Sunday, 9 June 2019: Fastnet Rock’s newest star Prince Fawaz emerged as a leading spring classic contender with a brilliant win in the G1 JJ Atkins Plate at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Prince Fawaz

The Anthony Cummings-trained 2YO delivered Coolmore’s champion sire Fastnet Rock his 37th G1 winner with his second win in just five starts.

The progressive juvenile is also Fastnet Rock’s 147th individual stakes winner.

[b]Prince Fawaz (Fastnet Rock x Lady Paget by Testa Rossa) was a $220,000 purchase by Anthony Cummings at the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale from Baramul Stud.[/b]

Cummings had good reason to be attracted to the yearling colt as due to his close connection to Casino Prince, the prominent sire son of Flying Spur he trained to G1 success in the Chipping Norton Stakes.

He also trained Prince Fawaz’s dam, the two-time winner Lady Paget, a daughter of the grand producer Lady Capel (Last Tycoon) and half-sister to four stakes winners including Casino Prince.

Lady Capel is also the dam of the G3 winner Tagus (Encosta de Lago) and dual Listed winners Lord Of The Land (Timber Country) and Metallurgical (Redoute’s Choice).

Lady Paget has weanling colt by Swiss Ace and is in foal to Reliable Man.

Prince Fawaz  has now earned $457,950 from his five starts for a syndicate put together by Anthony and Edward Cummings and comprising mainly first-time owners.

Anthony Cummings has now won the JJ Atkins twice, landing the race 15 years ago with Outback Prince.