“Tentyris and Observer are two of the best horses of their generation,” said Alastair Pulford, Head of Stallions at Darley, “and they will retire to Darly NSW and Victoria for 2026.”
“They’ve won the right races, against the right opposition, and both bring pedigrees that consistently produce at the highest level, with Breeders know better than anyone how thin the market is.”
“They are the elite new locally raced stallions this season, and we’ve seen strong early interest in both and are already speaking with breeders as they plan for the breeding season.”
The 124 Timeform rated Tentyris retires to Kelvinside in the Hunter Valley as the fastest winner of the Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, clocking a 1-08.10sec. for the 1200m journey as a race record.
And with the Coolmore Stud Stakes having produced more Group 1 sires than any other race in the past two decades, Tentyris went the extra in adding the weight-for-age Gr1 Lightning Stakes.
Run over the sprint distance of 1000m at Flemington, he became just the fourth three-year-old colt to win the race in the past 25 years, with the others winners standing successfully at stud.
In winning three of his starts at three, he also won the Gothic Stakes of 1200m at Caulfield, and was third in the Gr2 Danehill Stakes of 1000m at Flemington to McGaw and My Gladiola.
At two, Tentyris won the Gr2 Todman Stakes of 1200m at Rosehill, having earlier taken-out the Talindert Stakes of 1000m at Flemington and was a short-head second in the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes. Those comparing the best betting apps Australia will likely be following his first runners with interest.
And being the best of Street Boss’s four Gr1 winners last season, he’s from Exceed And Excel winning mare Deity a daughter of multiple Gr1 Divine Madonna, and bred by Godolphin.
And to stand at Northwood Park in Victoria, the exciting Gr1 Australian Guineas and Victoria Derby hero Observer showcases his outstanding versatility excelling from a mile to 2500m.
As a four-time Group winner from 1400m to 2500m, he won his second 2yo race start by five-lengths over 1400m at Sandown, before being transferred to trainer Ciaron Maher for Godolphin.
Next third in the Gr1 Caulfield Guineas, he went onto claim the Gr2 Moonee Vase of 2040m before taking out the Gr2 Moonee Vase of 2040m prior to the Victorian Derby.
Going on to be successful in the Gr2 Autumn Stakes of 1400m following a 14-week spell, Observer was placed third in the Gr1 Rosehill Guineas prior to an unhappy run in the Australian Derby.
Certainly, the best son of his multiple Group 1 Juddmonte International son Ghaiyyath to retire to stud with his oldest being 4yo’s, its Godolphin who says ‘he is the best by his sire Dubawi.’
And with Ghaiyyath with the world’s highest rated horse in 2020, and Dubawi a leading sires globally, Observer is out of a full-sister to Pierro, the Australian Champion 2YO and successful sire.
And with August being the ‘Celebration Season of Australian racing, its Godolphin’s World Champion Sprinter and Champion 3YO, Bivouac in being crowned Second Season Champion Sire.
In an exciting Lightning Stakes victory at Morphettville for the speedy filly Cavalry Girl, has increased Bivouac record of eight Stakes winner from his first two crops, and earnings of $6.6 million.
The son of Exceed And Excel is also equal leading Stakes producing second-season sire in Australia this season with six, including dual Group 1 winner Beiwacht and Queensland Oaks winner Fireball Miss.
