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Neck and Neck - Broodmare Sires Bringing it to the Table

Tara Madgwick - Sunday February 13

Since 2018, Redoute’s Choice and Encosta de Lago have filled the quinella on the Australian Broodmare Sires List taking it in turns at the top and the dynamic duo look set to do the same again this season and while Redoute’s Choice has top billing at present, three stakes-winners on Saturday has Encosta de Lago poised for a surge.

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Redoute’s Choice has sired the dams of 11 Australian stakes-winners and has a $4million buffer over his rival thanks to the deeds of Group I winners Anamoe, Regal Power, Hitotsu and Profondo.

Encosta de Lago has sired the dams of slightly more winners (201 ) and they also include 11 stakes-winners, three of them saluting on Saturday.

Champion sire Encosta de Lago.


All three of those stakes-winners are exciting three year olds with Group I targets in the next few months.

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Untapped Frankel filly Argentia returned with a brilliant win in the Group III MRC Kevin Hayes Stakes, read about her here.
 

Progressive Sebring filly Fangirl posted her fourth consecutive win when downing boom filly Espiona in the Group II ATC Light Fingers Stakes, read about her here.

Fastnet Rock gelding Coastwatch looks ready to build on his spring success after returning to win the Group II MRC Autumn Stakes, read about him here.

But wait there’s more! Encosta de Lago got a fourth stakes-winner for the weekend as a broodmare sire when Ho Ho Khan (Mulanchi when he was racing in NZ) won the Group III Hobart Cup on Sunday in Tasmania, read about him here.


 

An interesting name on the broodmare sire list is little known sire Danroad, who is not only sire of the dam of Australian Horse of the Year Verry Elleegant, but also rising star sprinter Lost and Running, read about him here.



An Australian bred son of Danehill from a daughter of the mighty Strawberry Road, he was a stakes-winning two year-old in New Zealand and a modest success at stud leaving eight stakes-winners highlighted by Group I winning 2YO Rockdale.


 

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