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Best of the Best Shine at Arrowfield

Tara Madgwick - Thursday Aug 27

The Australian Horse of the Year awards on Thursday evening had a very Arrowfield flavour so it’s the perfect opportunity to showcase their sires that featured during the annual parades in the Hunter Valley last weekend.

Racing in the Arrowfield colours, Autumn Glow was crowned Australian Horse of the Year and her sire The Autumn Sun also provided the Champion 3YO Colt Autumn Boy.

Autumn Glow returned from a spell to win the Group I ATC Winx Stakes last Saturday, while Autumn Boy returns this Saturday in the Group I MRC Memsie Stakes.

As we end the first month of the new racing season The Autumn Sun is setting the pace at the top of the Australian General Sires List by earnings and will take some beating with his two marquee performers poised for more success.

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The Autumn Sun

At $137,500, The Autumn Sun is the highest priced horse on the six strong Arrowfield roster this spring which is without Vandeek (GB), who suffered an injury in quarantine.

Exciting new addition to the roster is Group I winning Dubawi stallion Lead Artist (GB), who shuttles from Juddmonte at a fee of $27,500.

Lead Artist

Lead Artist

Lead Arist

Also on the roster are G1 producing sires Dundeel, Castelvecchio and Maurice (Jpn), plus his triple G1 winning son Hitotsu.

Dundeel

  Castelvecchio

Maurice (Jpn)

Hitotsu

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