VALE RESET 05 May 2021 16:16
Reset, an undefeated multiple G1 winner on the racetrack and the
headline act on the Darley roster at Northwood Park in its formative years,
passed away in the evening of Tuesday, 4 May at Woodlands, where he enjoyed his
retirement.
A star on the racetrack for his owner Lloyd Williams, Reset’s brief but
scintillating career saw him record five victories from five starts. His final
two starts saw him post G1 victories in the Australian Guineas, which featured
a stirring battle with Starcraft up the long Flemington straight in extreme
heat, and a brilliant defeat of the older horses in the Futurity Stakes at
Caulfield.
Reset joined the Darley stallion roster on his retirement from the
racetrack in 2004 and from his very first crop sired G1 VRC Derby winner Rebel
Raider. Following the purchase of Northwood Park, Reset became the headline act
on Darley’s Victorian roster, a position he filled with distinction for many
years.As well as Rebel Raider, Reset is the sire of Caulfield Cup winner
Fawkner, Cox Plate heroine Pinker Pinker, Epsom Handicap winner Hauraki and the
VRC Oaks-winning filly Set Square. In total, he has sired 34 Stakes winners and
his progeny have earned $55 million in prizemoney. As a broodmare sire his
daughters are responsible for 10 Stakes winners to date including the likes of
Houtzen. Reset will continue to be a familiar name in pedigrees and racebooks
for years to come.