Redoubtable

Redoubtable is an old-fashioned type of thoroughbred stallion with excellent conformation and straight moving expressive paces, an elegant horse, short coupled, deep chested, with a good length of rein, excellent feet and a beautiful head with a very kind eye. He is an impressive stallion with a superb attitude an excellent temperament and shows a bold, careful loose jump. His champion bloodlines link him to some of the top race horses of all and he is highly thought of by the racing world. He is a rare outcross as he carries no Northern Dancer bloodlines, so is an excellent choice for Northern Dancer line mares. He first came to public stud in 2006 having been in training for 13 years and holds the record for the first fourteen year old to win a flat race in Great Britain since Be Hopeful in 1973. Having run 15 times in 2005 he had lost none of his incredible will to win, and is still as unblemished as the day he was born. How many ex-racing stallions would have the temperament, soundness, conformation and quality to embark on an in-hand career at 16 years of age?

A perfect gentleman at all times, we consider him to be a superb sire for top class show horses, show hunter ponies, working hunters, hacks, intermediates and event horses as well as top class race horses, point to pointers and polo ponies. The perfect sire to inject quality into heavier mares as well as giving thoroughbreds speed and stamina, his foals ooze presence and quality.
A perfect gentleman at all times, we consider him to be a superb sire for top class show horses, show hunter ponies, working hunters, hacks, intermediates and event horses as well as top class race horses, point to pointers and polo ponies. The perfect sire to inject quality into heavier mares as well as giving thoroughbreds speed and stamina, his foals ooze presence and quality.

Redoubtable's in hand showing results 2007

National Pony Society Summer Championships 1st Hack Stallion, Champion Male Hack. 4th Ottergayle Supreme in Hand Hack Championship, Highest Placed Stallion in 4 year old and over section. Northern Horse Show 1st Hack Stallion qualified for the Ottergayle Supreme In Hand Hack & Riding Horse Championship. North East of England, qualified-Regional Finals Veteran Horse Society Showing Championships, where he was 3rd in the Olympia Qualifier.

Among the many types of mares Redoubtable has covered are countless racing mares, top class showing mares and Arab mares – this combination will make fabulous Anglo and part-breds for the Arab racing and showing world. He is now well on his way to becoming not only a racing stallion but also a show hack stallion and a Polo pony stallion.

Progeny Include:

Doubtless Melody 1st Hunter foal, Otley Show 2007, 2nd Garstang hunter breeding. 1st and Champion Hunter foal Weeton Agricultural Show. Without Redoubt 2nd Hack/Riding horse foal NCPA Maelor branch Autumn Foal Show, NCPA Shropshire Branch 3 rd Hack/Riding Horse Foal, 2 nd Riding Pony Foal. British National Foal Show-2 nd Small Hacks. Redoubtable Grace - West Midlands Show 03/04/08 - qualified Rosevean Supreme yearling Ponies UK Summer Championships, also qualified Cederwood Competition Horse, and DJ Risley Show Hack / Riding Horse, Shropshire Festival Of Showing - 1st Hack Yearling. Midland Counties & Kent Counties - Placed show Hack & Sports Horse Breeding. Ponies UK Summer Championships 2008 - 1st & 1st Reserve Champion Hacks, highest yearling in all sports horse, and hack classes, fourth overall Rosevean Yearling Championship, 8th Overall JB Memorial Youngstock Championship.

Paddocklow Poseidon - 2008 North West Arab Horse Show 1st PBA Foal, Red Rose County - Reserve Supreme Foal, 1st Hack Foal, 1st PBA Foal, Best of British – Champions of the Future 1st Redoubtable Progeny Group 1st Part Bred & Anglo Foal Champion Part / Anglo & Pure Bred Arab Reserve Supreme of Show. British National Foal Show 2nd Small Hack (Male) 1st Anglo / Part Bred 153 – 158cm (Male) Reserve Champion Anglo / Part Bred Horse. 2009 1st & 1st Reserve Champion – Peek –a – Boo Riding Pony – West Midlands Show Qualified Ponies UK Summer Championships, including the Rosevean Supreme Yearling. 3rd – Yearling Part Bred / Anglo - North Staffs. Arab Horse Spring Show Qualified Part Bred & Anglo Championships 3rd – Riding pony Yearling – NCPA Open Show 2nd – Yearling PBA – NCPA Open Show 2nd – Riding Pony Yearling (138 – 153cm) – Leicester County Show, 1st Part Bred Arab Yearling – Royal Show. 2nd Hack Youngstock - Equifest.

My Other Flutter 2nd premium BEF Futurity Evaluations. Bairdmore Soldier Boy SPSS Premium at SPSS Open Youngstock Show, NCPA Lancashire Foal Show 2 nd Part Bred Welsh 1 st Hunter Pony. Best of British - Champions of the Future 1 st Redoubtable Progeny Group. British National Foal Show 2 nd 143cm Hunter Pony 1 st 138cm Sports / Competition Pony. Be Bye Be Elegance Champions of the Future 1 st Redoubtable Progeny Group. Jessops Ernie 2nd Hunter foal Messingham Show 2008. Imperial High Flyer 1st Central and West Fife Show (Sports Horse) Qualified for the SSH championship. 2nd Dalkeith Show (Hunter class) 3rd Kelso Horse Show (Performance Horse) 1st Premium at BEF Futurity with the highest score for Eventing in Scotland for the Yearling Section. 1st Premium for SSH Gradings, with highest score for Yearlings. Scoring overall 72.5 %. Graders comments “ A nicely built yearling with a nice conformation, well matured & a nice expression “

In 2010 Redoubtable covered multi supreme ridden and inhand champion show hack Faranella Valencia who has qualified HOYS Cuddy Inhand Final in Foal.

In 2007 Supreme Champion Crown Florentine had a filly foal by Redoubtable, owner Johanna Vardon MBE of the National Foaling Bank was delighted and the mare is now back in foal to him again. This mare was Champion under saddle and also has 2 outstanding Supreme Champion Youngstock to her credit, we can only hope this filly will follow in her parents footsteps.

There can be little doubt that Redoubtable was a complete one off. For an entire to have run in more than 180 races, spanning 12 years bears the utmost testimony to his enthusiasm, his soundness and his temperament. "When the good Lord made this horse he must have thrown away the mould!” Tom O’Ryan - Racing Post.

“Redoubtable’s long and distinguishes career epitomises the key ingredients required in the modern racehorse………….Speed, athleticism, toughness and durability.” Simon Maplecroft - At The Races. Testimonials

Turf Record of a High Class Sprinter

A winner by a winner out of a dam of winners!! Time Form 1994 115 won 22 races placed 38 times, total races 188. won over 5, 6, 7, 7½ furlongs and over a mile. won over 5 furlongs at 14 years of age. Winter favourite for 1994 2000 Guinneas. Acted as lead horse for Lammtarra (1995 Derby, King George and Arc de Triomphe winner). won 2 races and placed 3 times, £38291 at 2 years, placed 3 times, £9258 at 3 years, won 1 race, £2388 at 6 years, won 3 races and placed 3 times, £25462 at 7 years, won 1 race and placed 11 times, £18352 at 8 years, won 4 races and placed 12 times, £25141 at 9 years, won 4 races and placed twice, £15138 at 10 years, won 1 race and placed twice, £5188 at 11 years, unplaced at 12 years, won 4 races and placed twice, £9264 at 13 years, won 1 race £1474 at 14 years; in United Arab Emirates won 1 race and placed twice at 4 years, won 1 race and placed once at 5 years; won Winalot National Stakes, Sandown Park L.,., Norfolk Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr 3, 5f, 1993, exported to USA.

GREY DAWN II (1962 horse by HERBAGER); Champion 2yr old in France in 1964; in France, won 4 races and placed twice at 2 years, won 2 races and placed twice at 3 years, won 6 races and placed 4 times, 888029 francs; in USA, won 2 races and placed once, $20462 at 4 years; won Prix de la Salamandre, Longchamp, Gr.1, 1964, Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, 1964, Grand Criterium, Longchamp, Gr.1, 1964, Brandywine Turf Handicap, Delaware Park, Gr.3, 1966, Prix de Fontainebleau, Longchamp, Gr.3, 1965, Prix de Beauvais, Longchamp, L., 1965; second in Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, Gr.1, 1965, Prix de la Porte Maillot, Longchamp, Gr.3, 1965; fourth in Tidal Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.2, 1966, Riggs Handicap, Pimlico, Gr.3, 1966.

TOTALS - Foreign Flat: 14 wins, 9 places, 888,029 francs., $20,462.

Sire of 5 Champions, 31 Graded Black Type Winners, 75 Black Type Winners and 53 Black Type Places. Grey Dawn was a stable mate of the non-paraeil Seabird and was the only horse to ever beat the great French champion. Offspring includes American Champions Heavenly Cause and Christmas Past. His son’s the top level winners Bounding Basque, Delegant Dunbeath, Mr Redoy, Swing Till Dawn and Vigors. His daughter’s have produced Alphabatim, El Senior, Itsallgreektome, Opening Verse and Silver Patriarch.

Redoubtable is the last son of Grey Dawn II at stud.

SEATTLE ROCKETTE (USA) 1985 mare by Seattle Slew (USA); in USA, unplaced; dam of 8 known foals; 5 known runners; 5 known winners, exported to Japan as a broodmare, dam of 4 stallions. Half sister to Prix Lupin winner Persepolis.

2nd Dam Perlita (FR) 1972 mare by BaldricII; in France, placed 4 times, exported to USA ; dam of 11 known foals; 10 known runners ; 5 known winners, dam of 2 stallions.

3rd Dam Pola Bella 1965 mare by Darius, Champion 2 year old filly in France in 1967, Jt 2nd top rated 3 year old filly in France in 1968; Group 1 winner. Dam of 3 stallions.

SEATTLE SLEW (USA) (1974 horse by BOLD REASONING (USA)); Champion 2 and 3 year old in USA in 1976 and 1977. Champion older horse in USA in 1978; in USA won 3 races, $94350 at 2 years, won 6 races and placed once. $641370 at 3 years, won 5 races and placed twice, $473006 at 4 years; won Marlboro Cup Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr 1 1978, Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr 1, 1977, Flamingo Stakes, Hialeah Park, Gr 1, 1977, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Gr 1, 1977, Wood Memorial Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr 1, 1977, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Gr 1, 1977, Woodward Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr 1, 1978, Champagne Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr 1, 1976, Stuyevescant Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr3, 1978; second in Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Belmont Park Gr 1, 1978, Paterson Handicap, Meadowlands, L./ 1978; fourth in swap stakes, Hollywood Park, Gr 1, 1977 Champion Sire.

Redoubtable is now retired sound to stud. (after incredible 12 years in training), Now making a name for himself as a Hack and Polo Stallion as well as a Racing Stallion

Redoubtable was in training with David Chapman at York for 8 Years click here to find out more about them and how they train winners. Ruth is available for friendly help and advice if you have a horse you are thinking of sending into training.

Sire Grey Dawn II Dam Seattle Rockette (Seattle Slew) Listed Winner Career Winnings £149,956 A brilliant 2-y-o and a high class 3-y-o sprinter, By registering with Weatherby’s foals have all the eligibility to race under rules Polo Pony mare progeny can be registered through the SHGB at the Sports horse fee The Arab Horse Society recognises sports horse covering certificates for registration and Anglo Foals are eligible to race in Anglo and Part Bred races under rules Mares requiring a Sports Horse GB/SPSS covering certificate

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