Coolmore Announces First Foals by Auguste Rodin and City Of Troy

Coolmore confirmed on January 13 that the first reported European foals by 2024 Epsom Derby winner Auguste Rodin and by Derby winner City Of Troy have arrived, providing the first tangible clues about what their crops may look like on the racecourse and in the sales ring.

The Auguste Rodin foal is a bay filly out of Only In Dreams, a daughter of Le Havre. The City Of Troy foal is a colt out of Ritournelle, whose sire is Camelot. Both foals were reported in healthy condition and have drawn attention for their early physical type and conformation, details that matter to breeders, pinhookers and bloodstock buyers tracking first-crop prospects.

For breeders the arrival of first foals is a practical milestone. These early youngsters give an immediate visual sense of the sires' ability to transmit size, balance and athleticism. For pinhookers and buyers the look, movement and pedigree combinations help set commercial expectations ahead of yearling and breeze-up sales. Coolmore also provided 2026 stud placement and fee information for the stallions, confirming where the sires will stand this season and giving owners the pricing context behind mating decisions.

The timing is important. Foals born this winter will be yearlings at public sales in 2027 and enter training as two-year-olds the following season, so early reports shape market momentum and breeding plans now. Observers will be watching traits such as shoulder angle, hindquarter development and overall stride, with the first physical impressions often cited by consignors when cataloguing lots.

This news also has broader implications for pedigrees and commercial strategy. Only In Dreams and Ritournelle bring established European bloodlines to their matings, and buyers tracking sire-dam crosses will note how those families blend with Derby-winning stallions. Trainers and prospective purchasers will consider how the foals' conformation aligns with expected distance and surface profiles tied to each sire's race record.

Expect more updates as Coolmore and breeders report additional first-crop births and as foals mature toward yearling sales. For now, the first look at Auguste Rodin and City Of Troy’s stock gives the market its earliest clues about the physical types those Derby winners will produce, and sets the calendar for when to follow these youngsters into the sales ring and training paddocks.