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Another Dashing Debutant For Redoute's Choice

1st Sep 2011

Racing And Sports - Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Impressive 3YO winners are the early season theme for champion sire Redoute's Choice.

His seventh winner appeared at Ballarat on August 31 when Shadwell Stud's filly Ijaaza won over 1200 metres on debut. She travelled easily on the fence from an inside barrier before letting down with a powerful sprint to win by three lengths.

Representing the resurgent David Hayes stable, Ijaaza (pictured as yearling) was a $500,000 purchase from the draft of John and Sheenagh Rippon's Reavill Farm at the 2010 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

She is from a family that has enjoyed considerable success with Arrowfield Stud stallions. Her dam, the Marauding mare Volte, is a half-sister to G1 Australasian Oaks winner Anamato (Redoute's Choice), and has already left G1 winner Dealer Principal (Flying Spur).

Eldarin, another half-sister to Volte, produced G3 winner Mearas to Redoute's Choice.

Other family members include outstanding 7-time G1 winner Grand Armee and Drum (Oakleigh Plate ), while further removes of the Ijaaza's pedigree show that she belongs to New Zealand's famous 'Belle' family.

Volte returned to Redoute's Choice in 2010 and is due to foal.

Reavill Farm bred Dealer Principal, as well as two of Redoute's Choice's 20 Group 1 winners in Melito and Stratum.

Ijaaza is the 7th 3YO winner by Redoute's Choice in Australia this season and the fifth to win on debut.

His other four debut winners have been Just The Tonic (ex Platonic by Nassipour), Niconoise (ex Nicola Lass by Scenic), Cross Of Gold (ex They Say by Thirty Six Red) and Rekindled Alliance (ex Rekindled Affair by Rainbow Quest).

The other two winning Redoute's Choice 3YOs in 2011/12 are Offer (ex Media by Gilded Time) and Hurriyet (ex Millyet by Zabeel).

Already closing on his first million dollars of prizemoney for the new season, Redoute's Choice stands at a 2011 fee of $137,500 inc. GST.