Farnan was purchased for $550,000 by Phoenix Thoroughbreds/Aquis Farms out of the Vinery Stud draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Farnan was bred by Phoenix and is the sixth foal of the talented Tallow, daughter of Street Cry, and winner of a Group III race The Vanity.
He relaxed beautifully there, but when I asked him for an effort he had a really good turn of foot and I was able to ease him down on the line.”[2] Four weeks later, Farnan ran in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic over 1,100 metres.
Farnan began the race smartly and camped outside the lead before shooting clear in the straight to score by a length over Every Rose.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to show that in the Magic Millions but he had genuine excuses for that.”[4] Two weeks later, Farnan contested the Todman Stakes at Randwick Racecourse over 1,200 metres in what was to be his final lead up race to the Golden Slipper.
Farnan produced an authoritative onspeed[check spelling] performance, holding off the challenge of runner-up, the Magic Millions Classic winner Away Game, by 1-3/4 lengths.
Farnan commenced stallion duties at Kia Ora Stud in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales in 2021 for an initial service fee of $55,000.