Sea the Stars
| Sea The Stars | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Cape Cross |
| Grandsire | Green Desert |
| Dam | Urban Sea |
| Damsire | Miswaki |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 6 April 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 | |
| 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) | |
| Awards | |
| 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 British Champions Series Hall of Fame (2023) | |
Sea The Stars (foaled 6 April 2006) is a retired champion Irish Thoroughbred racehorse regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. He won the 2000 Guineas, the 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 in the same year. Sea The Stars is also a successful sire. His progeny have won classic races including the Derby, Irish Derby, and the Oaks.