Sea Hero

Sea Hero
Statue of Sea Hero at Saratoga Race Course
SirePolish Navy
GrandsireDanzig
DamGlowing Tribute
DamsireGraustark
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 3, 1990
DiedJuly 2019 (age 29)
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederPaul Mellon
OwnerRokeby Stables. Silks: Dark Gray, Yellow Braid, Sleeves and Cap.
TrainerMacKenzie Miller
Record24: 6-3-4
Earnings$2,929,869[1]
Major wins
Champagne Stakes (1992)
Travers Stakes (1993) American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1993)
Honours
Life-size statue at Saratoga Race Course
Sea Hero Road, Frankfort, Kentucky
Sea Hero Court in Napa, California
Bronze statue at National Sporting Library
Last updated on December 9, 2007

Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes. Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby until his death in 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Horse Profile: Sea Hero". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Avalyn Hunter. "Sea Hero (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 5 August 2016.