Redoute's Choice to serve small Northern Hemisphere book

Arrowfield Stud's REDOUTE'S CHOICE (Danehill), Australia's champion

first-crop sire in 2003-04 and champion second-crop sire in 2004-05, will serve

a limited book of mares on Northern Hemisphere time next year, it was announced

Thursday.

"While it is difficult to say what demand there would be, his NH book will

only be a maximum of, say, 25 mares, as we want to give him a decent rest before

next season," Arrowfield's John Messara said. "Perhaps the produce of his NH

bookings will open up new vistas for this great horse."

The champion three-year-old miler in Australia in 1999 and 2000, Redoute's Choice

posted five wins from his 10 career starts, four of them in Group 1 company. The

nine-year-old stallion has sired 19 stakes winners to date, including champion

Fashions Afield and Group 1 winners Lotteria, Stratum, God's Own and

Undoubtedly.

His 2005 stud fee was A$220,000, but a fee for his NH book has not been

announced.