he story of the two brothers started when Geoff Murphy trained a Sovereign Edition mare called Taiona who won a maiden at Yarra Glen but was placed at both Caulfield and Flemington. Although not highly rated by Murphy, the connection was enough that when her first yearling went to market at the Waikato sales in 1979, it sparked his interest. The colt by Patrick Hogan’s new stallion Sir Tristram was purchased by Murphy for a meagre
