Racehorse TALK

Encosta Leads Redoute's & Scenic On Aust Sires Table
Entering the final 2 months of the season, last year's Coolmore-based Australian champion sire Encosta de Lago leads flagship Arrowfield Stud stallion & former champion Australian sire Redoute's Choice & ill-fated former Durham Lodge stallion Scenic on the 2008-09 Australian General Sires Table (to June 3) according to arion.co.nz. The current Top 20 (by prize-money) are:
Encosta de Lago (Fairy King-Shoal Creek, by Star Way) $9,159,775
Redoute's Choice (Danehill-Shantha's Choice, by Canny Lad) $8,809,285
Scenic (Sadler's Wells-Idyllic, by Foolish Pleasure) $8,345,923
Zabeel (Sir Tristram-Lady Giselle, by Nureyev) $7,106,966
More Than Ready (Southern Halo-Woodman's Girl, by Woodman) $6,655,562
Danehill Dancer (Danehill-Mira Adonde, by Sharpen Up) $5,581,943
Commands (Danehill-Cotehele House, by My Swanee) $5,524,798
Red Ransom (Roberto-Arabia, by Damascus) $5,015,704
Testa Rossa (Perugino-Bo Dapper, by Sir Dapper) $4,382,239
Choisir (Danehill Dancer-Great Selection, by Lunchtime) $3,976,707
Danewin (Danehill-Cotehele House, by My Swanee) $3,954,534
Montjeu (Sadler's Wells-Floripedes, by Top Ville) $3,863,981
Flying Spur (Danehill-Rolls, by Mr Prospector) $3,772,825
Danzero (Danehill-Confidentially, by Kaoru Star) $3,736,494
O'Reilly (Last Tycoon-Courtza, by Pompeii Court) $3,541,731
Carnegie (Sadler's Wells-Detroit, by Riverman) $3,373,428
Hussonet (Mr Prospector-Sacahuista, by Raja Baba) $3,371,937
Street Cry (Machiavellian-Helen Street, by Troy) $3,316,829
Show A Heart (Brave Warrior-Miss Sandman, by Regal Advice) $3,149,480
General Nediym (Nediym-Military Belle, by Without Fear) $3,108,667