Racing
Autumn Glow wins the Golden Eagle: Post Race Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Trainer and jockey quotes following the Golden Eagle won by Autumn Glow at Randwick on Saturday.
Race Result:1st: Autumn Glow (C Waller/J McDonald) - $1.75F2nd: Sepals (C Brown/E Brown) - $21
3rd: Evaporate (B, W & JD Hayes/N Rawiller) - $11
Winning Time: 1:29.72 Last 600m: 37.14
Margins: 1¼L x Long Neck
Winning Trainer: Chris WallerA real golden girl!
Autumn Glow lands as the next big thing, and soars past them to take the Golden Eagle - and she remains unbeaten! @cwallerracing @mcacajamez @ArrowfieldStud @aus_turf_club pic.twitter.com/GIsuQiFvQY
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) November 1, 2025
On the mare: "She is a star. It is as simple as that. She does it each and every time. There is nothing that shows us that much at home. That heart and determination and presence that she has is really quite special."
"Today's race was tricky. We could see the track was hard to get a handle on. Some horses aren't getting through the going as well as you would like. Horses on pace were dominating. We knew we had to be a bit closer and they were running fast through the midstages."
"James was at her to stay with them. For her to come out as Darren Flindell said to 'open the shoulders' was pretty special to watch."
On her career: "We have just looked after her. It is a simple as that. Look after them and they will look after you."
Winning Jockey: James McDonald
On the horse: "She gives me that ooh la la feeling. I don't think we've seen the best version of her yet either. So just incredible.
"We're so lucky to have her. She can be out on her feet and she just keeps finding. She's incredible, I'm telling you. She is fair dinkum."
On the win: "She knew she was in a race today and it was all due to the heavy ground. It was very testing out there for her. We had to ride her a certain way to obviously win, and she was good enough to do it.
"She's incredible how you can give her a kick out of the gates and she just comes back, switches off and goes again. She absorbs pressure, she's got an incredible turn of foot and we're lucky to have her.
"She knew she was out there today. That was her first run where she really had an acid test put to her and she came through it well, but she's done a great job. She's incredible."
On her future: "(Chris Waller) a genius, he'll work it out. I don't really need to tell him where he wants to put her, but God, I'd love to see her in a Cox Plate."
Beaten Jockeys:
Nash Rawiller (Evaporate): "He went good. Still a big boy. Didn't quite adapt to the Randwick way of going because he was awkwardly placed for a little while. Once able to flow on Autumn Glow's back he started to put it together. Felt the way we raced early, it made it difficult but to his credit he really kept digging deep."
Josh Parr (Feroce): "Speed went on in the race and unfortunately his wheels spun. Wasn'tt able to quicken."
Zac Lloyd (Linebacker): "Wasn't really himself today. Executed well and jumped well. Copped interference coming to the first bend and didn't appreciate the going. Never dashed as he can."
Ethan Brown (Sepals): "Super run. Inexperienced the Sydney way first time. Showed a lot of courage running into a superstar."
Tim Clark (Willydoit): "Got a squeeze out of the gates. Settled last and rode for luck. Continued to work through the line. Looking for further."
Jason Collett (Depth Of Character): "Really happy with his run. Just wanted to get the first half the race right which we did. He relaxed, found the bridle and was strong late."
Joao Moreira (Lord Penman): "Travelled OK half way through. From there on he was not comfortable with the going which is extremely soft."
Dylan Gibbons (Mayfair): "Really struggled in the ground. Hope he pulls up OK."
Tyler Schiller (Shangri La Spring): "Really good effort from him. I know he hasn't finished in the first bunch but I thought he did a great job sitting wide."
Braith Nock (Cristal Clear): "Very proud of him. Had to do a fair bit of work early. Gave a good kick."
Kohei Matsuyama (Panja Tower): "Couldn't jump as quickly as expected. Got further back than he wanted to with the leader coming back on his face at the top of the straight. Still ran well."
Tom Marquand (Seagulls Eleven): "Found a great spot early. Took a couple of false steps on the loose ground. Probably lost some confidence."
Rachel King (Perfumist): "Proud of her. She hated that track. Still stuck on well."
Chad Schofield (Modella): "Great run. Obviously an astronomical rise in grade for her but late she was running past better credentialled horses than her."
Check out the latest Sydney News