BOOM Time recently won the Group 1 Caulfield Cup and he brought into focus once again a sire who is just one short of having 100 stakes winners. Pensioned off at Arrowfield Stud after 15 seasons there, Flying Spur was a high-class son of Danehill (Danzig) and one of that stallions near 350 stakes winners. A half-brother to the dam of Encosta De Lago (Fairy King), Flying Spur won the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes at two and added two more Group 1 successes, the Australian Guineas and the AJC All-Aged Stakes.

At stud Flying Spur was crowned champion sire in Australia in 2006-2007. He briefly shuttled to the Irish National Stud but without making any real impact. His 13 Group 1 winners include champion two-year-old filly Forensics (Golden Slipper Stakes and two others), joint-champion three-year-old Mentality (Champagne Stakes and two others), champion sprinter Sacred Star, dual Group 1 winning juvenile Juanmo, Alverta (Coolmore Classic), Inspiration (Hong Kong Sprint), Casino Prince ( also a successful sire) and Magnus (successful sire).