Goodwood Stud celebrated their first Group-winning graduate when the progressive four-year-old Jetset Lad was victorious in the Taranaki Cup at New Plymouth.

Placed in the Gr 1 Thorndon Mile at Trentham at his previous start, the John Wheeler-trained four-year-old claimed the Gr 3 feature with a grand performance on his home track.

“He relaxed well and went a super race,” Wheeler said. “He was strong to the line and his demeanour is better than it’s ever been and he just keeps improving.”

The son of Elusive City has now won five of his 20 starts and also finished runner-up last season to champion colt Jimmy Choux in the Gr 3 Wellington Stakes.

Jetset Lad was reared at Rex and William Fell’s Goodwood Stud and is out of the Jetball mare Jetset Lass, who won three races.

A half-sister to Singapore Gr 3 winner Sky Frontier, she tragically died while foaling to resident sire Chinese Dragon.

However, Goodwood have her winning daughter Glass Half Full, by Van Nistelrooy, in foal to Nom du Jeu.

She is a half-sister to Jetset Lad and the farm is breeding from her with the Stewart brothers who race Saturday’s Taranaki Cup winner.

Goodwood Stud enjoyed a double strike at New Plymouth as they also bred and sold the Rating 85 winner Bruno.

By Howbaddouwantit, he is out of Midas Touchwho is a half-sister to the former Australian Horse of the Year and Gr 1 Melbourne Cup winner Hyperno.