Sky Watch was foaled June 14, 1977, sired by Flight Time and out of Aries Golden Gift.
He was born on Earl Teater and Sons Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, bred by Della Large and owned by Michele MacFarlane.
[1] He was euthanized due to age-related infirmities on April 22, 2001 at the Kentucky Horse Park and is buried there near his rival Imperator.
He was initially trained by Mitch Clark, who showed Sky Watch to a win in the two-year-old five-gaited World Championship in 1979.
Michele McFarlane saw the horse as a two-year-old, bought him for $50,000 and shipped him to California where he was put in training with Rob Tanner.