Farnan was a rocketship that blew them all away in his short but impressive career

Farnan was purchased for $550,000 by Phoenix Thoroughbreds/Aquis Farms out of the Vinery Stud draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sales. Farnan was bred by Phoenix and is the sixth foal of the talented Tallow, daughter of Street Cry, and winner of a Group III race The Vanity. He was trained by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott and only raced eight times in his two-year-old and three-year-old season. The Not A Single Doubt colt was the dominant 2 year-old of his generation with an incredible cruising speed and a blistering turn of foot off.

Farnan made his race debut on the 17 November 2019 at Canberra Racecourse. In a small field of 5 runners he started as favourite. Ridden on the pace in the 1000m event by jockey Winona Costin, Farnan raced away to win by 5 lengths. Four weeks later, Farnan ran in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic over 1100 metres. Ridden by Tim Clark he started second favourite at odds behind Every Rose, who had been successful in the Gimcrack Stakes at his previous start. Farnan began the race smartly and camped outside the lead before shooting clear in the straight to score by a length over Every Rose. After the race co-trainer Adrian Bott commented on Farnan's professional attitude towards racing and that his next run would be in the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast Turf Club, a race worth $2,000,000 in prize money. A month later, Farnan competed in the Magic Millions Classic. Again ridden by Tim Clark he started the third favourite, however he tasted defeat for the first time when finishing in 10th position.

Farnan then resumed racing six weeks later in the Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Racecourse. With new jockey Hugh Bowman on board, Farnan was heavily backed from odds of $10 into $7.50. He won the race comfortably by over three lengths and booked a place in the Golden Slipper. Two weeks later, Farnan contested the Todman Stakes at Randwick Racecourse over 1200 metres in what was to be his final lead up race to the Golden Slipper. Many believed his main competition would come from the colt Tagaloa, who at his previous start had won the Blue Diamond Stakes. Farnan jumped well at the start of the race and was taken straight to the lead by jockey Hugh Bowman. The horse led all the way, beating Tagaloa by almost two lengths.

Three weeks later on the 21 March, Farnan started the favourite in the Golden Slipper, a race worth $3,500,000 prize money. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the race was run in front of no spectators at Sydney's Rosehill Racecourse. Farnan produced an authoritative on-speed  performance, holding off the challenge of runner-up, the Magic Millions Classic winner Away Game, by 1-3/4 lengths. The win was the first Golden Slipper victory for jockey Hugh Bowman and co-trainer Adrian Bott. The victory was a record seventh for trainer Gai Waterhouse, surpassing the six wins achieved by her father T J Smith. Farnan resumed racing on the 13 September 2020 in The Run To The Rose at Rosehill. He set a cracking speed throughout the race, leading by as much as 5 lengths, however he eventually faded running 5th. Jockey Hugh Bowman was heavily criticised for his handling of the horse and was charged by stewards for failing to give the horse every reasonable and permissible chance to win. Bowman was replaced as Farnan's jockey by Glen Boss in his next start the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington. The horse was beaten some 9 lengths and pulled up lame after the run. This would prove to be Farnan's last race start. Farnan commenced stallion duties at Kia Ora Stud in the Hunter Region of NSW in 2021 for an initial service fee of $55,000

Record - 8: 5–0–0

Earnings - A$ 2,507,450

Silver Slipper (2020)

Todman Stakes (2020)

Golden Slipper (2020)