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A presence beyond interpretation, Autumn Glow by The Autumn Sun (Aus) – a race mare with one heck of phenotype. Her next racing is the Queen Elizabeth, April 11 2026.
The Autumn Sun – Arrowfield producer strong, tough, dynamic individuals. The G1 champion performer gets the G1 progeny.
Autumn Glow from Via Africa (SAF) by broodmare sire Var (USA), Group 1 Winner Var Euthanised at 23. Unfortunately, Vars male legacy did not continue. His multiple and international performer at 6 years, G1 winning son Variety Club went infertile.
Var reminds this determinable scope, a dominant potency increased by other streams to gain genetic diversity availability. His daughter/dam smart sprinter Via Africa exported to Australia Via Africa | Sporting Post when demolishing her rivals, undoubtedly possessed ‘star’ quality,
Var @ 2nd dam Halley’s Comeback (USA) has, 2x *War Admiral + 2x Blenheim (sire of Mahmoud & Mumtaz Begum) and Var’s 3rd dam/distaff by Promised Land.
Promised Land, was not much of a house-hold name yet so much of the old-gold makes promise. **Teddy male-line, 2x The Tetrarch, dam Mahmoudess (Mahmoud). Promised Land broodmare sire of Spectacular Bid (Bold Bidder). Promised Land (note) had also sired Understanding, in turn he sires mare so-named Wishing Well, she produces Japan’s conduit factor, Sunday Silence.
(Jantar Mantar post (JPN) has Promised Land distaff, NEWS , Shadai Race Horse Company, which owns Jantar Mantar, has confirmed will not travel from Japan to the 2026 Dubai World Cup meeting, citing the uncertainty surrounding the conflict in Iran and across the Middle East. )
Autumn Glow, dam/distaff South Africa to her lines & development, come ‘solid’. Lords (SAF), Sovereign Path and 2x Hurry On, 2x Blenheim, Court Martial, 3x #Fair Trial additionally to the longer familial affinity branch has Persian Wonder (GB) been 5th dam Lady Americus by Americus (USA).
With account to the earlier pedigree cite Gold Bridge (FR). He is 3×3 Orby by Orme, he the male line to descendant **the Teddy tribe. Gold Bridge defined his ‘classic’ breeding influence – sire of Vilmorin and the blue hen Rough Shod thence there > Sadlers Wells through Galileo. Nureyev to Zilzal in Vars. 2x strains to dam’s distaff are Gold Bridge, Lords (SAF) & Denturius (GB)
To note: Autumn Boy G1 champ by The Autumn Sun winner 2026 ATC Rosehill Guineas G1 2000M dam by Savabeel. The nick depth in Rough Shod family, Nureyev through Zabeel and note, Vilmorin through Queens Hussar sire of Brigadier Gerard (GB) to dam Rosegarden (NZ)
**the ‘Teddy Tribe’ places Buckpasser. Also upon his line through The Autumn Sun distaff @ Azarrika (her sire Ribero (USA) 3rd dam Gold Bridge distaff). Fourth dam Norna (FR) (3×4 Teddy daughters), Anne de Bretagne (FR) and the much ‘TBL’ admired Tara , dam of Norseman. (side note: Tara the noted dam/daughter Sans Taras, dam of Wilkes (FR) & Worden (FR).
Line major, is that of #Fair Trial ‘pooled’ descendants (ie Fair Trial distaff Lady Josephine f.f. 9-c). The ultimate Australasian breeding Champion Australasian Sire (Combined Earnings) 1970/71,1971/72,1973/74, second 1968/69,1972/73,1974/75,, third 1969/70.
Champion New Zealand Sire 1968/69,1970/71,1973,74, second 1969/70.1971/72,1972/73,1974/75.
Champion Sire of 2YO’s 1967/68, second 1966/67,1968/69, third 1972/73,1974/75 is Pakistan Horse Pedigree – Fair Trial ➡️Palestine ➡️Pakistan 2. Fair Trial ➡️Court Martial
Of the Varola Group dosages & Typology, his comments arise “Teddy classic-stout blood, merges to that of American strains classic-brilliant indicating that onwards, solid presence maintains outstanding produce with a reinforcement back to multiples in Teddy”.
There it goes: the precise application in the two G1 performers #Autumn Glow & #Autumn Boy
Autumn Glow Video – 2023 Australian Easter Yearling Sale – Inglis
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