Godolphin have already indicated Tentyris isn’t going to stud just yet.
And going by the 3 year-old colt’s jockey Mark Zahra, that’s a good thing.
Zahra said on Saturday the colt was more impressive that usual in his first jump-out of 2026.
‘’So it was his first one back, so pretty much just let him cruise around,” Zahra told Channel 7 on Saturday.
‘’He actually showed a bit more oomph than he normally does because he normally first one, even though he had a long time off, but he takes, last two preps he’s taken a little while to sort of get into his groove, but I suppose not long between spring and autumn he’s still got the memory of being a racehorse fresh in his mind.
‘’So actually travelled up well, you know, weren’t there to do much on him, but as you’ve seen he was just running up on the hills under light pressure, so he seems to have come back very well.
”Yeah, that’s right. I mean, his win in the Coolmore was extraordinary, just sat in between them, then blew him away, a very good field. So, like I say, he’s come back well, he’s aimed for some good races, so hopefully it all goes to plan.”
Mornington Jump Out 1 I Tropicus
The dual Group 3 winner cruised along in front, while Group 1 winner Tentyris had a quiet hit-out towards the end of the field 😎 @FreedmanRacing
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— Racing.com (@Racing) January 7, 2026
Makiv said that Tentyris could be headed towards an Everest, given the colt’s ability to snare the prize money and add value to his stallion fee.
“So we’d be hoping a horse like Tentyris, you know, you mentioned overseas, that’s an opportunity for him potentially, but also a race like the Everest,” he told SEN Track.
“We’ve got a slot in a race like the Everest. He would obviously shape up 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, you know, retiring a horse and earning a lot of money in that first season of stud, they can earn that on one day as well, if all goes well on a certain race day.”
