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$1.6million for G2 winner Autumn Ballet

Tara Madgwick - Thursday May 9

With three recent Group I winning three year-old fillies, The Autumn Sun is a sire on the up and his Group II winning daughter Autumn Ballet proved a hot commodity at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale selling for $1.6million to the bid of Tom Magnier.

Consigned by Newgate for her owners that are headed by Nick Vass, Autumn Ballet won the Group III Canberra Black Opal Stakes on debut at two and then trained on at three to win the Group II ATC Silver Shadow Stakes beating top class fillies Estriella and Kimochi, who sold earlier tonight for $2.2million.

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$1.6million filly Autumn Ballet won the G2 Silver Shadow Stakes - image Steve Hart

She was purchased at Inglis Easter by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott / Kestrel Thoroughbreds from the Arrowfield draft for $340,000 and has been an outstanding investment for connections.

Autumn Ballet will head to Coolmore with an elite pedigree to back her up as her grand-dam O’Giselle is a sister to champion racehorse and sire Lonhro with the family producing this year’s Group I VRC Newmarket Handicap winner Cylinder.

Her dam Grisi has been married to The Autumn Sun, so Autumn Ballet has a couple of full siblings in the pipeline. Unraced two year-old filly Ghaara was bought by Emirates Park for $1.2million at Inglis Easter and her yearling colt made $325,000 at Magic Millions this year when bought by Waller Racing/Mulcaster Bloodstock

 

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