After two further wins, he won his first of seven G1 races in the National Derby at Wentworth Park.
After the Ballarat Derby, Fernando won the G1 Golden Easter Egg.
His last two G1 wins were in the Adelaide Cup at Angle Park and the Top Gun at The Meadows.
[4] He raced in the Melbourne Cup Final, but placed second by a small margin.
He then won the G2 Ballarat final and a free-for-all before he became too injured to race and was put out to stud.