A son of Battle-Waggon[1] from the mare Wuthering Heights, he was foaled in 1967 and was trained throughout his career by Tim Douglas.
Douglas was a farmer and all-round horseman based in Morrinsville in the north-eastern Waikato province of New Zealand.
That plan had to change, however, when it became apparent that Wuthering Heights was pregnant, forcing Douglas to retain her.
She subsequently produced a foal whose sire was believed to be a non-thoroughbred stallion, after which Douglas decided to breed from her himself.
During his career, he raced and won in every season from the age of three until ten, winning 23 times over distances ranging from 1,100m to 3,200m.