Sire Seabiscuit Color Light Bay Species Equus caballus Breed Thoroughbred Sex Stallion Country United States of America | Dam Queen Helen Breeder Charles Howard Owner Charles S. Howard Parents Seabiscuit Earnings 34,070 USD | |
Sea Sovereign was an American Thoroughbred stallion foaled in 1942 and bred by the owner of Seabiscuit: Charles Howard. Although he achieved moderate success as a racehorse, he is most famous for being part of the line sired by Seabiscuit. The fine lines of Sea Sovereign's posture, along with his light bay coloring, resulted in the horse appearing in a Shirley Temple film portraying the career of Seabiscuit.
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Background
Seabiscuit was born on May 23, 1933, in Lexington, Kentucky, and was among the most famous race horses of the century. Sea Sovereign was sired by Seabiscuit, and both horses were in a line of pedigree descended from Man o' War. Seabiscuit had been mated over one hundred times successfully, though none of his foals turned out to be extraordinary runners. Sea Sovereign's mother was Queen Helen by Light Brigade.
One account of Seabiscuit's life is depicted in a Shirley Temple film from the 1940s titled The Story of Seabiscuit, though it was Sea Sovereign who portrayed Seabiscuit. The film also included archival racetrack footage which showed the actual Seabiscuit racing in competition.
Sea Sovereign was also the great-grandson of Man o' War (who appeared in a separate 1925 film titled Kentucky Pride).
Racing career
Sea Sovereign had a very moderate and very brief career as a racehorse. He made eight starts with three firsts and $34,070 in earnings. The most notable win came in the Santa Catalina Handicap in 1945.
Stud career
Very little is known of the subsequent career of Sea Sovereign, and the principal interest in the horse after a moderately successfully racing career appears to be as part of the study of the stud career of Seabiscuit.