The fastest first-season sire in history to reach $1 million in progeny earnings.
Fee: $55,000 inc GST | 16 hh | 2016
Redoute’s Choice x Lago Ovation, by Encosta De Lago
Unbeaten two-year-old and weight-for-age Gr.1-winning three-year-old.
The only first-season sire to reach $1 million in progeny earnings pre-Christmas.
His first-crop hit the track in 2023 with six black type two-year-olds to date, led by $1 million Inglis Golden Gift winner Shangri La Express.
His second-crop yearlings made a great impression on buyers, selling for up to $400,000 and averaging ten-times his initial service fee.
RACE RECORD
RUNS 1ST 2ND 3RD EARNED
TOTALS 8 4 1 - $554,750
At 2: Sale TC Vale Calvin Logan Maiden 2YO P. (1112m)
At 3: MRC CF Orr S., Gr.1 (1400m), MRC Gothic S., L (1400m), VRC Donate to Salvation Army H. (1100m)
Danehill
REDOUTE’S CHOICE
ALABAMA EXPRESS
LAGO OVATION
Shantha’s Choice
Encosta de Lago
Rekindled Applause
1st Dam
Danzig
Razyana
Canny Lad
Dancing Show
Fairy King
Shoal Creek
Royal Applause
Rekindled Affair
Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
His Majesty
Spring Adieu
Bletchingly
Jesmond Lass
Nijinsky
Show Lady
Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Star Way
Rolls
Waajib
Flying Melody
Rainbow Quest
Seasonal Pickup
LAGO OVATION, by Encosta de Lago. Raced once. Half-sister to GIGA KICK, Rekindled Power, Shuffle Up. Dam of 4 foals, 3 to race, all winners: ALABAMA EXPRESS (c by Redoute’s Choice) 4 wins. See above.
2nd Dam
Rekindled Applause, by Royal Applause. 4 wins-3 at 2-to 1500m, €170,753, 2d Milano Premio Coolmore, L, Premio Seregno, L, Roma Criterium Femminile, L, 3d Milano Premio Vittorio Crespi, L, 4th Milano Premio Dormello, Gr.3. Half-sister to REKINDLED INTEREST, WHERE WE LEFT OFF, PORTICCIO, Rekindled Alliance. Dam of 11 named foals, 9 to race, 7 winners, inc:
GIGA KICK (g Scissor Kick) 7 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m, A$9,626,700, to 2022- 23, ATC All Aged S., Gr.1, BRC Doomben Ten Thousand S., Gr.1, VRC Danehill S., Gr.2, MRC Vain S., Gr.3, ATC The Everest, 2d ATC TJ Smith S., Gr.1, 3d ATC Challenge S., Gr.2. Rekindled Power (c Redoute’s Choice) Winner at 1400m, A$79,210, 3d ATC Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2, 4th BRC Mick Dittman P., L Shuffle Up (g Redoute’s Choice) 3 wins from 1300m to 2400m, A$144,080, 2d ATC Carbine Club S., Gr.3.
3rd Dam
REKINDLED AFFAIR, by Rainbow Quest. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to Glympse (dam of AL GALAYEL), half-sister to Smooth Performance, Summer Trysting (dam of DESIGNS ON ROME, SIMPLE EXCHANGE, SIGHTS ON GOLD). Dam of 9 foals, all raced, 7 winners, inc:
REKINDLED INTEREST (g Redoute’s Choice) 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 2050m, A$921,300, MVRC Dato’ Tan Chin Nam S., Gr.2, AAMI Vase, Gr.2, 2d ATC George Ryder S., Gr.1, VRC Aurie’s Star H., Gr.3, MVRC Chandler Macleod S., L, 3d MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, VRC LKS Mackinnon S., Gr.1, MVRC Dato’ Tan Chin Nam S., Gr.2, 4th MRC Memsie S., Gr.2, MVRC Mitchell McKenzie S., L. WHERE WE LEFT OFF (f Dr Devious) 7 wins from 1m to 9½f, US$291,039, Monmouth Matchmaker S., Gr.3, Calder London Lil S., L, Suffolk Downs My Fair Lady S., L, Saratoga Allowance, 2d Saratoga Glens Falls H., Gr.3, Philadelphia Park Dr James Penny Memorial H., L, Belmont Starine S., L, 4th Meadowlands Violet H., Gr.3. Dam of 8 winners: Stay de Night (g Shamardal) 2 wins at 1m, 8½f, 3d Naas Owenstown Stud S., L PORTICCIO (g Lomitas) 3 wins from 1900m to 3600m, €75,401 in Ireland and France, Toulouse Grand Prix Inter-Regional des 3 Ans, L, 2d Grand Prix du Lion d’Angers, L Rekindled Alliance (c Redoute’s Choice) Winner at 1100m, A$203,100, 2d ATC Phar Lap S., Gr.2, Tulloch S., Gr.2, Newcastle JC Spring S., Gr.3, 3d ATC Frank Packer P., Gr.3, 4th ATC Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2
Rekindled Applause (f Royal Applause) 4 wins. See above.
Alabama Express’ first runners made an immediate impact with Yulong-bred Karavas a tenacious debut winner for the young sire just a week into the two-year-old season. Wins from Shangri La Express and Poster Girl soon propelled Alabama Express to the top of the leading firstseason sires table, where he achieved additional merit as the fastest ever first-crop sire to reach $1 million in progeny earnings.
Karavas (ex All Of Me)