STARSPANGLEDBANNER (by Choisir) made quite an impression during the summer of 2010. He ran five times for the Aidan O’Brien team, winning the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes and the Group 1 July Cup before chasing home Sole Power in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes.

He had been a dual Group 1 star in his native Australia, taking the Caulfield Guineas over a mile and the Oakleigh Plate over five and a half furlongs, and as the latest Group 1 star from the family of Elvstroem (by Danehill) and Haradasun (by Fusaichi Pegasus), looked sure to be a popular addition to the Coolmore team. As has been widely publicised, fertility was such an issue that he returned to training in the summer of 2012.