They have 166 stakeswinners and three Australian General Sires' titles between them, but Redoute's Choice and Flying Spur are not in the business of laurel-resting.
In their own right, the champion pair have notched up a total of 15 stakeswinners worldwide so far this season, while their sons and daughters ensure they are also making regular second-generation appearances in stakes-winning pedigrees.
Their second-generation records received a turbo boost today when Melbourne & Sydney racing supplied each stallion with black type success through a sire son and a broodmare daughter.
Flying Spur is already well-established as a broodmare sire and the $100,000 ATC Canonbury S. 1100m LR winner Raceway (pictured) (by More Than Ready from Claws) is his 24th stakeswinner in that role.
Redoute's Choice added his 7th stakeswinner as a damsire when That's The One (by Snippetson from Chosen) took out the $150,000 VRC C.S. Hayes S. 1410m G3.
Flying Spur's first season sire sons Casino Prince, Magnus and Shaft are raising his profile as a sire of sires and today Casino Prince posted his first stakeswinner when All Too Hard won the $100,000 VRC Talindert S. 1100m LR.
That performance opened a stellar day for his dam Helsinge whose champion daughter Black Caviar later scored her 19th straight victory in the VRC Lightning S. G1.
Not to be out-done, Redoute's Choice was also represented as a paternal grand-sire when Bellerive Stud graduate Hot Snitzel (by Snitzel from Flames of Paris) downed Group 1 winner Manawanui in the $175,000 ATC Royal Sovereign S. 1200m G2.
It was Hot Snitzel's fifth win from 12 starts and took his earnings to $631,100 - more than ten times his yearling sale price.
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