1. Redoute's Choice was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and a champion sire.
16 Facts About Redoute's Choice
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Redoute's Choice is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill out of the lightly raced mare Shantha's Choice.
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Redoute's Choice's dam is a half-sister to the Group One winners Hurricane Sky and Umatilla, and later produced the Group One winners Platinum Scissors and Manhattan Rain.
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Redoute's Choice was raced by his breeder, Sri Lankan businessman Muzaffar Ali Yaseen, and trained by Rick Hore-Lacy.
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Testa Rossa then won the Sires' Produce Stakes before a spell, while Redoute's Choice was promoted to favouritism for the Golden Slipper - the world's richest race for two-year-olds - but was scratched the night before the race due to a raised temperature.
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Redoute's Choice made his return as a spring three-year-old in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
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In winning this race, Redoute's Choice made it three stakes wins from as many starts, and became a Group One winner at weight-for-age at just his third start.
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Three weeks later, over an extra 200 metres in the Caulfield Guineas, Redoute's Choice defeated Testa Rossa after a dogged battle down the straight, while another future stallion, Commands, finished third.
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Redoute's Choice began with a second to Miss Pennymoney in the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley, and was well-ridden in beating the same filly in the C F Orr Stakes second-up at Caulfield.
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Redoute's Choice stood at Arrowfield Stud after his retirement in 2000.
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Redoute's Choice was crowned champion first season sire in Australia in 2004 and champion sire in 2006.
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Redoute's Choice excelled as a sire of two-year-olds - with quinellas in the Golden Slipper and the Blue Diamond and a trifecta in the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast - and produced Group One-winning three- and four-year-olds.
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Redoute's Choice produced about 150 stakeswinners and 30 Group 1 winners including Miss Finland, The Autumn Sun, Lotteria, God's Own, Snitzel, Stratum, Fashions Afield, Nadeem, Undoubtedly, Bradbury's Luck, Samantha Miss, and Cheeky Choice.
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Redoute's Choice was dominant in the sales ring, having led the sale averages at the Australian Easter Yearling Sales for nine consecutive years.
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In 2013 Redoute's Choice stood his first season at the Aga Khan IV Stud's Haras de Bonneval in France.
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Redoute's Choice covered a blueblood book of mares during his first European breeding season including Zarkava- the unbeaten 2008 European Horse of the Year, Group 1 winner Alpine Rose, Born Gold - the dam of 2010 European Horse of the Year [Goldikova] and G1 winner Galikova, dual G1 winner Shareta, Forest Pearl - dam of Champion Miss Finland, G1 winner Vadawina and G1 winner Rosanara.