Gold Front Thoroughbreds has trumped the rest of Western Australia with the first foal by its Group 1 winning stallion Awesome Rock.

His filly from Herculian Princess (O’Reilly) arrived on Thursday morning.

Gold Front owners Alan and Sue Olive bred and raced Awesome Rock to a career-high victory in the 2016 Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington and he retired to their 300 acre property near Gingin last year.

“Mother Nature waits for no one,” Sue Olive said.  “The filly is a fortnight early but is a lovely type and already loves a pat and cuddle.  Mum and Bub are both doing really well.”

The Olives kept a share in Awesome Rock after he made $575,000 at the 2013 Gold Coast Magic Millions.  Among the other part-owners was Stan Saric who sent Herculian Princess west to be part of his first book.

She is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Herculian Prince (AJC Metropolitan Hcp) and will stay in WA to be bred back to Awesome Rock who stands for an $8,000 service fee.

Awesome Rock (Fastnet Rock) began his career winning a Sandown nursery second time out for Leon and Troy Corstens and followed up with a fast-finishing second in the G2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington.

He was first past the post in the G1 Australian Cup in March 2016 but lost the race in a controversial protest to Preferment.  He made amends in the G2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley before smashing his rivals at weight-for-age in the time-honoured G1 Mackinnon Stakes.