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Leading
New Zealand owners and breeders Peter and Philip Vela of Pencarrow Stud
continued their outstanding success with the progeny of Redoute's Choice when
their 3YO filly Pure Elegance won the Group III Hawke's Bay Breeders' Gold Trail Stakes 1200m at only her second start.
The daughter of Our Echezeaux (by Zabeel) showed abundant class in defeating a
talented group of fillies headed by Rollout the Carpet (a Group 1-placed Group
2 winner last season) and Waterford (stakes-placed at two).
Pure Elegance is the fourth stakes-winner the Velas have bred by Redoute's
Choice, following her older sister G2 Dolmabache, G3 Burgundy (from Grand
Echezeaux, a full sister to Our Echezeaux) and SW Papilio.
All four horses are from Zabeel mares whose combination with Redoute's Choice
now has a 13% stakeswinners/runners strike rate.
It was a good day for Redoute's Choice(pictured) at home too, as a pair of 3YO colts
showed their readiness for black type company with strong city wins.
At Caulfield Lankan Rupee (ex Estelle Collection by Stravinsky) carried his
sire's racing colours to victory over 1000 metres, and confirmed trainer Mick
Price's plan to aim him for the VRC Ascot Vale S. G1 on 3 November.
Reflectance (ex Lady Capel by Last Tycoon) is also destined for better races
and a trip south after scoring over 1200 metres at Doomben for Patinack Farm.
Redoute's Choice is currently second on the Australian General Sires' list with
$1.4 million prizemoney, and Pure Elegance is his third stakeswinner in the
first 8 weeks of the season, after Albrecht and Dystopia.
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