Screen Hero was born in 2004. He is by Grass Wonder out of Running Heroine by Sunday Silence.
Screen Hero was awarded Best Older Horse in Japan in 2008. He was plagued by injury in his early racing career, but captured the Grade 1 Japan Cup at 4, beating Grade 1 winners such as Vodka, Deep Sky, and Meisho Samson.
Screen Hero entered stud in Japan in 2010. Among his best progeny are Japanese Horse of the Year Maurice, and Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) winner Gold Actor. In 2018 Generale Uno won the Grade 2 St. Lite Kinen and the Grade 3 Keisei Hai, and finished 3rd in the Grade 1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas). In 2020 Win Marilyn won the Grade 2 Flora Stakes and finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks).
Screen Hero was awarded Best Older Horse in Japan in 2008. He was plagued by injury in his early racing career, but captured the Grade 1 Japan Cup at 4, beating Grade 1 winners such as Vodka, Deep Sky, and Meisho Samson.
Screen Hero entered stud in Japan in 2010. Among his best progeny are Japanese Horse of the Year Maurice, and Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) winner Gold Actor. In 2018 Generale Uno won the Grade 2 St. Lite Kinen and the Grade 3 Keisei Hai, and finished 3rd in the Grade 1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas). In 2020 Win Marilyn won the Grade 2 Flora Stakes and finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks).