IN the feature last week on Philipp Stauffenberg, I mentioned that he had a handful of foundation mares, one of which was Fraulein Tobin.

Born in 1982, she is a daughter of J O Tobin (Never Bend) who was the champion juvenile in England in 1976, following victories in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes and Group 2 Richmond Stakes. He then continued his racing career in the USA, and at three won the Grade 1 Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park. The following year he added the Grade 1 Californian Stakes at the same track and ended up being the joint-champion sprinter in the USA.