FOLLOWING Via Sistina’s most recent Group 1 win in Australia, her eleventh since she moved there and her twelfth overall, I was pondering how widely her achievements have been viewed and celebrated in the northern hemisphere.

It seems to me that the likes of Black Caviar, Winx and Makybe Diva attracted more media attention and coverage, while another Group 1 for Via Sistina, a daughter of Fastnet Rock (Danehill), is just accepted and expected.