This year, the European horse racing industry got something that Americans have been praying for for three decades: a new legend. In fact, many British racing writers have gone so far as to suggest that had Sea The Stars been an American horse, he would have taken this year’s Triple Crown. Which is not to say that the racing sensation has been wasted on European crowds.

Sea The Stars’ 2009 season began six months ago with an April victory at the 2000 Guineas Stakes. Every month since has seen Sea The Stars take another major race: the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, the International Stakes, the Irish Champion Stakes, and most recently the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. He is the first horse in 20 years to win the first three titles, and the only horse ever that has won all six.

Traditionally, the next step for a colt of this caliber would be the breeding shed, but Sea The Stars’ trainer, John Oxx, has hinted that there may be one more race in his horse. The entry deadline for the $5 million Breeders Cup Classic is only two weeks away, but Oxx hasn’t ruled it out. Americans may still see a legend hit their turf in 2009.

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