[1] He was the first equine athlete inductee into the South African Hall Of Fame in 2019,[2] and was a Champion in each year that he raced (1964-1967).
He was foaled at the Birch Brothers Vogel Vlei Stud in Dordrecht, South Africa.
He was leased by his breeders the Birch Brothers to Syd Laird for the duration of his racing career.
[11] The shooting although serious was not career ending and he did race in the Durban July Handicap three weeks later but only managed to finish 4th.
[12] His final race was a sell-out at Gosforth Park, Germiston, South Africa which he won comfortably by 5.5 lengths.
[16] Besides Ocean City who won the Cape of Good Hope Guineas in 1973 and the Champion Nursey Stakes held at Greyville in 1972 he also sired Sea Mist winner of the South African Oaks in 1973, Smugglers Den winner of the 1980 South African Derby and Impressive Style winner of the 1985 Cape of Good Hope Derby.
Sea Cottage appeared in the top 10 of the South African Sires List on 7 occasions.