Sea-Bird | |
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Sire | Dan Cupid |
Grandsire | Native Dancer |
Dam | Sicalade |
Damsire | Sicambre |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1962 |
Country | France |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Jean Ternynck |
Owner | Jean Ternynck |
Trainer | Etienne Pollet |
Record | 8: 7-1-0 |
Earnings | $646,906 |
Major wins | |
Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte (1964) Prix Greffulhe (1965) Prix Lupin (1965) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1965) Epsom Derby (1965) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1965) | |
Honours | |
British Horse of the Year (1965) French Horse Racing Hall of Fame Timeform rating: 145 |
Sea-Bird (1962–1973) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from 1964 until October 1965, he ran eight times and won seven races. Sea-Bird is most famous for his victories in two of Europe's most prestigious races, the Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. His Timeform rating of 145 remains the second highest flat figure behind Frankel's rating of 147 awarded by that publication.[1]