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Scenic Leads Redoute's & Encosta On Aust Sires Table
22nd Jan 2009
Breeding and Racing - Friday, 23 January 2009
After almost 6 months of the season, ill-fated former Durham Lodge stallion Scenic (thanks to the Gr1 Melbourne Cup victory by 5YO son Viewed) continues to lead flagship Arrowfield Stud stallion & former champion Australian sire Redoute's Choice & last season's Coolmore-based Australian champion Encosta de Lago on the 2008-09 Australian General Sires Table (to January 21) according to arion.co.nz. The current Top 20 (by prize-money) are:
- Scenic (Sadler's Wells-Idyllic, by Foolish Pleasure) $5,521,768
- Redoute's Choice (Danehill-Shantha's Choice, by Canny Lad) $5,147,653
- Encosta de Lago (Fairy King-Shoal Creek, by Star Way) $4,785,581
- Danehill Dancer (Danehill-Mira Adonde, by Sharpen Up) $3,300,974
- Zabeel (Sir Tristram-Lady Giselle, by Nureyev) $3,135,314
- Commands (Danehill-Cotehele House, by My Swanee) $2,847,970
- Flying Spur (Danehill-Rolls, by Mr Prospector) $2,651,627
- More Than Ready (Southern Halo-Woodman's Girl, by Woodman) $2,619,750
- O'Reilly (Last Tycoon-Courtza, by Pompeii Court) $2,450,761
- Red Ransom (Roberto-Arabia, by Damascus) $2,299,119
- Street Cry (Machiavellian-Helen Street, by Troy) $2,151,747
- Choisir (Danehill Dancer-Great Selection, by Lunchtime) $2,021,215
- General Nediym (Nediym-Military Belle, by Without Fear) $2,015,100
- Danewin (Danehill-Cotehele House, by My Swanee) $1,943,605
- Testa Rossa (Perugino-Bo Dapper, by Sir Dapper) $1,878,024
- Hussonet (Mr Prospector-Sacahuista, by Raja Baba) $1,851,330
- Belong To Me (Danzig-Belonging, by Exclusive Native) $1,781,427
- Danzero (Danehill-Confidentially, by Kaoru Star) $1,689,938
- Rock Of Gibraltar (Danehill-Offshore Boom, by Be My Guest) $1,689,275
- Danehill (Danzig-Razyana, by His Majesty) $1,668,705
Across the Tasman, Coolmore's Australian-based champion stallion Encosta de Lago leads Rich Hill Stud stallion Pentire & Windsor Park Stud's 6-time champion NZ sire Volksraad on the New Zealand General Sires Table (to January 21) according to arion.co.nz. The current Top 20 (by prize-money) are:
- Encosta de Lago (Fairy King-Shoal Creek, by Star Way) NZ$1,379,021
- Pentire (Be My Guest-Gull Nook, by Mill Reef) NZ$1,171,477
- Volksraad (Green Desert-Celtic Assembly, by Secretariat) NZ$938,204
- Tale Of The Cat (Storm Cat-Yarn, by Mr Prospector) NZ$826,912
- Pins (Snippets-No Finer, by Kaoru Star) NZ$783,920
- Van Nistelrooy (Storm Cat-Halory, by Halo) NZ$664,515
- Montjeu (Sadler's Wells-Floripedes, by Top Ville) NZ$556,021
- Al Akbar (Success Express-Gala Night, by Blakeny) NZ$548,320
- O'Reilly (Last Tycoon-Courtza, by Pompeii Court) NZ$523,308
- Generous (Caerleon-Doff The Derby, by Master Derby) NZ$515,997
- Cape Cross (Green Desert-Park Appeal, by Ahonoora) NZ$514,940
- Stravinsky (Nureyev-Fire The Groom, by Blushing Groom) NZ$500,183
- Victory Dance (Sadler's Wells-Tree Of Knowledge, by Sassafras) NZ$480,004
- Viking Ruler (Danehill-Tristalove, by Sir Tristram) NZ$474,007
- Lord Ballina (Bletchingly-Sunset Girl, by Star Affair) NZ$470,625
- No Excuse Needed (Machiavellian-Nawaiet, by Zilzal) NZ$452,110
- Golan (Spectrum-Highland Gift, by Generous) NZ$442,251
- Zabeel (Sir Tristram-Lady Giselle, by Nureyev) NZ$429,548
- Danske (Danehill-Our Tristalight, by Sir Tristram) NZ$416,977
- Faltaat (Mr Prospector-Epitome, by Summing) NZ$410,843
