Last month, the Mangans tasted their first victory at Group 1 level when I'm Thunderstruck saluted in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield and last Saturday, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained gelding added the $7.5 million Golden Eagle to his CV

Until a couple of years ago, Melburnian Chris Fraraccio only had a minor interest in racing. But after an evening on the couch during lockdown, watching the night races at The Valley with his good friend and housemate Darcy Mangan, that all changed.