Autumn Glow Could Follow in Sibling’s Footsteps

Having her first trial, the C J Waller-trained 2YO blueblood Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun-Via Africa, by Var) looks a filly to follow after her impressive performance. A half-sister to the Gr1 Golden Rose winner In The Congo (Snitzel) who will embark on covering his second book of mares this season at Newgate Farm off the back of covering 169, more than any other first season sire last year, Autumn Glow was purchased by Arrowfield Stud for $1.8m at last year’s Inglis Easter yearling sale from the draft of well respected Silverdale Farm. While Autumn Glow still has to prove herself on the racetrack, the daughter of Champion South African Sprinter Va Africa is highlighting how well the blood of South African racehorses are performing in Australia of late. Recent Gr1 Randwick Guineas winner Celestial Legend (Dundeel-Sarraqa, by Snitzel) is out of a daughter of South African Horse of the Year and triple Gr1 winner National Colour (National Assembly), who is herself the dam of Gr1 winners Rafeef and Mustaaqeem, both Australian bred sons of Snitzel. Last week’s impressive C J Waller-trained maiden winner Kirragirl (I Am Invincible-Turaathy, by Redoute’s Choice) is from the same family as Celestial Legend, continuing to highlight that the melding of bloodlines further signifies the global nature of the industry.