Rockribbed secured his second Black Type victory when he burst along the rail in the home straight to win the Listed Recognition Stakes over 1,350m at Doomben on Saturday, 29 November.
Second-up from a spell for Eagle Farm trainer Tony Gollan and jockey Ryan Maloney, Rockribbed added the Recognition Stakes to his Listed ATC Trophy 1,200m win on the Gold Coast in May, taking his record to 10 wins and eight placings from 30 starts for prize money of $584,600.
The eight-year-old son of Night Of Thunder and Australian mare Seattle Lass held off Boomtown Boss by a nose, with Oughton one and a half lengths away in third, stopping the clock at 1 minute 18.63 seconds.
Rockribbed hangs on in the Recognition Stakes and Ryan Maloney has FOUR‼️@tonygollan @RMaloney_Jockey pic.twitter.com/K6Ffm02InP
Offered by Flinders Park Stud at the 2019 Inglis Gold Yearling Sale, Rockribbed was bought by Polaris Bloodstock for just $14,000 and later resold online through Inglis in 2023 to current part-owner Elliott O’Shea for $27,500.
Night Of Thunder has enjoyed an outstanding season having been crowned UK and Ireland Champion sire. His highlights include top level victories for Ombudsman in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes and Juddmonte International, as well as Classic success in the 1,000 Guineas for Godolphin homebred Desert Flower.
His winners-to-runners percentage sits at an extraordinary 72.28, and he has sired 80 Stakes winners of 146 Black Type races.
Night Of Thunder stands at Kildangan Stud for €200,000 Oct 1, SLF, in 2026.
