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Tracking Mastercraftsman throughout the race, Kinane followed Johnny Murtagh through a narrowing gap created by the two pacemakers at the beginning of the straight. James's Palace Stakes at Ascot, was the main opposition, with the two others acting as pacemakers. Mastercraftsman, winner of four Group I races including the Irish 2000 Guineas and the St. Scaring off most of the opposition, he faced only four other horses were left in the race, three of them from Ballydoyle. In August 2009, Sea the Stars won the Juddmonte International Stakes at York. Sea The Stars at York International Stakes

Rip Van Winkle came with a strong challenge two furlongs out, but Sea The Stars fought him off with a surge of acceleration, winning readily by one and a half lengths, with 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf winner Conduit five lengths behind in third. Always travelling well, he overtook the fading pacemakers early down the straight, forcing Kinane to commit earlier than expected. Sea the Stars was scratched from the 2009 Irish Derby due to the track conditions, but won the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park a week later. Mick Kinane (winning his third Derby two weeks shy of his 50th birthday) said of the winner, "I was going so easy all the way, it was as if we were going in slow motion." Eclipse Stakes Racing prominently behind the pacemakers, Sea The Stars traveled very well and slowly reeled in the leader from three furlongs out, taking the lead with 1 1⁄ 2 furlongs to go and keeping the lead all the way to the finish. He's been crying out for this ground."ĭespite doubts about his stamina and a strong field, notably from Ballydoyle, who fielded six of the twelve runners, Sea The Stars won the 2009 Epsom Derby, beating the favourite, Fame And Glory, and Masterofthehorse (making it a 1-2-3 to Ireland). Michael Kinane, winning his fourth 2000 Guineas, later commented: "He's a classy horse and we've waited for him all winter. Travelling well throughout the race, Sea The Stars pulled clear of the field in the final furlong, winning by one length from the favourite, with Gan Amhras ¾ of a length behind in third. 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. He rested for 2 weeks, which hampered his preparation for the Guineas. There were concerns about his preparations because of a setback on 17 March due to a viral infection and a temperature. Despite this, he started 8-1 in the betting behind Craven Stakes winner Delegator (3/1f).

Sea The Stars was rested over the winter, and John Oxx entered him in the 2009 2000 Guineas without a prep race. His three-year-old record is described by many as the best of modern thoroughbred racing. Sea The Stars completed a perfect three-year-old campaign, winning six Group 1 races in six months, including two English Classic races and one Europe's most prestigious 3-year-old and up race. In the last race of his 2-year-old campaign, Sea The Stars won the GrBeresford Stakes at the Curragh by ½ length from stablemate Mourayan and Ballydoyle's Masterofthehorse. He won his second race easily at Leopardstown by 2½ lengths, taking the lead 2 furlongs out and never being threatened. Still very green and boxed in in the final furlong, he finished a close fourth behind subsequent US Grade 1 winner Driving Snow.

Sea The Stars started his racing career at Curragh in July 2008. Sea The Stars is also a successful sire.īred 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.

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 (foaled 6 April 2006) is a retired champion Irish Thoroughbred racehorse regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. For the 2019 song by Red Velvet, see See the Stars.ġst in World Thoroughbred Rankings (2009)