Ten Sovereigns (IRE)

Two hours after his close relative Vegas Queen won Saturday’s Gr.2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) at Trentham, quality New Zealand-bred gelding Gringotts took the family’s day to even greater heights with an Australian Group One triumph in the A$1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill.

“Mate, you broke your maiden in the Derby. Good boy” – quote of the day from Craig Williams, chatting to his mount after he’d won the Hong Kong Derby aboard a horse that’s related to Makybe Diva, cost $1.4mil, but hadn’t won a race in his 16 starts prior.