As a yearling he was bought by Hamdan Al-Maktoum for $US800,000 at the Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale and sent to England to be trained by Harry Thomson Jones.
The following year he finished fourth to Secreto in The Derby before winning the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp.
He also finished second, beaten a short head in the Grosser Preis von Berlin and third in the Derby Italiano.
[2] In 1984 he failed to reproduce his best form and finished unplaced in all three of his races.
Following a successful stud career where he sired 25 stakes winners (including Skating and Al Mansour).