pearmint had a daughter called Sentiment who was to change the very nature of Australia. She was a daughter of Flair who was by St Frusquin, a son of St Simon. Flair had won the One Thousand Guineas and Middle Park Stakes and was a sister to Lesbia who won the Middle Park Stakes, Coronation Stakes and July Cup. A three quarter brother in Bright Steel came to Australia to race where he won the 1908 Oakleigh Plate. He was to go to stud with good success and was the sire of Scarlet who won the VRC Sires Produce, VRC Oaks and Sydney Cup, and Westcourt who won the 1917 Melbourne Cup. Other half-sisters to Flair were Lady Lightfoot who produced Prince Palatine, a champion English stayer who won six stakes races including twice winning the Ascot Gold Cup, and Menda who produced the top stallion Rossendale. Rossendale, also by St Frusquin, had good success in Ireland producing
