Vincent is really doing a great job and his fillies are maturing into tough little racehorses. The best of his stock to date, in my opinion, is Sherlock (renamed The Real Sherlock in Australia) which has really matured this time in. Rated the third best 3yo colt or gelding in NZ behind Merlin and Don't Stop Dreaming (toss of the coin between the two) he possesses high gate speed, a withering sprint and stays pretty well as demonstrated by his effortless, untouched Vicbred heat win.

In the West, Brulee and Turn The Page have been his standout fillies. The latter has won all her four starts in convincing fashion for the Bond's while her stablemates Cotton On (10 starts, 8 wins, 2 thirds) and 2yo Thelittle Master (11 starts, 5 wins, 3 wins) are showcasing the Vincent stock.

In NZ, the 2yo races are just starting to crank up. Vessem (unbeaten from 4 starts) is clearly the best juvenile produced this season while the are high hopes Bronson might match him when he resumes. Again, plenty of tough fillies over there with Cyren Shard making the trip from Auckland to Addington for this Friday.

As of this morning, Vincent (12 individual winners) sits 6th on the Australian 2yo sires list with his sire Art Major (1st) the only full-timee resident Australian sire ahead of him. On the 3yo list he sits 6th (24 winners, $584k) and Art Major (4th) the only full-time resident ahead of him.

Those figures are impressive enough to suggest he is well on his way. However, when you look at the diversity of sires representing the dams of his winners you can see another string to his bow. No "golden crosses" emerging yet, he is leaving winners to any pedigree.