She ran in the Prince of Wales's and the Hardwicke – and won both

Name Stanerra
Foaled May 4, 1978
Pedigree Guillaume Tell - Lady Aureola
Owner Frank Dunne
Trainers Jim Bolger/Frank Dunne
Breeder Moyglare Stud
Main jockey Brian Rouse
Runs 24
Wins 7
Places 5
Most famous for Her iron constitution that enabled her to conquer the world as a five-year-old
Fate at stud One winner of a minor race from six known foals

Lord, she was tough. Stanerra was not so much foaled as hewn from the rock on which Moyglare Stud stands and anything less like a traditional fairytale heroine would be hard to imagine – yet fairytale it was.

The first chapters of Stanerra's life do not detain us long, which is just as well given the extent of what followed. Unraced at two, twice raced at three when with Jim Bolger, Stanerra's formative years offered no hint of the hard case she would become. Two runs in two seasons? In her ferocious prime she would manage that workload within a week.