He then went on to give the sustained performance of a lifetime throughout the unexpectedly triumphant Coronation Cup run two years later.
His best run in five races came on his debut, when he finished a close third in the Coronation Cup.
In 2007 he won the Coronation Cup.
He won the Coronation Cup as a four-year-old before being retired to stud.
In June 2013 he won the Coronation Cup for an unprecedented third time.
He also won the National 20 Goal four times, and the Coronation Cup in 1971, 1972, and 1973.
It was superseded by the Coronation Cup in 1902.
He went on to win the Coronation Cup as a five-year-old in 1978.
She remained in training for two further seasons, winning major races including consecutive runnings of the Coronation Cup.
She then claimed a second Coronation Cup, beating Vienna by a neck.