Fiorente had his first winner when Hawkshot won impressively at Ballarat, at his first start.

He could well graduate to City Company, as he was well above those that he met on his home track.

The colt is raced by the breeders, Sun Stud; he is a bay from Rosa Perlato, a mare by Encosta de Lago.

Hawkshot is about the only serious horse to race at this stage by Fiorente, others will soon be coming through the system as we reach the few remaining months of the season.

The ability of Fiorente as a sire should not be questioned; he was a great racehorse to come off a Melbourne Cup win, and then the Australian Cup, that is the ultimate.