The Autumn Sun is a bay stallion born in Australia on 2nd September 2015. He is by Redoute’s Choice (AUS) from Azmiyna (IRE) and purchased by Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd in 2017 at the Inglis Yearling Sales.

The Autumn Sun retired from racing in March 2019 with an impressive five group 1 wins. Purchased for $700,000 and an incredible $3,489,121 in prize money, The Autumn Sun has been the most successful racehorse owned by the Hermitage. The team were extremely proud to be part of his racing career and are excited for his future as a sire.

Since his retirement, he has moved onto Arrowfield Stud where he is performing duties as one of the most sought-after stallions in Australia. He is now owned by the Hermitage/Arrowfield Syndicate making an impressive start to his breeding career.

A bay mare born in Australia on 22^nd November 2013. She is by Sebring (AUS) out of Mrs Windsor (AUS) and owned by Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd.

Egg Tart was known around the stables to have a good work ethic and a sweet nature. She retired from racing in June 2019 with two group 1 wins under her girth. Purchased for $40,000 and winning in excess of $1,300,000 she made the Hermitage Thoroughbred team extremely proud.

Sadly, Egg Tart passed away not long after foaling her first Autumn Sun colt in 2020. Her colt was bred by two of the Hermitage’s Group 1 stars and the team have high hopes for him in the future.

Straight Arron, a 7- year old bay gelding by Fastnet Rock, was acquired by Hermitage Thoroughbreds as a yearling at the Inglis Australian Easter sales. Our decision to send him to Hong Kong came after he won the 1600m Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes.

He became a proven stayer under Casper Fownes, winning the 2400m Queen Mother Memorial Cup and the 2000m Jockey Club Cup. The transfer to trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai in 2024-25 showed his true potential. He made an upset the 1600m Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy. With over HK$21 million earned, Straight Arron is a Group winning horse who consistently performs at the highest level.

September Run is a bay filly born in Australia on 17 August 2017. She is by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Pittsburgh Flyer and owned by Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd.

September Run is the pocket rocket of the team! She has a happy go lucky nature and is a beautiful filly to work with. September has taken benefit from the straight training track that Hermitage Thoroughbreds has become known for. This little super star has an affinity for the Flemington straight where she flew to the finish line to win the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes in October 2020. She then went on to take out an impressive second spot in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes 2021 narrowly beaten by Australia’s best sprinter, Nature Strip. She also took out the 2023 Group 1 William Reid stakes.

She retired at the end of the 2023 season after earning $2.5 million and being a dual Group 1 winning mare. She has now entered the breeding barn where hopefully she will continue to produce some progeny just as fast as she was.

Senor Toba is a grey gelding born in Australia on 29 August 2017. He is by Toronado (IRE) out of Bahamas and owned by Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd.

Senor Toba has certainly been a pleasant surprise for the Hermitage team! His laid-back attitude and amusing antics have made him a favourite amongst the staff. Senor Toba had his first win in Victoria however it was his sensational Group 3 win in the Frank Packer Plate in 2021 which caught the attention race watchers. He then went on to run in the Group 1 Queensland Derby 2021 where he had to overcome a wide draw. In true from, Senor Toba was not phased and ran an incredible race coming second by a whisker!

He was exported to Hong Kong in 2021 where he has had success at group level.

Rocket Spade is a bay colt born in Australia on 21 October 2017. He is by Fastnet Rock out of Affairoftheheart (NZ) and owned by Hermitage Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd.

Rocket Spade is one of four Hermitage racehorses who train across the Tasman in New Zealand. He had an exciting start to 2021 winning the Group 2 Auckland Guineas followed up by another Group 2 win at the Avondale Guineas. However it was his thrilling win at the Vodafone New Zealand Derby Group 1 2021 that gave Hermitage the Derby winner they had been waiting for.

Rocket Spade has won over $700,00 and was thought at the time by many to be the best horse racing in New Zealand in 2021.

He was exported to Hong Kong at the end of 2021. It took him a while to get his first win. He has since won 2 races during this last season.

Cap Ferrat, a 4 year old bay gelding by Snitzel out of C’est Beau La Vie (by Bernardini), born in 2020, clinched a thrilling victory in the BMW Hong Kong Derby in 2025. Owned by Karen Lo Ki Yan, he was purchased for $1.4 million at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Trained by Francis Lui and formerly Chris Waller in Australia, he showed early promise in Australia with a second in the 2023 Moet & Chandon Spring Champion Stakes Group 1 and third in the 2024 sky Racing Rosehill Guineas Group 1.

Known for his friendly personality and powerful late surges, he has earned $18,970,500+ over 18 starts, marking him as a formidable presence on the track.

Lady Shenandoah is currently our star of the stable. She is by super sire Snitzel out of Star Pupil, bred by Arrowfield and purchased by Hermitage. She was picked out by Guy Mulcaster Thorougbreds at the 2023 Inglis Easter Sales.

She has been an exceptional race filly to date already winning at Group 1 level three times as a 3 year old;- including the Flights Stakes, Surround Stakes and the Coolmore Classic.

She is tenacious and an exciting filly moving forward and we can’t wait to see where she takes us in the future.

This exciting mare was purchased by the Hermitage Thoroughbreds and Arrowfield Stud for $1.8 million at the 2023 Inglis Easter Sale. Hand-picked by John Messara, she is by the Autumn Sun, a champion stallion close to both operations’ hearts. She was an absolute “must-have” prospect for us both, and her performances on the turf have been breathtaking.

Across her career, she put together 12 spectacular starts, securing 11 dominant consecutive victories against the nation’s elite before her first brave defeat. Her legendary record includes early milestones in the Up and Coming and Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes, alongside historic Group 1 triumphs and a multi-million-dollar victory in the $10 million Golden Eagle.

We continue to have sky-high hopes for this exceptional mare moving forward.

When our team secured Tron Bolt for $900,000 at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, we knew we had a rare athlete. Bred by Gilgai Farm out of Group 3 winner Baccarat Baby, this stunning son of Toronado completely dominated his breeze-ups before the hammer fell. Sent to Chris Waller’s stable, he showed elite talent immediately.

That promise peaked at Eagle Farm, where he delivered a signature performance to claim the Group 1 Trackside NZ J.J. Atkins Plate. Despite a slow pace, he relaxed beautifully under James McDonald before storming home through rain-affected ground to score an emphatic victory. The historic win handed Toronado his first juvenile Group 1 winner and sealed a record-breaking 17th seasonal Group 1 for “J-Mac”.

Proven at the highest level in just four career starts, we are incredibly excited for his future. Our sights are now firmly set on a massive three-year-old spring campaign, targeting elite events like the Group 1 Golden Rose and the Caulfield Guineas.

Stormy Marco has rapidly confirmed himself as one of the most exciting young prospects in our stable. Hand-picked and found by bloostock agent Guy Mulcaster, this brilliant son of Wootton Bassett made an immediate statement on debut, unleashing an explosive turn of foot to completely outclass his rivals in the $160,000 Clarendon Stakes at Hawkesbury.

Our team’s belief in Guy’s selection was fully justified when we stepped the colt up to the highest level at Eagle Farm. He delivered a spectacular, brave performance to finish third in the Group 1 J.J. Atkins Plate, proving he belongs alongside the absolute best of this generation. Out of the Irish mare Rose Memory and bred by Rathmore Bloodstock, he possesses both the world-class European pedigree and the tactical speed needed to thrive on Australian turf.

With a victory and a Group 1 placing secured in his very first preparation, the future looks incredibly bright for this colt. We are absolutely thrilled with his development and are now aiming him toward a defining three-year-old spring campaign.