[3][4] The sire (father) of Seize the Grey, a gray colt, is the champion horse Arrogate; he was bred by the late Audrey Otto as Jamm Ltd.[5] His dam (mother) is Smart Shopping whose sire was the Canadian Hall of Famer Smart Strike.

[6] Seize the Grey is owned by the MyRacehorse microsyndicate founded by Michael Behrens.

[6] His name was submitted in a contest administered by MyRacehorse and chosen by his shareholders.

He is standing at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, KY. On September 21, 2024, Seize the Grey, steered by Jaime Torres, won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by 3+3⁄4 lengths in a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles in 1:51.89 at Parx Racing.

An (*) asterisk after the odds means Seize the Grey was the post-time favorite.