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Written by Kristen Manning
Standing at Cangon Stud Farm, NSW
2015 Fee: $3,300 inc GST
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fter a globe-trotting career that saw him win big races in Australia and the UK, Choisir has proven his worth as a stallion, siring 67 stakes winners in Australia, England, New Zealand, America and France. Crowned Champion Sprinter of Europe and Australia, Starspangledbanner (an emerging stallion faring well in both hemispheres) – winner of two Gr.1 races each in the UK and Australia – is Choisir’s best performed galloper to date. Other Gr.1 winners for Choisir include Sacred Choice, Olympic Glory, Obviously, Choice Bro, Kushadasi and Historian. With many of his sons gelded he does not however have a large number of sons at stud but on offer for the smaller breeder is the handsome lightly raced sprinter Choistar. A strong chestnut built in the mould of his sire, Choistar displayed immediate ability – at just his third start at two taking out the Listed Fernhill Handicap by a stunning five lengths. Earning further black type with a Listed Doomben Slipper second, Choistar was also a close-up fourth in the Gr.1 T.J Smith. Looking set for a good three-year-old campaign after a Gr.3 Vo Rogue Plate third, Choistar was unfortunately galloped on during the running of the $1 million Magic Millions 3YO Trophy which cut short his promising career. Choistar hit the ground running as a stallion, his very first runner Magic Square proving too strong over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on debut. And in late May Sienna Son, just his third runner, caught the eye with a fast finishing debut second at Toowoomba. Bred on a 4 X 4 cross of speed influence Biscay, Choistar is a son of the durable and versatile Star Watch mare Sveldte – a metropolitan winner of 12 races from
Danehill (USA)
Danehill Dancer (IRE) Mira Adonde (USA)
CHOISIR (AUS)
Lunchtime (GB)
Great Selection (AUS) Chestnut Stallion 16.2 HH 13 September 2006
Pensive Mood (AUS) Bletchingly (AUS)
Star Watch (AUS) Light Of Peace (AUS)
SVELDTE (AUS) Shirley Heights (GB)
Fresco (GB) Free Dance (FR)
1200m to 2044m. Also dam of the stakes placed Smooth Groove and the dual city winner She’s A Rock Star, Sveldte is out of the imported Shirley Heights mare Fresco, a halfsister to the stakes winner Free Fact. ew Cangon Stud resident Dubleo, boasts a very loyal fan base, appreciative of the good-looking stallion’s ability to sire winners. His excellent winners-to-runners strike rate is over 62%, including the very good Gr.3 winner Koonoomoo (Maybe Mahal Stakes), the terrific three times Listed winning mare Dubleanny, RL Inglis
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Banner winning juvenile Silversands, the stakes placed Two Blue, whose recent Rosehill win defeating the smart Kristy Lee made it number seven and the exciting Peter Moodytrained Radical, now three wins from just seven starts, when successful at Caulfield in early July. The sire of consistent sprinter/milers, Dubleo was one of those himself - the handsome bay a winner of seven of his 13 starts. Twice successful at Group level over a mile in the United States and Canada, Dubleo also won three Listed races from 1100m to 1700m
Choistar’s inbreeding first five generations: BISCAY: 4S X 4D, STAR KINGDOM: 5S X 5D, MAGIC SYMBOL: 5S X 5D