Breednet Family Search – Watch Me Rock

Tara Madgwick - Sunday November 23

When Watch Me Rock scored a brilliant win as favourite in the Group I WATC Railway Stakes at Ascot on Saturday he became the first G1 winner for his sire Awesome Rock and also the first G1 winner in his immediate family which appears twice in upcoming 2026 yearling sales.

G1 Railway Stakes winner Watch Me Rock has a couple of cousins entered in Inglis Classic and Karaka Book 2 - image Western Racepix

In Karaka Book 2, Prima Park will offer Lot 572, a colt by Ardrossan, (who had a stakes double on Saturday), from Northern Belle, who is a half-sister to G2 placed What Choux Want, the dam of Watch Me Rock.

At Inglis Classic, Yulong will offer Lot 351, a filly by champion sire Written Tycoon from River Tamar, who is another half-sister to What Choux Want, the dam of Watch Me Rock.

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