Count Dubois (GB)

With the release this week of nominations for the Gr.1 Trackside NZ Derby, the focus intensifies for stamina signs amongst the three-year-old crop ahead of the March 7 Ellerslie classic and one of these promising up and comers claims Melbourne Cup winner Ethereal as his third dam.

The first two races at Warwick Farm on Wednesday were both won by three year-old fillies, whose dams were household names.