Beau Vite was a New Zealand-bred brown Thoroughbred Stallion, who developed into a grand stayer performing in New Zealand and Australia and raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old on wet or dry tracks recording 31 wins from 5 furlongs to 2¼ miles.

[5] Beau Vite was bred by Mr J.Curran from Shannon, New Zealand and sold as a yearling to owner Ralph Stewart at the Wellington National sales for 900 guineas.

[7][8][9] Defeated rival champions Ajax, High Caste, Tranquil Star and Beaulivre throughout career and in 1942 was retired to St Aubins stud Scone.

Owner Ralph Stewart was born in Queensland a soldier in the Boer war established himself in the hotel business New Zealand and on his retirement entered the horse racing industry.

[13] Trainer Frank McGrath senior (1866–1947) a former jockey who progressed from training ponies at Canterbury to master trainer of multiple classic winners in the champions Peter Pan, Amounis and Prince Foote from Randwick Racecourse his stables were located at 158 Doncaster Ave Kensington.