THE RACING POST TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13th 2011
RACING POST WEEK MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12th to SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18th 2011
SEA THE STAR ? AN INTERESTING PREVIEW HEADLINE IN THE RACING POST LAST SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10th
TONY O’HEHIR RP PREVIEW SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10th
“OXX LOWERS HIS EXPECTATIONS AS BORN TO SEA MAKES HIS DEBUT“BORN TO SEA, a half - brother to SEA THE STARS and GALILEO, makes his eagerly awaited debut at the Curragh today when he faces eight rivals, including five previous winners, at 2.40pm in the Irish Field Blenheim Stakes. And while John Oxx, who masterminded SEA THE STARS’ unbroken run of six Group 1 victories in 2009, believes that BORN TO SEA , a son of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT will run ‘a nice race’ in the 6f Listed event, he is looking at the contest very much as a starting off point for Christopher Tsui’s colt and is not expecting fireworks. Oxx said yesterday: “Starting off in a Listed race is not ideal but there is no suitable maiden for BORN TO SEA for another two weeks. We decided to start him off this weekend, but getting him out and racing is our main purpose tomorrow (10.09.2011) He should run a nice race and we’ll see what happens, but we’re looking at it primarily as an educational run. BORN TO SEA is entered for the Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes over 1m at the Curragh on September 25, a race SEA THE STARS won in 2008 after finishing forth on his debut at the Curragh and winning a 7f maiden at Leopardstown.”
JESSICA LAMB RP REVIEW SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11th
TALK OF THE TRACKS YESTERDAY AT THE CURRAGH “ANOTHER STAR IN THE MAKING? BORN TO SEA introduced to Classic betting after making impressive winning debut, 5-2f. With the minimum of fuss the son of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT and Prix L’Arc de Triumphe heroine URBAN SEA was switched around the leaders by Johnny Murtagh and picked up easily to win by a length and a half from PEARL IN THE SAND 10-1
“OXX had played down expectations of his new charge in the build up to his debut and also did so afterwards. “The main objective was to let him have a nice experience today. He did very well to come off the pace and quicken up the way he did as he was quite green. I’m not expecting him to be his brother again but if he wins something nice that’s great.” Murtagh added “He’s got big hoofprints to fill but that was a very nice start. He’s not slow and seven furlongs will suit him for his next start.”
“Oxx said that was the plan and that we would see him only one more time this year in the 7f Group 3 Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown on October 30th .”
“BORN TO SEA’S dam URBAN SEA died shortly after foaling him and he was nursed by a foster mare.
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URBAN SEA (foaled 1989 in Kentucky, died 2 March 2009 at the Irish National Stud) was a French Thoroughbred racemare best known for winning France's most prestigious race in 1993 and for her importance as a world class broodmare. She is one of only two mares to ever produce two Epsom Derby winners, namely Galileo and Sea the Stars. None have produced three winners of this race.[1]
Bred by Paul de Moussac's Marystead Farm, she was by Miswaki, a son of the Leading sire in North America, Mr. Prospector, her dam was Marystead's mare, Allegretta by Lombard. Miswaki raced in Europe and won the 1980 Grade 1 Prix de la Salamandre.
French trainer Jean Lesbordes conditioned a small stable of Thoroughbreds in France for Hong Kong businessman David Tsui and in 1990 he purchased Urban Sea at the Deauville yearling sale on behalf of Tsui for the bargain price of FF280,000 (approximately US$50,000). OMAS.
ON THURSDAY TOBY BALDING back on his feet again.
ON FRIDAY Training legend MIKE O’TOOLE at 80
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF URBAN SEA THE PEOPLE WHO BRED AND OWNED HER.
PLUS SOME INTERESTING WEB SITES TO EXPLORE
URBAN SEA (foaled 1989 in Kentucky, died 2 March 2009 at the Irish National Stud) was a French Thoroughbred racemare best known for winning France's most prestigious race in 1993 and for her importance as a world class broodmare. She is one of only two mares to ever produce two Epsom Derby winners, namely Galileo and Sea the Stars. None have produced three winners of this race.[1]
Bred by Paul de Moussac's Marystead Farm, she was by Miswaki, a son of the Leading sire in North America, Mr. Prospector, her dam was Marystead's mare, Allegretta by Lombard. Miswaki raced in Europe and won the 1980 Grade 1 Prix de la Salamandre.
French trainer Jean Lesbordes conditioned a small stable of Thoroughbreds in France for Hong Kong businessman David Tsui and in 1990 he purchased Urban Sea at the Deauville yearling sale on behalf of Tsui for the bargain price of FF280,000 (approximately US$50,000). OMAS.
PAUL de MOUSSAC (Kentucky) bred URBAN SEA foaled in spring 1989 - she died on 2nd March 2009 at the Irish National Stud, she was 20 years old when she gave birth to BORN TO SEA owned by ChristopherTsui, gifted to him by his mother.
BORN TO SEA is the last foal born to URBAN SEA also the dam of SEA THE STARS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyo8cPBnbzA
THE LEGAND OF URBAN SEA LIVES ON http://www.racingandsports.com.au/breeding/rsNewsArt.asp?NID=153717
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