Crowd-pleasing[citation needed], front-running colt won good races up to 1-1/2 miles, but "The Black Demon" was best known as a superior weight-carrier, one of the best, if not the best, of all time in New Zealand—in his 19 wins he carried more than 9 st. in 13 of them—and some rank him as a better horse than Carbine.

[1][2] This black colt was foaled in 1896, Bred at Parawanui in the Rangitikei district of the North Island (NZ) by Donald Fraser, he was leased to J.W.

Duncan, who raced under the name "Douglas Gordon and J. Monk," and trained by Joe Prosser and ridden by Charlie Jenkins.

Laurel was in-bred to Riddlesworth (1837, by Emilius - Bee-in-a-Bonnet, imported 1843; also sire of Sybil, Family C - 20 ) whose blood was favored by Fraser).

[citation needed] Advance had a number of New Zealand wins: After this Advance and the owners went to Australia, where they picked up two seconds and a third, and won: He had a bout of influenza which affected his breathing and he was sidelined at age five but in 1903 he came back to win the: He was also second in the Wanganui Cup.