The Autumn Sun (Aus)

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a Dubawi (Ire) half-brother to multiple Group 1 winner and sire The Autumn Sun (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus]). 1.23 Parislongchamp, Debutantes, €50,000, 2yo, c/g, 9fT AZIMPOUR (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) bids to provide some post-Champions Day cheer for The Aga Khan and Francis-Henri Graffard and holds considerable...

Walnut Farm secured the G1 Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel (Aus) (The Autumn Sun {Aus}) for A$1.225 million (€762,599) in a boutique Inglis Digital Online Sale which concluded on Tuesday. 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 Australian Oaks at Randwick. Last week...

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...

Champion and Group 1 sire The Autumn Sun (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) will miss the 2024 Southern Hemisphere breeding season as he continues to recover from a pelvic injury, Arrowfield Stud announced on X. "Leading young sire The Autumn Sun will miss the 2024 breeding season after sustaining a pelvic injury in his paddock in late March," the stud said in a statement. "He has been under close veterinary care and restricted to box rest at Arrowfield since that time. A scan earlier this week revealed his injury is healing...

In 2008, Sebastian Hutch was presented with an opportunity to spend three months in Australia working at Coolmore's Southern Hemisphere base. The Irish native, who hails from Co. Cork, admits that Australia was not high on his list of must visit destinations, but some 13 years later Hutch has become ingrained into the fabric of the Australian industry and now holds the position of General Manager in Bloodstock Sales & Marketing at Inglis, whose forthcoming Easter Yearling Sale is a highlight on the bloodstock calendar. Hutch's experience prior to his...