 He was sired by the 1967 British Horse of the Year Busted out of the French mare Amazer.He recovered so well from the foot problems which dogged his early career that when he went to stud, he did so as the winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and double winner of both the Eclipse Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes.He very nearly added the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe to this list too.