Champion Arrowfield Stud sire Redoute’s Choice celebrated the start of 2011 with a quartet of winners in three countries, from four different crops on Saturday.

First up, Sheikh Mohammed’s 2YO filly Glissade (ex Steflara by Zabeel) scored a comprehensive debut victory at Randwick over Swerte Bella (Charge Forward) who made it an Arrowfield sires’ quinella.

Trainer Peter Snowden declared Glissade one of Darley’s best juveniles this season.  “I’m not get too carried away,” Snowden said.  “But there is a lot more to come from her.”

NZ based filly King’s Rose (ex Nureyev’s Girl by Nureyev) extended her lead in the NZB Filly of the Year Series with a game and classy win in the G2 Royal Stakes at Ellerslie.  It was her fifth victory from 9 starts and took her earnings beyond $320,000 for her owner-breeder Dr Gene Tsoi.

Over in Western Australia, leading owner-breeder Bob Peters was beset by bad luck in running with his trio of Perth Cup candidates.  Fortunately, there was a consolation of sorts at Ascot when his homebred mare Mystic Hour (ex Fatal Attraction by Zabeel) won for the third time in seven starts.

Hong Kong gelding brought up a quartet of Redoute’s Choice winners when Grandfield (ex Game Promise by Luskin Star) won over 1200 metres at Sha Tin for owner Tony Yue Kwok Leung.

Redoute’s Choice is Australia’s reigning champion sire and he is currently fifth on the 2010-11 table with 64 winners and $2.8 million prizemoney.