Filante is one of those horses who was unlucky in that he raced against some of the best we have seen. He was part of a wonderful crop of 3yo’s that would certainly have been hailed at any stage throughout history. He raced against such names as Octagonal, Saintly, and Nothin’ Leica Dane from his own age group, and also other topliners like Encounter, All Our Mob, Juggler, Dane Ripper and Circles of Gold as he got older.
Filante was a son of the imported stallion Star Way who stood in NZ with great success. He
