The strength of the Danehill blood through Redoute’s Choice remains supremely dominant with 10 of his sons at stud, led by Champion Sire Snitzel having sired 13 Group 1 winners. It was on an unsuitable heavy track at Rosehill in which he finished a close third in the G3 Star Kingdom Stakes – he sustained an injury which brought early retirement. Next start he was only a head and nose behind the ten-time Group 1 winner Melody Belle and triple Group 1 winner Bostonian in the G1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa.Īrdrossan raced only once more.

Unbeaten in two New Zealand starts at two years, and winning by 3.5 lengths at his second start in a Listed 1100 metre event he was sent to Melbourne where he defeated Group 1 winner Shoals in a trial before suffering a heart strain.įully recovered six months hence, he easily won first-up at home before the ARC G3 Concorde in which he defeated the G1 2000 Guineas-placed Ever Loyal. Leading the way was the Stephen Marsh-trained Codigo, who became Ardrossan’s first stakes winner – he’s now four from four.Īrdrossan expressed his high level of ability only fleetingly during an abbreviated nine-start career, but good judges rated him a potential Group 1 performer of the very highest order. His own first crop of two-year-olds have stepped out this season with an immediate impact. Ardrossan represents a precocious element both in performance and through a strong paternal and maternal pedigree, and he brings an opportunity to breed to the most successful sire of sires’ line in decades in Australasia via Redoute’s Choice. Group-winning sprinter Service Fee : Ardrossan's book is full for 2023Īt Waikato Stud we are very excited about the introduction of one of the Stud’s newest acquisitions because of the diversity, balance, and class he brings to the stallion roster. Ardrossan By sire of sires Redoute's Choice

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