At this time of year, when the pace slows and the dust settles, certain horses start to come into their own.

This Awesome Rock x Modave 23 colt is one we’ve been content to hold quietly, not because there is nothing happening, but because everything is building underneath. His energy feels contained — all the elements are in place, waiting for the moment the glass is lifted and the picture comes alive.

A Group 1 winner and elite weight-for-age performer, Awesome Rock was defined by strength, durability and the ability to compete at the highest level over time — qualities that translate directly into long-term racing potential.

• Winner of the Gr.1 Emirates Stakes and second in the Gr.1 Australian Cup
• Proven at both 1600m and 2000m against elite company
• A sire whose progeny are known to train on, stand up and progress

Fastnet Rock, the sire of Awesome Rock, needs little introduction as one of Australia’s most influential stallions of the modern era. A perennial force on the sires’ table, he has shaped Australian racing through an extraordinary volume of elite performers, transmitting strength, speed and competitive toughness across generations.

Awesome Rock consistently leaves stock with the physical scope and mental fortitude to absorb work, improve with education, and peak when it matters — not just early, but when asked real questions. Having already sired a Gr.1 winner in Watch Me Rock, he looks an exciting prospect to continue the legacy of Fastnet Rock.

From A Family Of Proven Racehorses

She is a sister to Sharvasti (Gr.1 Avondale Gold Cup) and a half-sister to Bhandara and Shastri, both Gr.3 winners, and has already produced performers who have competed — and excelled — at the very top level.

Modave's offspring include Eric The Eel / Tourbillon Diamond, a multiple Group winner in Australia and Hong Kong, as well as a deep list of winners and stakes performers.

This is a female line that produces horses capable of going on with it — improving, stretching out, and standing up to serious campaigns.

This colt is balanced, athletic and correct, but it is his mental application and attitude that make him particularly exciting.

He is relaxed in his environment, willing in his work and carries himself like a horse who understands what is being asked of him. There is strength through his frame, scope to develop further, and the unmistakable sense that he has more to give as the work deepens.

He feels like a colt who will keep finding another level — one that will reward patience early and deliver when the pressure comes on.

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