Sent to race on European turf courses under Irish trainer Jim Bolger, in 1991 St Jovite was voted the Champion 2-year-old in Ireland after winning the Anglesey and Futurity Stakes.
St Jovite then defeated Dr Devious by twelve lengths while setting a new Curragh Racecourse record in winning the Irish Derby.
Among his notable offspring is Amerique, a winner in the United States of the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap.
St Jovite sired eight race winners and his offspring won prizes totalling more than $7.5 million.
St Jovite was retired to Keogh's Ballysax Manor Stud Farm in The Curragh and died there on 9 January 2016.