Redoute’s Choice legacy glows brightly
Autumn Glow's Theo Mark S. G2 is the 18th stakes victory on The Autumn Sun's progeny record. (PHOTO: Georgia Young)
The Autumn Sun’s sensational daughter Autumn Glow headlined an exhibition of Redoute’s Choice’s rich legacy on a wonderful day of superlative Spring racing at Rosehill & Flemington.
The 4YO mare added a 4th Group victory to her record with a scorching 32.76 last 600 metres in the $300,000 ATC Theo Marks S. 1300m G2, defeating General Salute (by Snitzel’s son Russian Revolution) & Group 1 winner Pier by 2.2 lengths.
SIX OUT OF SIX 🤯
Autumn Glow does it easily again! She toys with them in the G2 Theo Marks on her way to the Epsom Handicap, how far can she go this spring? pic.twitter.com/1DSsnAyiBV
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) September 13, 2025
Charlie Duckworth, Assistant Trainer for the Chris Waller stable, said, “I think she might have almost given Kerrin [McEvoy] a fright how quickly she quickened up rounding the home turn. She is just electric. Obviously, she is very versatile in terms of how to be ridden. She has got bags of speed. Her optimum distance range, who knows. She is just very, very good.”
Now the very short-priced favourite for the $1.5 million Epsom H. G1 on 4 October, Autumn Glow (ex Champion South African Sprinter Via Africa) was bred by Newhaven Park and purchased as a weanling by Shrone Bloodstock & Silverdale Farm which re-sold her for $1.8 million at Inglis Easter 2023 to Arrowfield & Hermitage Thoroughbreds.
Photos by Darren Tindale & Georgia Young.
The Waller stable enjoyed further stakes success, this time for B2B Thoroughbreds, with Arrowfield Magic Millions graduate Lazzura (Snitzel-Laguna Azzurra), resolute winner of the $300,000 VRC Let’s Elope S. 1400m G2; plus a quinella by 3YO colts Sixties (Flying Artie-Gracies Lass by Redoute’s Choice) & Autumn Boy (by The Autumn Sun) in the ATC Ming Dynasty Quality 1400m G3.
Chris Waller, on-course at Flemington, said after Lazzura’s third Group win, “She’s tough. She puts herself in the race, James [McDonald] gave her a lovely ride. She gave a good kick at the 300 metre mark. It got close, but she’s tough. She was good over the concluding stages. She’s building a good resumé.”
The Ron Finemore & John Leaver home-bred Cafe Millenium (Not A Single Doubt-Veloce Forte) landed his second consecutive stakes victory when he shaded Transatlantic (by Snitzel) in a tight battle for the $175,000 VRC Tontonan S. 1400m LR. That was part of a triumphant day for Ben, Will & JD Hayes, who celebrated a magnificent 10th Group 1 win by the formidable Mr Brightside in the Makybe Diva Stakes, and a Group 2 victory by Arkansaw Kid.
The Redoute’s Choice factor was also evident in I Am Invincible’s Flemington stakes double: the Cap d’Antibes S. LR won by My Gladiola (ex Not A Single Doubt’s Group 2-winning daughter Villa Verde) from Akaysha & Inkaruna (both out of Redoute’s Choice mares), and the Exford Plate LR won by Vinrock (ex G2 winner Girl Gone Rockin’ by Redoute’s Choice).
Only six weeks into the new season, the influence of Redoute’s Choice is all over Australia’s stallion premierships. Four-time Champion Sire Snitzel leads the General Sires’ table, with Alabama Express, also by Redoute’s Choice, in 8th spot, and Russian Revolution & The Autumn Sun inside the top 20.
Redoute’s Choice himself is already 2nd on the Broodmare Sires’ list, with the 6th & 7th spots filled by Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt, whose Golden Slipper-winning son Farnan has taken an early lead on the 2nd Season Sires’ table.
