Yarradale Stud

Without a stakes-horse under her first two dams, the Surtee filly  Brocky's Ace proved an overachiever on the track with three wins a black-type placing in the Listed WATC Gimcrack Stakes, but that was just the appetiser for her career as a broodmare.

The Simon Miller-trained three-year-old Valour Road took his earnings to over $842,000 following his win in Saturday’s Listed H G Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont.

The Group II Western Australian Guineas winner Man Booker has not been a factor in three runs at the highest level in Brisbane this winter, but he paid for expenses when dropped back in class in Saturday’s $175,000 Listed Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich, which saw him become Australia’s latest equine millionaire.

Progressive War Chant (USA) filly Dance Music took her record to four wins from five starts with a maiden stakes victory in Saturday’s Listed Placid Ark Stakes (1200m) at Ascot.