Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Redoute’s Choice August 15, 1996 - March 26, 2019 A force to be reckoned Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Timeform with for years Peter Moody to come What's On Metropolitan meetings: Warwick Farm Redoute's Remembered (NSW), Sandown (VIC), Ascot (WA) Page 16 Race meetings: Seymour (NSW), Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Toowoomba (QLD), Strathalbyn (SA), Launceston (TAS), Matamata (NZ) International meetings: Happy Valley (HK) ‘It’s hard to imagine Sales: Inglis Digital - March Monthly Arrowfield without him’ Online Sale John Messara leads tributes to champion Redoute’s Choice, who died yesterday aged 22 Remembering a champion ‘He is definitely a horse that will mark the stud book for years to come’ Redoute's Choice at Haras de Bonneval AGA KHAN STUDS The shockwaves caused by the death of Redoute’s Choice (Danehill) were felt internationally yesterday as tributes were paid to the son of Danehill Redoute's Choice ARROWFIELD (Danzig) by Georges Rimaud, manager of the Aga Almost two decades on, with three Khan’s Haras de Bonneval in France. By Tim Rowe champion sire titles on his record and arguably Redoute’s Choice shuttled to Bonneval for edoute’s Choice (Danehill), the Australia’s greatest ever stallion, Messara was two northern-hemisphere breeding seasons, champion Australian stallion yesterday left remembering Redoute’s Choice, producing 71 foals from the book of mares he whose legacy will last for a horse “who touched many people”. covered in 2013, for which he stood at a fee of generations, was the horse John The rising 23-year-old died at Arrowfield €70,000, and 69 foals the following year having RMessara just had to have. Stud yesterday after suffering a traumatic loss stood the 2014 season for €60,000. The Arrowfield Stud owner felt so strongly of mobility which could not be restored. He was “It was a great honour to have Redoute’s that the son of Danehill (Danzig) was an elite euthanised following intensive veterinary care. Choice stand with us at the Aga Khan’s studs stallion in waiting - which he says "doesn't “Redoute’s Choice is such a big part for two seasons and he is definitely a horse happen very often" - that he struck a multi- of all our lives, and right now it’s hard to that will mark the stud book for years to come,” million dollar deal for the then three-year-old imagine Arrowfield without him,” Messara Rimaud told ANZ Bloodstock News. colt. said. Continued on page 2>> Remembering a champion page 7 | 1 | Brought to you by Tributes flow for Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Redoute’s Choice << Continued from page 1 “He has given us so much, Arrowfield has been built on his back and he’s allowed all of us and many, many other people to fulfil our dreams and ambitions.” Messara’s belief in Redoute’s Choice was solidified after his “off the canvas” Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) victory in John Messara RACING POST 1999, a win he listened to from a hotel room in France, a story retold in part yesterday. “When I inspected him and saw him at close quarters I knew he was the horse we had to have,” he told ANZ Bloodstock News. “I was reminded today by Byron Rogers, who was a staff member of Arrowfield at the time, that I had come home and said ‘we have to have this horse’. We pushed on to buy a stake in him and the rest is history. “He was a very imposing animal and a great athlete. He was tough and courageous - he had everything that you want and he had great bloodlines as well. “You don’t get that often, that they are everything and prove to be everything in the barn.” Redoute’s Choice’s temperament had also been a standout while at stud. “He was a gentleman. He was so easy to handle for everyone at the farm and was just a great horse all round,” Messara added. ”It is like losing a relative. He has been around for 20 years and we wake up (this) morning and he is not going to be there. It is a big shock.” Messara took comfort from the fact that Arrowfield Stud has invested heavily in sons of Redoute’s Choice, headed by his champion sire son Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt, Pariah, Scissor Kick and perhaps his best-performed colt The Autumn Sun, who Arrowfield bought into last October, having sold him for $700,000 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in 2017. “He leaves a legacy at Arrowfield because we had enormous faith in him and we invested in a number of his male progeny, so we have got a number of his sons now under our control and hopefully the story will live on for a lot longer,” he said. Just like Redoute’s Choice almost 20 years earlier, Messara has a similar inclination about the Chris Waller-trained The Autumn Sun and after his last-to-first Golden Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) win last spring he mounted a successful big-money play to secure a controlling 50 per cent share in the three-year-old colt. The Autumn Sun won his fifth Group 1 race, the Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and his eighth race from nine starts on Saturday and his place on the Arrowfield Stud stallion roster is assured. When that will be is yet to be decided but it was confirmed yesterday that the colt will be spelled and will not race again this season, if he does at all. Continued on page 4>> | 2 | Brought to you by EGG TART $40,000 ARISTIA $80,000 FLYING ARTIE $50,000 OUTSTANDING LAND OF PLENTY $80,000 OPPORTUNITIES AT INGLIS EASTER THERE HAVE BEEN 10 G1 WINNERS AT INGLIS EASTER SINCE 2016 THAT COST $200K OR LESS. THE BEST OF THE BEST. 9 & 10 April Riverside Stables, Sydney Easter Catalogue available now inglis.com.au Tributes flow for Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Redoute’s Choice | 4 | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 << Continued from page 2 “The Autumn Sun is owned jointly by season sire in 2003-04. In 2013- another partner and I will be mindful of the partner’s wishes, so [Redoute’s 14, Snitzel was runner-up to his Choice’s death] shouldn’t have an impact on that decision,” Messara said. revered sire - the first time the “We will probably make up our mind over the next couple of weeks. He feat has been achieved. is going off for a spell now.” Fifteen years later, Redoute’s Bred by Muzaffar Yaseen of Teeley Assets, Redoute’s Choice Choice is currently lies fourth on was born on August 15, 1996, as the first foal out of juvenile-winning this season’s Australian general mare Shantha’s Choice (Canny Lad) and was from the sixth southern sires’ table, one that is led by hemisphere crop of champion stallion Danehill. Snitzel, while his first crop son He would be retained to race by Teeley Assets, winning five of his ten Not A Single Doubt is lying in Redoute's Choice SPORTPIX starts including four at Group 1 level before being retired to stud in 2000 11th place. at a fee of $33,000 (all inc GST). Redoute’s Choice’s death also coincides with the stallion enjoying Arrowfield Stud As Redoute’s Choice’s a revival in the sales ring and on the racecourse this season, no doubt @ArrowfieldStud progeny began to become a force boosted by the deeds of The Autumn Sun. on the racecourse his fee rapidly At last month’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Redoute’s It’s with great sorrow we increased, from $40,000 in 2004, Choice had 15 yearlings sell for an aggregate of $8,245,000 at an average announce that our glorious to $220,000 in 2005 and a career of $549,667, which saw him finish second in the leading sire by average Champion Sire Redoute’s high $330,000 in 2007 and 2008. with three or more lots sold. He was only bettered by Medaglia D’Oro (El Choice died this morning. John He covered 45 mares last year at Prado), who had four lots sell. Messara: “He has given us so an advertised fee of $137,500. In Perth his daughter Galaxy Star, who was bred and is owned by much, and he’s allowed all of Redoute’s Choice was a one of Redoute’s Choice’s big supporters in Bob Peters, won the Railway us & many, many other people champion sire on three occasions; Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) to become his 34th individual Group 1 winner. to fulfil their dreams & 2005-06, 2009-10 and 2013-14, In total, Redoute’s Choice is the sire 163 individual stakes race-winners ambitions.” having been crowned leading first with progeny earnings in excess of $157.2 million. Continued on page 5>> | 4 | Brought to you by Tributes flow for Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Redoute’s Choice | 5 | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 << Continued from page 4 As a broodmare sire, he has also more crack and he was able to get left a distinct mark, producing 86 stakes winners including Zoustar off the canvas. It was a big effort.” (Northern Meteor), Arcadia Queen (Pierro), Amphitrite (Sebring) and Cassidy watched on as Kementari (Lonhro), and this season he is poised to win the title for Redoute’s Choice became one the first time. of the world’s great stallions, He currently leads Encosta De Lago (Fairy King) by earnings with but he said the early signs were $15,297,257 in prize-money and is the broodmare sire of 15 stakes always there that the son of winners in 2018-19, headed by Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Extra Danehill could leave his mark in Brut (Domesday).