SEA THE STARS - A horse of a lifetime

[@cluvechurchward]

Uncomparable! You can say what you like! All the classics in 1 season nearly impossible! Forget Frankel Baaeed not in his class.

[@craigfoxall7786]

The way he accelerated in the Arc was something special. What a season that was , superb horse

[@brianturnbull2193]

Sea the stars did something that may never be done again. Winning the Guineas in May and going on to Win Group 1s every month and then winning the Arc at the finish his career 6 out of 6 as a 3 year old .A truly great horse one of the best ever.

[@rodneymckee8431]

Over 3 different trips and 3 different country's. Still to this day people don't realise how good he actually was

[@stevecampbell6294]

@@rodneymckee8431 He was the best

[@rodneymckee8431]

@@stevecampbell6294 agree did more than Frankel ever did spoon fed

[@stevenelief6784]

Excellent point.

[@Andy-wp1ux]

what a great video for a great horse

[@AaronOdalaigh]

The greatest flat horse to draw breath

[@JustBeHonestYeah]

Greatest horse to ever race

[@GBeret83]

Sea The Stars was a complete thoroughbred, period. Enough pace and turn of foot to win at a mile, but better the further up in trip he went. If you watch both of his wins at 12F at Epsom in the Derby and at Longchamp in the Arc, Kinane still had a handful of bridle with Sea The Stars pulling double while everything else was already full out off the bridal. This horse was a real athlete in the truest sense of the word.

[@raphaelmorales7523]

Sea the stars my fav of all time!!!! Absolutely legendary!!!

[@chrisrae6181]

Nah, Frankel never got struck with the whip. Great horse, but Frankel was the top of the pile.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@chrisrae6181 Nope they were afraid to run him outside the UK. STS would have ground him down by a length.

[@blackpound2297]

My favourite flat horse also. Frankel was fantastic, but there was something bloodless about his wins at times, particularly beating the same Aiden O’Brien horse Xcelebration.

[@rodneymckee8431]

If there was a perfect name for him and and the jockey it was sea the stars greatest of my time

[@MrSmid888]

Give you a funny story, my boss at the time was on holiday in Turkey, he knew I followed horses, he text me from the beach to say a guy selling sunglasses had told him a horse (in Turkish accent) for the Derby, was it any good.....? *SEEDY STAR*

[@Badger69-96]

Absolutely amazing performances by horse and jockey Sea the Stars has sired some top class horses to

[@danielmarshall356]

And the trainer !

[@andrewhammond4819]

The best horse generation they say Frankel but for me this fella was the one

[@JPwhoknows]

Fact

[@tomjohnston8174]

The greatest in my lifetime.

[@tomjohnston8174]

@norman smithers What has that got to do with anything? He was a horse that only ever got to the front when it mattered, at the winning post or a furlong out. He went the pace of the race and picked them off, like he did in every race! His winning time in the Guineas was faster than that of Frankel (on the same ground) if you want to mention times!

[@tomjohnston8174]

@norman smithers Again, what has that got to do with anything? I am well aware of the distance of the Guineas. Any horse can only beat what is in front of it, and Frankel is seen as the superstar, and my point is, his most spectacular performance, the one that got everyone excited was the Guineas, and in my opinion, if Sea The Stars was in that race, he would have been picked off. Sea The Stars was in trouble a long way out in the Arc, was pulling a long way out, had multiple G1 winners all around him and in front of him, but when a gap appeared, he went through it with aplomb. I think when those in the racing world start throwing superlatives around you start to pay attention. Not to mention the length of his season he had, to be that classy in the biggest race in Europe, 5 months after a long summer with 6 G1s on the trot, at all distances, I think anyone like yourself that is looking for negatives was either not on him when he was winning, or is bitter for some other reason.

[@colintipton1740]

@@tomjohnston8174 but he was slower than cockney rebel, most overrated horse ever beat nothing

[@Steve-gk9it]

Love the program book being tossed in the air like, Jesus this horse did it again. 🙌💪

[@BB1872]

Sea the Stars and Frankel are the best there has ever been at their distance, wonderful animals 👌👌👌👌

[@simonchapman5560]

Absolute bolox ! I have a picture of Frankel on my wall thus am a massive fan but he would never have lived with the likes of Secretariat , Phar Lap and Sea Bird. Secretariat is the greatest of all time . I suggest you watch its Belmont win - small field but smashed the record that no horse has come remotely close to since.

[@goldenmiller8627]

@@simonchapman5560 Yank crap horse. Beaten 5 times. Raced around shitty little dog tracks. Probably drugged up most of the time.

[@nasirrehman4887]

A horse of a lifetime

[@smashmoh9614]

Half brothers and legends on the track - Galileo and Sea The Stars - have sired Frankel and Baaeed respectively. What a family!

[@911LAMBER]

A lot of people would say frankel but I think this fella was the greatest horse of the last 20-30 years

[@brendanweldon9410]

You are correct in my book too.

[@rodneymckee8431]

Same here there's a reason Frankel never took the same route cause they knew he wasn't good enough

[@MrSmid888]

An old video on here plays the Guineas wins split screen, STS wins

[@leekeough9634]

Not only was he the best "brave" his times proved it the clock dosent lie

[@peace-now]

Not for me. Frankel is the greatest. I would put Ribot and Dr Fager ahead of Sea the Stars.

[@dianehenkel9088]

See The Stars was magnificent.

[@michaelboyle7668]

There is nothing as sure this is the greatest of all time and a great group 1 sire and a great pedigree no trainer.

[@kevinnorris9380]

For me the greatest I've seen... adversity in many of his races always found a way to win but his excelleration in the arc boxed in is something else...

[@simonchapman5560]

Would he have beaten dog shit like Youmzain as a four year old with an extra seven pounds on its back. NO ! They knew full well they ran against rubbish and cut their losses. Cowards knew Zenyatta would destroy him.

[@stevemartin7798]

what a great Horse, but all credit to Mick the Jockey rode him brilliantly, timed everything to perfection, never got in a panic, even in the arc when he was boxed in. Must be great having that much confidence in your horse.

[@waco5612]

Two wonderful horses sea the stars and frankel a pleasure to see them both can never judge as they didn’t race each other enjoy the memories

[@stevecampbell6294]

I'm now 66 years of age and Sea The Stars is the best I've seen and I've seen the lot from Nijinsky to Frankel.

[@smollyboi]

Winx would of left it for dead mate.

[@stevecampbell6294]

@@smollyboi There is no doubt she was an excellent racehorse BUT she only ever raced in Australia so we will never know how she might have fared against the top European thoroughbreds.

[@smollyboi]

@@stevecampbell6294 yeh that's a fair observation. How about Black Caviar?

[@stevecampbell6294]

@@smollyboi Great unbeaten filly who proved how good she was outside Australia here in Britain in lousy conditions and a jockey who nearly gave away the race.Winx I am sure would have been even better than that great filly. Its just a shame we didn't get to see her in Britain or Europe.

[@ianmccaskill9445]

frankel the best ever

[@lestercharles9856]

Though and classy.. He didn't blow away his opponents by large margings but boy he knew how to win

[@weebab69]

I don't get caught up on who best between Sea the Stars and Frankel. I take it for what it was, 2 of the all time great horses, in same era and it was a privilege to follow their careers.

[@themanftheworld8439]

Surely it has to be Sea the Stars because of stamina factor.

[@jeremiahobrien6982]

Simply the best

[@ernestmiddleton4764]

In my opinion? This horse was the best and most versatile horse I ever saw. Just oozed class.

[@seadrifter8975]

All time great STS.

[@colinlynam877]

One of the best ever

[@owen7185]

The Juddmonte shows again why he's a champion of the highest order

[@kevinmartin7606]

What beating 1 rival and 2 pacemakers get real

[@owen7185]

@@kevinmartin7606 clearly you know nothing about racing

[@kevinmartin7606]

@@owen7185 struggled to beat a decent horse no more a match race end of group one in name only

[@owen7185]

@@kevinmartin7606 I can't debate with someone who is just talking rubbish. You can think what you like

[@sameerahalliedits1079]

This horse has an engine always be my favourite closely followed by Frankel an giant causeway

[@leeelnaugh1652]

How good was he. Backed him every time

[@JPwhoknows]

Backed him at 4/6? Bit pointless

[@russe19642]

Frankel: I'm the greatest UK racehorse ever,if not the world Sea the Stars:hold my beer

[@KAF128]

Big fan of Mick Kinane back in the day - had forgotten how good STS was !

[@simonchapman5560]

Frankel raced as a four year old giving weight unlike STS . Neither were anywhere near the best of all time, Secretariat would have laughed at both.

[@russe19642]

@@simonchapman5560 look,whilst Secretariat showed enormous ability and probably was the greatest American racehorse in his time, claiming to be the best in the world you'd need a bit more than 19 starts at home. Like Frankel he raced same opposition, I would though put him above Frankel for breaking track records and non losing streaks don't really matter in the end. To claim he's world champion is typical of Americans as they're the world champions of American football as well. The difference with STS and Black caviars of the world is that they took their record overseas and won. Australia sent pharlap to America and won,so to call Secretariat the greatest the world has ever seen is a long stretch.

[@russe19642]

@@KAF128 thought you might like to view this as its probably the closest we could of ever got to see them race each other kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppe1q3epfJiUbZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/l37ZnnSph9Kqp9E

[@simonchapman5560]

@@russe19642 Sorry but its time in the Belmont makes it without question the best of all time. No horse has come remotely close since even with massive improvements in training technology and no horse will ever beat that time ( not in my life time anyway ) . Without using the clock it is all subjective comparing different eras but with Secretariat that time is absolute proof.

[@leecivil9469]

The Greatest horse Ever

[@colmkennedy9838]

Mick Kinane in the Arc 👌. Take a bow, what a ride 🍑

[@clivechurchward3862]

Check the times sts was faster than frankel . 2000 guineas. Eclipse. Juddmonte.

[@brendang8177]

His 3yo form is unsurpassed

[@markhiggins8315]

I very much doubt that we will ever see a three year old do what he did. From a mile to a mile and a half, three countries six group one's in four months. 2000 Guinneas, Derby, Eclipse, Judmont, Irish champion stakes and the Arc - unbelievable. Mick Kinane said he was never really out of second gear. It's a bit of a shame that we never really saw his absolute full potential. His Guineas was comfortably faster than Frankel's in almost identical conditions, broke the track record in the Judmont, one of the fastest times in the Eclipse, strolled the Derby and how on earth did he win from that position in the Arc? The best I've seen and I've been watching racing for over 45 years.

[@JPwhoknows]

@@markhiggins8315 don’t write off baaeed.

[@markhiggins8315]

@@JPwhoknows The exceptional son of Sea The Stars is looking like he could be one of the best we've ever seen but he's now four years old so my point was really regarding his sire's three year old season that particular standard is not going to be challenged but I greatly look forward what else this great colt can achieve.

[@england6054]

Courage and quick as you like.wow

[@Horichdaslicht1858]

He didn't pick up quite as he had in other races and still won with ease.

[@indianninja1423]

Proud father Sea The Stars of Proud son Baeed.

[@markfrith5121]

In my opinion,for what its worth,probably the greatest horse ever!,not ever given the recognition he deserved because he only ever done enough!,Frankle was a great horse but he'd never had live with sea the stars!,look at he's fractions,the fact that sea the stars is rated 140 the same as harbinger is ridiculous!,the handicap seems to place so much importance on how far a horse wins by just tells my how little he knows about the intelligence of a horse!. Its just such a shame that he was retired as a 3 year old,in fact I think it was sacrilege!,he would only have improved with age!.

[@stefipaudinbasterdatlarge.7769]

SEA the STARS the best HOSS EVER wiv MILL REEF...We wont see his like again.

[@iainbennett8811]

GREATEST

[@lumyewwai5007]

Why did the owner retire this stallion so early at three years old??He can still compete for another three years!!I noticed the earlier wins of his career was won with a lot of spare energies.

[@jcartist835]

What a Horse Full Credit to the Great Jockey Michael K Every Day

[@Portobello77]

I Was at the Eclipse when STS Won we all knew at that Point this was No Ordinary Eclipse Winner

[@MrSmid888]

Such a better career and beating better horses than Frankel

[@russe19642]

Yep but no one says that

[@JPwhoknows]

Frankel had a pacemaker for a lot of his races, feel if he didn’t he definitely wouldn’t of been unbeaten.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@JPwhoknows STS would have loved the faster the better they would have played into Mick's hands.

[@befairish]

GOAT

[@eddyfitzgerald2518]

No a horse

[@peab2882]

Sea the stars arc performance was better than anything Frankel ever produced 💯 Mick was pulling his head for 6f trying to settle him and he still won going awat at the line, Anyone that know anything about horse racing knows that never happens in G1 races and least of all in the Arc.

[@hassartheking9531]

2nd best horse I’ve ever seen

[@JPwhoknows]

2nd? I hope you don’t say Frankel is first

[@hassartheking9531]

Of course it’s frankel

[@JPwhoknows]

@@hassartheking9531 you sir are very wrong.

[@hassartheking9531]

Ok inlightern me then

[@JPwhoknows]

@@hassartheking9531 guessing you mean “Enlighten” which I could name Sea the stars, Secretariat who had a far more better career than Frankel.

[@edmondscott7444]

Pity about awful background noise ruins the video.

[@glossalth]

No doubt about it the best horse ever Frankel Nijinsky Sir Ivor they were second best

[@albeidstud-6070]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoqtiZ6nmcSnptk

[@goldenmiller8627]

Timeform Sea The Stars 141 Frankel 147

[@mohamadsaab3659]

It’s all about urban sea one of the most influential thoroughbred ever what a legacy

[@stevenelief6784]

Influential DAM.

[@greg434]

Definitely ...

[@juleb.9530]

but it goes further back. Urban Sea is great, and so is her dam Allegretta, who has brought King's Best and several excellent broodmares. And Allegrettas full sister Alya is pretty influental too. It's arguably the best dam line in the world.

[@garystewart7424]

Had 10 gears 🌟

[@colintipton1740]

all slow

[@garystewart7424]

@@colintipton1740 🤔

[@colintipton1740]

@@garystewart7424 it beat crap most overrated horse ever

[@garystewart7424]

@@colintipton1740 😂😂😂

[@LG-gc8zn]

Sea the Stars s always impressed me more than Frankel

[@jackwoods9604]

Sea The Stars Does Not Take a Back Seat to Anyone...Put Him Against The Best of All Time and He Would Have Been a Tough SOB

[@briandawson3330]

Is this about the horse STS ,OR a bloody OASIS VIDEO ?? cut the noise pleeze !!!!!!!!!

[@jayb1902]

HMMM....so where would Winx, Enable, Silent Witness and Black Caviar rate?

[@911LAMBER]

Donkey derby horses in comparison. Sea the stars had no equal. Frankel was a carthorse pulling a wagon if judged against Sea The Stars. Frankel was never asked to pull out all the stops or to dig deep. He was over protected, whereas Sea The Stars was given objectives and he blasted through everything thrown at him. Anybody who mentions Frankel in the same breath as Sea the Stars are deluded, biased because they loved his trainer or more than likely know nothing about horse racing

[@elgransenor1472]

All miles behind except Black Caviar but she was only a sprinter

[@mml1224]

who wins SoS vs Frankel? wow......

[@colintipton1740]

Frankel would have murdered it

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@colintipton1740 Michael Kinane said that Frankel would have played into his hands, the faster Frankel went the better for STS. Also, Johnny Murtagh said "Sea The Stars first, Frankel second" and here is the video to back it up at 19.07 when he talks about the two Race Horse's kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmbYeaecjKtjfZY

[@colintipton1740]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 murtagh is a drunk and kinane a half wit. Frankel was different class. Suck it up paddy

[@arcacoma3524]

Both great horses...Frankle was more exciting, Sea the stars more the bare minimum....In a fight tho I'd have Sea the stars...But the best maybe yet to come imo Baeed is very special and could eclipse both those legends

[@JPwhoknows]

Frankel for a lot of his races got a pacemaker…I feel without him having a pacemaker in a lot of his races he wouldn’t of been unbeaten. Baaeed will never be beat imo, absolute machine.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

@@JPwhoknows Baaeed that did not work out LOL.

[@JPwhoknows]

@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 hindsight is a brilliant thing. Mug

[@rivergold4835]

He didn't annihilate the opposition in the way Frankel did. I think Frankel would beat him comfortably at a mile or ten furlongs.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

No way STS, ALL THE WAY.

[@davescott5989]

Would have won a ledger as well if he tried

[@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752]

definetly would not have one a LEDGER

[@davescott5989]

@@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752 oh yah definetly would have beaten mastery and the horse that came second to him called kite wood, sea the stars beat him by about 14 lengths going away at Epsom

[@nightowl7459]

@@davescott5989 That two furlongs more at Doncaster can make a big difference, it's found a few horse out.

[@kevinohara1908]

Danzig green desert line

[@dhevingovender5414]

Trying to compare great horses who never actually raced against each other is a largely pointless exercise. Also, it is not necessary to make a case for one horse by denigrating another. I revere both Sea The Stars and Frankel, the latter being undoubtedly the greatest miler I've seen and I'm sure he would have smashed STS over that particular trip. But here's the thing - STS won over a mile like Frankel, then stepped up to 2400m to win the Derby, then came back in trip to win three of the crown jewel events over 2000m, then went back up to 2400m to win the Arc in testing conditions. I'm not criticising Frankel's connections for not taking their chances over 2400m, as I can understand they didn't want to risk his unbeaten record. But I rate STS achievements as slightly superior because he won over a wider range of distances and it takes a special horse to win step out straight from the Guineas and win over the Derby trip. We can speculate till kingdown come, trot out Timeform ratings, etc - but the bare fact is that STS stepped up to 2400m and did it, and Frankel didn't. [FWIW, I think Nijinsky's achievements were even greater due to his Triple Crown + Irish Derby + King George + plus nearly winning the Arc despite being not being anywhere near his best].

[@thecommission6662]

Champagne Supernova.

[@Bix21-z3f]

MACHINE! Never be seen again...

[@gregorymorton3783]

Baaeed better than Stars? Or even Strad o-0

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

LOL

[@michaelmyers20ful]

Brilliant horse but 'Timeform' rated him 7lb behind Frankel and have Frankel rated the greatest ever....i agree totally with Timeform's assessment

[@ccahill2322]

Mick Myers, Whether you agree with Timeform or not you are wrong. Here is why: Sea the Stars raced in won 9 races; total prize money four and a half million pounds. Frankel fourteen lesser races total prize money just over half of STS or two point nine million. That is a more definitive and realistic assessment of the oppositions qualities relative to both horses. Frankel behind Sea the Stars by a long way.

[@stefipaudinbasterdatlarge.7769]

I totaly disagree...STS 10lbs better... and I win money longterm /...Post dosent...He won 2 classics..an ARC ..smashed yorks trak record...a judmonte international...Frankel beat nothing with rubish clocks.in poor season....You are an amuter SIR like racing post...There is no way you make money longterm on HOSSES.

[@elgransenor1472]

A great horse But Dancing Brave was better

[@tonymcgrath700]

Dancing Brave failed in the Derby, Nijinsky failed in the Arc, Mill Reef failed in the guineas, Shergar would never have won a guineas but fair play he came 4th in the St Leger. Sea the Stars the greatest ever and his times prove it beyond any doubt 👌

[@colintipton1740]

most overrated horse ever by miles

[@share7694]

Stupid music, spoilt it all.

[@kateodonoghue6515]

No great horse but Frankel was left them all behind . For sheer excitement he didn't just nearly win but at greater length. Frankel 14 wins Sea the Starts 8 no competition

[@rodneymckee8431]

Horses have different styles of winning Sts only ever done enough but had plenty left in the tank put him in a g2 he would win the same way so your point is pointless

[@JPwhoknows]

Frankel wouldn’t of been unbeaten without his pacemaker.

[@AVGX90]

Lol not a chance sts was better than Frankel

[@simonchapman5560]

Most overrated horse ever . Not ONE horse in that Derby field won for the rest of the season. Beats a handicapper in Delegator . Beat the not so great Rip van Winkle and Youmzain twice who didnt win for 4 1/2 years ( recieving 7 pounds ) and Masterclassman ( really ) Didnt go to Breeders Cup because they knew Zenyatta would beat it. Its form does not tie in . It was the best of a terrible bunch on 3 year olds. To be a champion they have to race aged four and give the weight to the three year olds like Frankel did. Frankels fom tied in with the magnificent Goldikova through Canford Cliffs both of whom would have destroyed Sea the Stars over a mile.

[@martinclail9290]

I thought the 4th horse in that years Derby won the Sussex at Goodwood that year.

[@martinclail9290]

I also recall Canford Cliffs beating Rip Van Winkle a neck getting a big weight allowance the following year.

[@rodneymckee8431]

Rip van winkle won at Royal ascot Fame and glory irish Derby who also bt Nathaniel 2yrs later. Mastercraftsman irish guineas Debussy. Arlington million you should really do your research. Between Frankel and Sts who was the highest rated horse either bt that's right rip van winkle. You say why didn't Sts go to the breeders Cup? At least Sts ran in different countries can the same be said about Frankel simple no he was spoon fed his wole career

[@simonchapman5560]

@@rodneymckee8431 i must have read incorrectly so apologies. that said STS still the most over rated horse of all time as proven by your list of erm ' legends ' Rip van Winkle , Mastercraftsmen ' Seriously ? No mention of Youmzain who STS beat in Arc recieveing 7 pounds. Frankel raced as a four year old giving weight . that is what real champions can do .

[@rodneymckee8431]

@@simonchapman5560 Roderic oconner. excelabration dubai dream. Zoffany. farhh to say they where average would be a understatement yes he bt Canford cliff who was retired due to a injury in the race good horse that's it the 3 best horses he bt St nic. Nathaniel and cirrus des aigles meet Frankel over 1m2 they where best known as stayers there winning over 1m4 up. That has to be the most ridiculous statement I've heard about what makes a true great. If going by the way you think. Horses like ZARKAVA. American pharaoh. Justify. Kingman. Golden horn. secretariat another can't go down as a true great get real. He's a true champion if the owner and trainer had of at least tried Frankel over 1m4 and brought him to breeders cup instead they took the easy option every time

[@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752]

sea the stars beat delegator form suspect marks 5/10. sea the stars beat fame and glory form suspect marks 6/10 .sea the stars beat RVW an average horse marks 6/10 .sea the stars beat a good horse in mastercraftsman marks 8/10 sea the stars just beat fame and glory again marks 6/10 sea the stars beat youmzain a perrennial runner up marks 7/10 . dancing brave would have beat this lot by miles and wupped sea the stars over any distance .

[@ronaldobrien6870]

But he always idled in front. He was never the type of horse to win by five or ten lengths. The suspicion would be that had he come up against even better horses, he still would have won by a length or two. I'd hazard a guess he was at least the equal of Dancing Brave.

[@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752]

@@ronaldobrien6870 sea the stars never had a great horse to race against so we can only measure him against what he beat and he didn,t beat much .

[@ronaldobrien6870]

@@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752 Any horse that can win all those races in one season (Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, King George, Arc etc) is clearly quite exceptional (and let's not forget Dancing Brave was beaten twice as a 3yo). Sea The Stars could probably have gone even faster if tested by better opposition, he was a classic 'idling in front' horse......could well have found another gear if needed.

[@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752]

@@ronaldobrien6870 i hear all that but his form was average and your only guessing about how good he might have been. dancing brave was beaten twice but we all know why that was ,so cheap shot pal.

[@ronaldobrien6870]

@@wheretheresawilltheresaway7752 You're assuming that if Sea The Stars had come up against better horses that year, he wouldn't have been able to accelerate past them - I'm suggesting he would have, he would have found another gear. Not denigrating Dancing Brave at all, he was quite outstanding - probably more flashy than Stars with his turn of foot. Definitely the best horse of the 1980s.