Redoute's Dancer
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Redoute's Dancer is a Thoroughbred
racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby
in 2007.
Having competed in Sydney throughout the early part of his three year-old season, the connections of the son of Redoute's Choice
decided to chase a Group 1 win for the colt and high prize money in New Zealand.
He had one start in New Zealand before the Derby in the Championship Stakes
on the same course, a race which has been won by the last two Derby winners. He won the race easily before impressively beating the best New Zealand had to offer in the 2007 Derby.
The horse had only two starts after his New Zealand Derby win, running a creditable sixth in the Rosehill Guineas before failing on a wet track in the AJC Derby.
Redoute's Dancer was retired to stud at Touchstone Farm in Western Australia. A number of leading studs in the Hunter Valley were looking to stand him but prominent Western Australian businessman Paul Silvestro who owns Redoute's Dancer wanted him to stand in Western Australia.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby
New Zealand Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. From 2009, it was run for a purse of $2.2...
in 2007.
Having competed in Sydney throughout the early part of his three year-old season, the connections of the son of Redoute's Choice
Redoute's Choice
Redoute's Choice was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and is now a champion sire. He is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill out of the lightly raced mare Shantha's Choice...
decided to chase a Group 1 win for the colt and high prize money in New Zealand.
He had one start in New Zealand before the Derby in the Championship Stakes
Championship Stakes
The Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 2 three-year-old race run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005-06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the...
on the same course, a race which has been won by the last two Derby winners. He won the race easily before impressively beating the best New Zealand had to offer in the 2007 Derby.
The horse had only two starts after his New Zealand Derby win, running a creditable sixth in the Rosehill Guineas before failing on a wet track in the AJC Derby.
Redoute's Dancer was retired to stud at Touchstone Farm in Western Australia. A number of leading studs in the Hunter Valley were looking to stand him but prominent Western Australian businessman Paul Silvestro who owns Redoute's Dancer wanted him to stand in Western Australia.