Turning 22 this year, Redoute's Choice will stand at a fee of $137,500 and his overall stakes results would back up his standing as one of the all time greats in Australian breeding.
Most Expensive Sires in Australia 2018 (inc. Fastnet Rock Private)
|
Sire |
Overall SW's |
SWs to runners |
Stud / fee |
|
Snitzel (2002) |
83 |
10% |
Arrowfield $220,000 |
|
I Am Invincible (2004) |
31 |
8% |
Yarraman Park $192,500 |
|
Redoutes Choice (1996) |
157 |
12.2% |
Arrowfield $137,500 |
|
Written Tycoon (2002) |
24 |
4.7% |
Woodside Park $110,000 |
|
Not a Single Doubt (2001) |
55 |
7.3% |
Arrowfield $99,000 |
|
Fastnet Rock (2001) |
136 |
8.9% |
Coolmore Private |
|
Pierro (2009) |
8 |
6.6% |
Coolmore $88,000 |
|
Exceed and Excel (2000) |
142 |
8% |
Darley $82,500 |
|
More Than Ready (USA) (1997) |
183 |
8.1% |
Vinery $66,000 |
|
Sebring (2005) |
40 |
6.5% |
Widden $66,000 |
The above results need to be taken in context with a horse like Pierro at the very start of his stud career and horses like I Am Invincible and Written Tycoon both starting their stud careers at a comparatively low fee.
Fastnet Rock, Exceed and Excel and More Than Ready have been highly successful in both hemispheres, while Redoute's Choice shuttled for just two seasons to France and has left several stakes-winners, but no Group I winners yet.
