Sea Bird

Sea-Bird
SireDan Cupid
GrandsireNative Dancer
DamSicalade
DamsireSicambre
SexStallion
Foaled1962
CountryFrance
ColourChestnut
BreederJean Ternynck
OwnerJean Ternynck
TrainerEtienne Pollet
Record8: 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]

  1. ^ Greg Wood at Ascot (19 June 2012). "Frankel hailed as greatest ever after Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes win | Sport". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 June 2012.