Those that attend Rosehill races on Saturday will they spare a thought for the horse the race is named after, that is most unlikely.

San Domenico was foaled in the last year of the war 1945; he had just the three starts as a two year old, beginning in June, winning all three.

As a three year old he won the Challenge Stakes at Randwick, and the Oakleigh Plate, a Futurity Stakes and George Main Stakes, were among his 25 wins.

Being a gelding he had the inside raced out of him, his last two wins were at Nyngan, the winner’s cheque being $50, 10 days later he won at Bourke, the winning cheque there was $100, that was his last start.

How a horse in his youth could capture the imagination of racegoers, yet disgraced with age, is very sad.