[1] Briseis was bred, owned and trained by James Wilson at his St Albans stud near Geelong in Victoria.

Owing to the light weight she was allotted she was ridden to victory in the race by the 12-year-old Peter St Albans.

Briseis then finished second to Pride of the Hills in the VRC Mares' Produce Stakes on the Saturday.

Briseis was to be served by King of the Ring, and while hobbled she reared up and fell over backwards, fracturing her skull.

While not widely recalled, Briseis' feats rank alongside any of the oft-heralded greats of the Australian turf.