Brilliant Group 1-winning filly Autumn Angel (Aus) is set to be offered for public auction in a boutique Inglis Digital Online Sale early next week. Bidding opens at 9am (AEDT) on Monday, September 30 and runs until 4pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, October 1.
Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Autumn Angel won four of her 11 starts and earned over A$1.1 million in prize-money during her illustrious career, with her biggest success coming in April this year when she defeated high-class performers such as Zardozi (Aus) (Kingman {GB}) and Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) to win the G1 Australian Oaks at Randwick.
On Tuesday it was announced that she'd suffered a tendon injury, bringing her racing career to a premature end.
“I've had some good ones and, trust me, this girl was right up there in the top bracket,” said Moody. “She was a special racehorse who had so much ahead of her on the track, but now it's time for her to become a mum. She'll be one heck of a broodmare.”
Autumn Angel was purchased by Moody and managing owner Wylie Dalziel for A$230,000 at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. She is one of four winners out of the Group 3 winner Angel Of Mercy (Aus) (Hussonet), who was also runner-up in the G1 Tattersalls Tiara. When Autumn Angel won the Australian Oaks she became the first top-level winner for her sire, The Autumn Sun (Aus).
Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch said, “Autumn Angel has consistently impressed throughout her career. Her race record doesn't fully reflect her ability, but she possesses a pedigree that includes Redoute's Choice, Galileo and Hussonet, making her an appealing prospect for breeders.”
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