We’re thrilled to announce our latest purchase from the NZB Karaka Book 1, a The Autumn Sun filly out of Seany’s Girl for NZ$425,000 (approx. AU$370,000).
We purchased this filly for the following reasons:
- THE AUTUMN SUN is currently operating at 3.7% Group 1 winners to runners with his fillies, a strike-rate comparable with some of the leading stallions in the world. The last filly by him that we bid on, Tulsi, was Group 1-placed 2YO in New Zealand and subsequently sold for $675,000 at the Chairman’s Sale.
- Powerful, athletic, and well-balanced filly who emulates the quality of her sire
- THE AUTUMN SUN is one of the hottest sires in the country, already siring five Gr1 winners and four G1-winning fillies:
- Unbeaten AUTUMN GLOW G1 Epsom Handicap, THE GOLDEN EAGLE
- AUTUMN ANGEL ATC G1 Australian Oaks
- VIBRANT SUN G1 Australasian Oaks
- COCO SUN G1 South Australian Derby
- Her dam is winning half sister to dual Stakes winner MINAJ and G2 placed Shenandoah
- Her broodmare sire TAVISTOCK, has sired the dams of 10 Stakes winners, including multiple G1 winner MR BRIGHTSIDE and G1 winner MERCURIAL
- Her pedigree is abundant with 2YO speed, including MS SENECA ROCK, MY CLASSIC SENECA, When Stars Align, Seneca Rock, Authentic Jones etc.
- This filly is bred on the Redoute’s Choice/Tavistock cross, which has produced 75 runners for 2 Gr1 winners, such as MERCURIAL and GYPSY GODDESS
Her Breeders
We sourced this filly from renowned breeders, WENTWOOD GRANGE, who have an outstanding record for raising elite thoroughbreds. Their graduates include:
- KOLDING - G1 All Aged Stakes
- HUMIDOR - G1 Australian Cup, G1 Makybe Diva Stakes, G1 Memsie Stakes
- KERMADEC - G1 George Main Stakes, G1 Doncaster Mile (Stallion)
- QUINTESSA - G1 Proisir Plate
- I AM A STAR - G1 Myer Classic
- SIGNIFY - G1 Telegraph Stakes
- MISS RAGGEDY ANN - G1 Railway Stakes
- GUST OF WIND - G1 Australian Oaks
- SACRED ELIXIR - G1 J.J Atkins
- VALLEY GIRL - G1 Herbie Dyke Stakes
Louis's Track Record In NZ
We haven’t purchased many yearlings in New Zealand over the years, but these were among Louis’s most successful buys when he first arrived in Australia, secured for a select group of French and Melbourne-based clients.
1. ANTARCTIC MISS (Ustinov) – $70k NZB National Yearling : G3 MVRC Champagne Stakes winner, G1 Thousand Guineas placegetter
2. Husskila (Hussonet) – $175k NZB National Yearling: G3 VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes placegetter as a 2YO
3. Chinamora (Danehill Dancer) – $200k NZB National Yearling: G3 VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes placegetter, 4th in the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude
Later sold for $400k at the Inglis Broodmare Sale
Her Plan
This filly has an impeccable temperament, vetted cleanly, and we are delighted to get her.
Given the dry conditions in Australia at the moment, we have decided to keep both fillies in New Zealand for the next couple of months. They will have a good spell now before being educated in about 2 months in Australia.
To be trained by Champion Trainer Ciaron Maher.
With the NZ dollar at a 10-year low against the AUD (according to xe.com), it’s never been a better time to buy here.
