The years have not wearied Buffering, at eight years of age he is far from a spent force as was shown with another Group 1 success in the Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot W A.

That was his sixth win at highest level Group1, it gets no better than that, he is now heading home to Brisbane, next port of call is the Gold Coast for the $10 million race day in early January.

Dubai is now in the pecking order as well, with the lure of the $1 million Al Quoz Sprint over 1000 metres, the same distance of his latest win, the Winterbottom Stakes.

A visit to Royal Ascot could also be included for the major sprint races in July of next year, when the horse in on the eve of his ninth birthday.

The years have not wearied him to this stage, the heart may be strong but the timber can weaken.

Surely his sire, Mossman, is entitled to the appropriate accolades, he is now 20 years of age, he won just a shade under $1 million during his racing career.

Mossman has sired 19 Stakes winners, with five at Group 1 level, Buffering the highest stake earner, $5,788,900 to his credit, and Mossfun, the Golden Slipper heroine, a dual Stakes success.