These two superstars might meet on the racetrack this spring in Sydney and while their paths are now looking likely to converge, their respective beginnings are poles apart.
The 2026 Sydney Autmn Carnival was marked by the arrival of two girls into the upper echelon with Autumn Glow marching through the Group I WFA races, up to and including a mile, undefeated until she poked her toe into the middle-distance water of the G1 Queen Elizabeth II.
She met her Waterloo that day going down to Sir Delius (IRE) and Lindemann, but with Autumn Glow’s spring program to be kept in her favoured shorter distance range by her trainer Chris Waller, it can be expected her picket fence will soon return.
Trained in Victoria by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, three year-old Sheza Alibi enjoyed an undefeated autumn winning all five starts so far in 2026 highlighted by those spectacular wins in the Group I Randwick Guineas and then Doncaster Mile.
While the $10million ATC Golden Eagle (1500m) on October 31 is the end game for Sheza Alibi it is possible she will clash with last year’s Golden Eagle winner Autumn Glow in the $5million Group I ATC King Charles Stakes (1600m) on October 17.
What is fascinating about these two superstars is their origin given one topped Inglis Easter selling for $1.8million and the other found herself on Inglis Digital where she sold for $10,000.
Let’s watch them walk!
$10,000 Inglis Digital purchase – Sheza Alibi
$1.8million Inglis Easter sale-topper – Autumn Glow
