 He was sired by Strawberry Road, the 1983 Australian Horse of the Year, acquired by Paulson in 1986.His dam, Zalataia, acquired by Paulson in 1983, raced in France and the United States, notably winning the Grand Prix de Deauville and the Grade I Oak Tree Invitational Stakes.Fraise, which is french for strawberry, was raced by Madeleine Paulson, who won the colt on a wager with her husband by beating him in a golf game.