Breeding and Bloodstock

A Group 1 victory for owner Matthew Sandblom and a fifth place from OTI’s first runner in a Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe made for a good day for Australian connections at Longchamp.

Spring plans for Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel were cruelly shelved due to a tendon injury, but syndicator Wylie Dalziel was able to smile on Tuesday after the four-year-old mare sold for a seven-figure sum on Inglis Digital.

In his weekly bloodstock column, Tim Rowe chats to Widden’s Antony Thompson about the stud future of Southport Tycoon, American owners Mt Brilliant Farm on trans-Pacific ambitions and discusses a new addition to a star family and Snitzel’s pursuit of Redoute’s Choice.

Anode is just one of four colts in the Golden Rose who is not already affiliated with a stallion farm. A win in the premier Sydney spring Group 1 race for three-year-olds would see his value skyrocket for breeder Evergreen Stud Farm.

The selling of yearlings on the Gold Coast on the Saturday night following the Magic Millions race day will not take place in 2025, with the company deciding to condense the main book of the sale into four days next year.

Last season’s Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel will be offered for sale via Inglis Digital next Tuesday following a career-ending tendon injury on the eve of her racecourse comeback.

In his weekly Monday column, senior journalist Tim Rowe examines the major trends and news stories from the bloodstock and breeding industries, through the prism of the week’s racing.