She was bred by Charles's father E. P. Taylor, Canada's preeminent name in Thoroughbred racing and in world breeding history.
His other offspring included four Queen's Plate winners, of which Canadiana and Victoria Park were Hall of Fame inductees.
[2] Ridden by Canadian National Champion jockey Richard Grubb, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto South Ocean won the Simcoe Stakes for two-year-olds.
[4] South Ocean was the dam of Canadian Hall of Fame inductees Northernette and Storm Bird, both of which were the results of matings to Northern Dancer.
A few among these were Life Is Sweet, Storm Flag Flying, Black Minnaloushe, Tabasco Cat, and Giant's Causeway, the 2000 European Horse of the Year and a three-time leading sire in North America.
In 1997, Woodbine Racetrack created the South Ocean Stakes in her honour and following the success of her progeny, in 2017 she was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.