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 but not to the extent necessary for him to be able to serve this coming season.
“The Autumn Sun is otherwise in good health and coping well with his recuperation. We are confident he will make a full recovery and resume stud duties in the 2025 season.”
The five-time Group 1 winner, whose eldest foals will turn four on Aug. 1, already has six top-level performers to his name. The son of Azmiyna (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) also sired a trio of first-crop Group 1 Classic-winning fillies during the 2023/2024 racing season–Autumn Angel (Aus), Coco Sun (Aus), and Vibrant Sun (Aus).
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