Date posted September 10, 2010 | Posted by admin | Filed under
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Redoute's ChoiceChampion sire Redoute’s Choice posted his second winner from three two-year-old runners in England this year when Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum’s homebred colt Tazahum (USA) won his debut over 1400m at Kempton Park during the week.
The margin was an impressive two-and-a-quarter lengths.
Tazahum jumped nicely for jockey Richard Mullen who settled him midfield before switching him to the rail over two furlongs out, and driving him to the lead a furlong later. The colt then quickened up to come clear and, despite idling over the last furlong, won very comfortably.
A good-looking, athletic colt with scope, Tazahum was described by one commentator as “a lot more superior to the horses he’s beaten than he showed on the day today.”
A member of Redoute’s Choice’s 2008 crop conceived in Australia to northern time, Tazahum is from the Alzao mare Huja, who was a 2YO winner, Group 3-placed and fourth in Soviet Song’s Ascot Fillies Mile G1. She is a sister to the multiple Royal Ascot winner Maraahel, from the family of Group winners Sahool, Haatef, and former leading Australian sire Twig Moss. Tazahum is trained by Sir Michael Stoute.
Redoute’s Choice’s first winner in England was Sheikh Hamdan’s northern time-conceived, Australian-born Elzaam (ex Mambo in Freeport by Kingmambo) who also won on debut, at York in May, and stepped up to run the closest of seconds to Strong Suit in the Royal Ascot Coventry S. G2 in June, and third to Libranno and Neebras in the Newmarket July S. G2.
It has been an excellent week in Australia for Redoute’s Choice, who won the 2009/10 Champion Sire award at last Sunday’s Australian Racehorse of the Year awards in Melbourne. With six winners in the past eight days, including five highly progressive 3YOs, Best Choice, Maraaseem, Mukarrar, Light Brigade, and this morning’s winner at Geelong, the filly Margiela (NZ), as well as the talented Altius, stakes-placed at Flemington.
Redoute’s Choice stands the 2010 season at Arrowfield at a fee of $176,000 (inc. GST).
