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Posted: **Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:56 am**

Blue Blooded stallion Born To Sea (Invincible Spirit-Urban Sea, by Miswaki) sired his first stakes winner yesterday when 2YO filly Sea Of Grace (Born to Sea-Lady Dettoria, by Vettori) landed the Gr3 Flame Of Tara Stakes (8 furlongs) at The Curragh. Trained by John Oxx, Sea Of Grace scored by a neck over fellow fillies Eziyra (Teofilo-Eytarna, by Dubai Destination) & Butterflies (Galileo-Mariah's Storm, by Rahy) to advance her record to 2 wins and 1 placing from 3 starts for €57,295 earnings. By Invincible Spirit, Born To Sea is the last foal of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner and breed-shaping broodmare Urban Sea making him a three-quarter brother to Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner and high profile stallion Sea The Stars (Cape Cross), a half-brother to triple Gr1-winning champion European sire Galileo (Sadler's Wells), as well as Gr1 winners My Typhoon (Giant's Causeway) and Black Sam Bellamy (Sadler's Wells), among others. Also trained by John Oxx, Born To Sea won the Listed Blenheim Stakes at two and finished runner-up to Camelot in the Irish Derby at three. He is currently standing alongside his close relation Sea The Stars at the Aga Khan's Irish base of Gilltown Stud for a fee of €10,000.