Stakes Breakthrough for Valuable Redoute's Choice Filly

Mark Smith - Friday March 12

For all but the final 150 metres of Friday's $200,000 Group III Carlton Draught Kembla Grange Classic (1600m), Miravalle did little to raise the hopes of her supporters.

Back midfield and buried away on the fence, Miravalle looked a forlorn hope before Tom Sherry found some clear air.

The Mark Newnham-trained daughter of Redoute's Choice charged home late to defeat the favourite Elizabeel (Power) by three-quarters of a length with Pippali (Ilovethiscity) a nose back in third.

Fourth in the Group 1 VRC Oaks and Group II Wakeful Stakes last spring, Miravalle made her 2021 debut in the Group 1 Surround Stakes at Randwick on February 27.

She had a similar run to that in the Kembla Grange Classic, but she remained untested that day, finishing 12th of the 16 runners.

It was a first stakes-win for Tom Sherry.

"It was a goal I set out for myself at the start of the season," the young Irishman said.

"t's a great thrill to ride it for my boss and especially big owners like Arrowfield."

A three-quarter sister to Group 1 New Derby winner Redoute's Dancer, Miravalle advances her record to two wins from nine starts with earnings of $222,000.

Carrying Arrowfield Stud's colours, Miravalle was a $460,000 purchase by Rick Worthington, on behalf of Arrowfield, out of the Kulani Park draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Miravalle a $460,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling

That was quite a premium on the $10,000 shelled out by Darby racing for her half-sister Yankee Rose (All American) at the 2015 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

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Yankee Rose proved herself one of the great bargains of the turf. She was honoured as the Champion 2YO Filly and 3YO Filly in Australia in 2015-16 & 2016-17. Her four wins included the Group 1 ATC Sires' Produce Stakes and Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes, and she was runner-up in the Golden Slipper and third in the WS Cox Plate.

Yankee Rose and Miravalle are out of the Xaar mare Condesaar as is the 3-time winning Choisir mare Great Dansaar, the dam of the dynamic Deep Field filly Isotope.

Rosemont Stud purchased Condesaar for $320,000 out of the Kulani Park draft at the 2018 National Broodmare Sale.

The Medaglia d'Oro (USA) colt she was carrying failed to make his $450,000 reserve at the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Named Imminent Risk and sent to Danny O'Brien, he made his debut

with a solid second in an 1100m maiden at Ballarat on Tuesday.

Rosemont Stud sold a full-sister to Miravalle for $500,000 to Bahen Bloodstock/Matt Laurie Racing at the Gold Coast Yearling Sale in January.

Condesaar has a filly foal by Starcraft and was covered by Exceedance last spring.

Miravalle becomes the 178th stakes-winner for the breed-shaper Redoute's Choice who has nine lots catalogued from his final crop at the Inglis Australian Easter Sale.

Redoute's Choice - last yearlings at Easter

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Race Result - Carlton Draught Kembla Classic Gr3 1600m

Kembla Grange Track: Good(4) Time: 1:35.76
1
Miravalle
- 3f Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Condesaar (AUS) (Xaar (GB))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tom Sherry 54
2
0.8
Elizabeel
- 3f Power (GB) x Now And Again (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: R Dolan 54
3
0.9
Pippali
- 3f Ilovethiscity (AUS) x Polaway (AUS) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: Ms J Taylor 54
4
1.2
Nothinsweetaboutme
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Nothin' Leica Cat (NZ) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 54
5
1.4
Darling Diamond
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Diamond Drille (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Rachel King 54
6
1.9
Brookspire
- 3f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Be Inspired (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
7
2.4
Star Point
- 3f Bull Point (AUS) x Starsplash (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Ms G Markwell Rdr: G Boss 54
8
4.4
Vittoriosa
- 3f Vancouver (AUS) x Way To Win (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: J Ford 54
9
5.7
Lucky Banner
- 3f Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Lucky In Love (AUS) (Lucky Owners (NZ))
Tnr: R P Northam Rdr: Reece Jones 54
10
9.7
Chase My Crown
- 3f Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Chase My Shadow (AUS) (Bon Hoffa (AUS))
Tnr: Joel & Wayne Wilkes Rdr: A Adkins 54
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