He is a big brown gelding weighing over 600 kg, that has a star and a white sock on his near (left) hind leg.
He was sired by Desert King who won the Irish Derby Stakes and Irish 2,000 Guineas and was the sire of 13 stakeswinners with 34 stakeswins including Makybe Diva (GB).
Desert King was inbred to Northern Dancer in the third generation (3m x 4f).
Desert War’s dam was High Heels (by Canny Lad) who is the dam of nine named horses, but Desert War is her only stakes winner.
Trained by Gai Waterhouse, he was a multiple group races winner in Sydney and Melbourne.