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📻 IMPORTANT AUCKLAND UPDATE 📻
Retirement for Tentyris? Godolphin answer the question
Connor Scanlon • December 31st, 2025 1:54 pm
Three-year-old Tentyris exploded onto the racing scene in 2025, winning four races from seven starts, including the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) worth $2 million.
Godolphin’s gun colt established himself as one of Australia’s best sprinters, however questions were raised about the chestnut’s future in racing.
Many pundits believed that Tentyris could potentially be heading to stud – the practice of retiring a horse for breeding purposes – putting a huge question mark on the Godolphin sprinter’s head.
But now the question has been answered.
Godolphin’s Australian managing director Andy Makiv has confirmed on SENTrack & RSN’s Giddy Up that there is no rush at all to send the Anthony & Sam Freedman colt to stud.
“I don't think we're in any hurry to send horses to the barn,” Makiv revealed.
“Obviously the stallion business is important, so putting horses on the roster is a real primary focus of our business.
“(But) we give every horse their opportunity to train on, provided they're sound, they’re racing well, et cetera.
“The important thing is provided they are adding value (with good performances) then we have no real hurry for us to retire them.
“Overseas (is) an opportunity for him potentially, but also a race like The Everest - he would obviously shape very well to be a strong candidate in that race, and it's a $20 million race.
“So, as much money as you can earn at stud, you can earn a lot of money on the racetrack too.
“Australian prize money is at a point where retiring a horse and earning a lot of money in that first season at stud, they can earn that on one day as well (at the races).
“So, very mindful that it's a business and mindful that outstanding horses like Tentyris or Anamoe prior to him, or Bivouac prior to him, they're hard to find, so they take a bit of consideration around retirement.”
Tentyris is currently the second favourite for The Everest in 2026 at $8 with Sportsbet behind Ka Ying Rising at $1.85.
