The following photograph was take from the Telegraph and the story is from today's Thoroughbred Daily News. I am including the story in its entirety because I really like how his trainer talks about him. His trainer is eloquent, reasoned and clearly passionate about his young talented colt -- and really there was no need to be so eloquent and fantasticaly well-spoken. After all, his horse won 6 G1 races this year, including the Epsom Derby, 2,000 Guineas and Arc de le Triomphe. I mean really, the accomplishments would leave anyone speechless! Happy baby-making SS!
Thoroughbred Daily News internet news item:
"Christopher Tsui's Sea the Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}--Urban Sea, by Miswaki) will not race again. The bay colt recorded six straight Group 1 wins during his 2009 campaign, topped by victory in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe last Sunday at Longchamp. "It has been decided after discussions with Mr Christopher Tsui (owner) that Sea The Stars will not take part in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Nov. 7," trainer John Oxx said in a statement early today. "He's had a long season and has been in regular fast work from March 3, with his final workout on October 2. He's been in intensive training for seven months with only a three-week break after the Eclipse Stakes at the beginning of July. We feel it is unfair to keep him going any further given his unprecedented record of achievement in the last six months. He's come out of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in his usual good form. He is fit and healthy and has been cantering since the race. He is now retiring from racing, but I have no information on stud career details, and an announcement will be made at a much later date when plans have been finalised." Oxx later paid further tribute when adding, "It is hard to say there was any highlight with a horse like that, as they were all major races in their own right. When you win a Guineas and a Derby, it became even more important for him to win and as the anxiety builds up as the year went on, every race brought tremendous relief when it was over. I suppose winning the Derby was marvelous--the way he ran his race there was a joy to watch, with how he handled the track and coasted down the hill before sauntering up the straight waiting to go and win. That was a great sight and it must be unusual for a trainer to watch his horse in the Derby and feel so comfortable with the way he is going right through the race. After that, he developed a great public following and everybody quickly realised they were watching something special. There has ben great excitement every time from Sandown onwards and he had a tremendous response from the racing public and also the wider public towards the end as they realised that there was something special happening. In the Arc, I wasn't as anxious as everyone else was, as although he ran along more strongly in the bridle than most people would like, he could do that and get away with it. I knew he had such a great turn of foot and he could get out of trouble. His success was down to a combination of everything, but mainly to his tremendous cruising speed. Ballydoyle tried their best to put in pacemakers and make it tough for him, but they could never get him off the bridle. He could just travel up behind any pace totally at ease--that's his big thing--and then quicken up off it. He could do that because he has great heart and lungs, but he's got this beautiful balance, lovely stride and a great length to him as a big strong horse. He's a close-coupled horse in one way, but very long in another and he has this tremendous athletic stride. He also has a great temperament and never worries about anything, was always the calmest horse at the races and it is courage and temperament at the end of the day that bring the best horses to a different level." The half-brother to leading sire Galileo (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) compiled a record of 9-8-0-0 while earning £4,417,163. His other trophies include the G1 Epsom Derby, G1 2000 Guineas, G1 Coral-Eclipse S., G1 Irish Champion S. and G1 Juddmonte International S."