Sea Hero | |
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Sire | Polish Navy |
Grandsire | Danzig |
Dam | Glowing Tribute |
Damsire | Graustark |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | March 3, 1990 |
Died | July 2019 (age 29) |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Paul Mellon |
Owner | Rokeby Stables. Silks: Dark Gray, Yellow Braid, Sleeves and Cap. |
Trainer | MacKenzie Miller |
Record | 24: 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]