Willow Park Stud

18/10/2026

14/10/2026

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14/10/2026

Two in a row and Autumnheat gets his first metropolitan win! 🔥

Jumping straight to the front from the inside gate, Autumnheat lead all the way over the 2400m at Caulfield to win by 2.5 lengths for Harry Coffey and Cumani Racing, AUS. 👏🏼

It was the fourth win for the five-year-old son of Too Darn Hot (GB), who is one of five winners out of the well-related Autumn (NZ) (O'Reilly). Bred by Hugh Fletcher and Dame Sian Elias, he was sold at Inglis Classic in 2023 for $40,000 to Rolsworthy Pty Ltd.

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11/10/2026

SAIL ON BY (Elvstroem x Dangerous Seam 2006).

Here is a Willow Park graduate with a great story behind him! Sail On By doesn't carry the WP brand, but he was prepared and sold by our team for the 2008 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, where he was knocked down for $200,000 - the eighth highest priced yearling ever sold by his sire.

It turned out racing wasn't his forte, placing twice in four starts, but 13 years ago Sailor found his way to Abey Performance Horses and he has been a family member ever since! Lou and Sailor show jumped to 1.30m before going eventing, but right before his first 3* start as a 16yo, Sailor suffered an injury requiring surgery and a lengthy rehab.

Since recovering, Sailor has returned to show jumping and is now ridden by Lou's daughter, recently winning the Boneo OTT Carnival 1m Championship and Reserve Champion in the 1.05m at the Australian Interschools Championships representing Victoria. They also took out Best Performed OTT across the country for senior students, an incredible achievement!

Lou says Sailor could be a tricky ride early in his career, but he knows his job in the ring and just loves winning - so far as being sensible in a lap of honour as the winner, but trying to overtake everyone if he didn't win! Now 20 years old, Sailor has been an absolute superstar for the Abey family and is a wonderful example of what thoroughbreds can do after their racing career, right through to being a fantastic schoolmaster for a teenage rider at 20 years old.

10/10/2026

Group 1 placing for Changing Colours 🌈

Producing one of the best runs of the race, the brilliant Changing Colours (The Autumn Sun x Cleanup) flew home for an excruciatingly close 0.2L second in today's Gr1 Toorak Handicap.

Huge congrats to the Lucy Yeomans Racing team on another huge run by the bonnie mare, Chippies is all heart and we look forward to the day she gets her Group 1 win! 🧡

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09/10/2026

Just a few cute little troublemakers enjoying a cool change recently. 🚀

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06/10/2026

It's been a big week for resident broodmare Shush (Redoute's Choice), who had her second winner from two to race when Gr3 placed Certainly Quiet (Dundeel) broke her maiden on Sunday. 🏆

Shush, fondly known as Stephy since she was born, then delivered her new filly by St Mark's Basilica (FR) last night. In a remarkable coincidence, Stephy herself was foaled at WP on 5/10/2016 at 10:36pm and she delivered her latest foal on 5/10/2026 at 10:33pm!

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02/10/2026

On this day in 2008... SAMANTHA MISS won the Group 1 Flight Stakes on her way to taking out Champion 3YO Filly. 🤩

We dug out a few photos of her as a youngster, what a filly she was! 😍

02/10/2026

Yearling colts getting up to mischief! 🐎

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