Winning Debut for $1million Redoute’s Choice Colt

Tara Madgwick - Friday March 5

The Hermitage Thoroughbreds colours enjoyed phenomenal success when carried by glamour Redoute’s Choice colt The Autumn Sun and while Green Flash has a way to go to live up to that standard, the expensive son of Redoute’s Choice did make a winning debut at Newcastle on Friday.

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Green Flash as a yearling

Purchased by Hermitage Thoroughbreds / Waller Racing from the Arrowfield draft at 2019 Inglis Easter for $1million, Green Flash has been given time to mature and was sent out favourite for the 1200m maiden.

Green from the gates for James McDonald, Green Flash took a while to settle into his galloping rhythm, but he unwound a good finish in the straight to surge home and win by a length over Luminoso with more than six length back to the field.

Green Flash is a three-quarter brother to stakes-winner Diplomatico and half-brother to Group III winner Havana being the fifth winner from five foals to race from good producing Anabaa (USA) mare Top Cuban.

Top Cuban has a yearling filly by Pariah, a filly foal by The Autumn Sun and was covered by him again last spring.


 

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Race Result - New Zealand Bloodstock Mdn 1200m

Newcastle Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:12.45
1
Green Flash
- 3c Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Top Cuban (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58.5
2
1.0
Luminoso
- 3g Nicconi (AUS) x Shining Trail (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: A P Ball Rdr: Tim Clark 58.5
3
7.3
Immaculacy
- 3g Dissident (AUS) x Purity (AUS) (Ferocity (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: B Avdulla 58.5
4
8.0
Nothing Is Easy
- 5g May'haab (AUS) x Hot Dancer (AUS) (Citidancer (IRE))
Tnr: Ms K Owen Rdr: Tyler Schiller 57
5
8.6
First Fleet
- 4g Shamus Award (AUS) x Australia Day (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Mick Attard Rdr: R Brewer 59
6
9.5
Bullet Hero
- 3g Vancouver (AUS) x Francophile (AUS) (French Deputy (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
7
9.8
At The Cove
- 4g Time For War (AUS) x Sonette (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: D J Nugent Rdr: Shane Arnold 59
8
10.1
Minks Music
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Jewel Theft (AUS) (Jade Robbery (USA))
Tnr: D Lane Rdr: D Mc Lellan 56.5
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