(Polish Precedent - Cocotte (Troy))
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- 1992 foal. Owner bred by Ballymacoll Stud and trained by M. Stoute. Won 10 of 22 starts at 2yo to 5yo. Unplaced in two 8f maidens at 2yo and began 3yo season with a second in a 9f Ripon maiden before stepping up to 12f and unplaced at Royal Ascot. Won two handicaps at 10-12f of OR82 & OR89 that season and beaten off OR95. Won a pair of 10f Group 3 events early in his 4yo year before a Group 1 success over 12f in Germany (from Germany) followed by being runner up in the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe and winning the 12f Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf (from Singspiel & Swain) at Woodbine. Ran 8 times at 5yo for 4 wins and 4 places winning three 10f Group 1 events and finishing his career with success in the 12f Group 1 Japan Cup.
- At stud in Japan for many seasons but standing in Ireland in 2009 for a fee of €2,500.