The field of 11 features 10 colts including one Group I winner The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s
Choice)and one Group I winning filly in Seabrook (Hinchinbrook) – click
here to see the final field with barriers.Many of our leading sires are represented and the field ranges in price from $45,000 for Jonker (Spirit of Boom) up to $1.3 million for Tchaikovsky (Redoute’s Choice).
The favourites are Graff (Star Witness), a $200,000 Magic Millions purchase, The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice ), a $700,000 Inglis Easter purchase, Lean Mean Machine (Zoustar), a $250,000 Magic Millions purchase and Zousain (Zoustar), a $400,000 Magic Millions purchase.
Click here to see the BREEDNET GOLDEN ROSE SALE MAIL.
The Golden Rose was upgraded to Group I status in 2009 and was won that year by
Denman, who still stands on the Darley roster at a fee of $8,800. Subsequent winners that have gone to stud are as follows:
2010 Toorak Toff – now standing in Tasmania at a fee of $3,850 after starting off at Rosemont Stud
2012 Epaulette – standing at Darley at an increased fee of $27,500 on the back of encouraging results from his first crop 2YO’s last season including South African G1 winner Soqrat and Australian G3 winners Meryl and Khulaasa
2013 Zoustar – standing at Widden Stud at increased fee of $60,500 after being crowned
Champion Australian First Season Sire 2017/2018
2014 Hallowed Crown – standing at Darley at a fee of $16,500 and had his first
2YO trial winner at Cranbourne on Monday (read here)
2015 Exosphere – standing at Darley at a fee of $22,000 and has yearlings for
the 2019 sales
2016 Astern – standing at Darley at a fee of $33,000 and has his first foals
being born this spring
