europe and won the 1980 Grade 1 Prix de la Salamandre.

French trainer Jean Lesbordes conditioned a small stable of Thoroughbreds in France for Hong Kong businessman David Tsui and in 1990 he purchased Urban Sea at the Deauville yearling sale on behalf of Tsui for the price of FF280,000 (approximately US$50,000).

Winner of a maiden race at age two in 1991, the following year the three-year-old Urban Sea won two listed races in her seven starts, capturing the French Prix de la Seine at Longchamp Racecourse in May 1992 then the Challenge d'Or Piaget at Deauville-La Touques Racecourse. In June, Urban Sea ran in two Group One races, finishing sixth in the Prix de Diane and third in the Prix Vermeille. Well traveled, her handlers shipped her to Düsseldorf, Germany where she finished third in the Arag Preis (German 1000 Guineas). Sent to North America in the fall to compete in races for fillies and mares, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto Urban Sea ran second to fellow French horse Hatoof in the 1992 E. P. Taylor Stakes. At Santa Anita Park in California, she finished last in the Yellow Ribbon Invitational Stakes.