Golden Slipper winner, Golden Slipper sire & Champion 2yo Sire STRATUM is the best & most successful son of Redoute’s Choice.
Stratum’s Champion 2yo and Golden Slipper hero CRYSTAL LILY highlights the success of the emerging cross with Snippets mares. CRYSTAL LILY and the Champion Black Caviar both carry a duplication of Vain and this fantastic speed influence is worth replicating.
Out of a Luskin Star mare, Stratum is ideally-bred to cross with mares from the Sir Tristram line and has sired stakes winner STREAMA out of a mare by Sire Tristram’s son SOVEREIGN RED. Luskin Star is worth duplicating
From a Star Kingdom line mare, Stratum is likely to work when crossed back over that line. Sources include Biscay through Bletchingly, Canny Lad, Hurricane Sky; and Marscay (the dam sire of Stratum’s Debutante Stakes winner ERAMOR). Mares from the Hail To Reason sireline such as daughters of Red Ransom, More Than Ready & At Talaq (ECLAIR MYSTIC) are well suited. Stratum appears to be crossing well with Crown Jester through Rory’s Jester (SPECTROLITE), and Century through Centaine, Rubiton and Zeditave.
Stratum is from the Northern Dancer line, but he will be in the fifth generation of Stratum’s foals, and will cross well over Northern Dancer through Nijinsky II; Nureyev; Try My Best and son Last Tycoon (linebreeding to the family of Redoute’s Choice), mares by Scenic and his son Blevic (PELLIZOTTI). Also the Deputy Minister strain of Northern Dancer, Group winning RUNNING TALL’s dam is from this sireline.
Redoute’s Choice is the sire of the outstanding mare Miss Finland, out of a mare by Woodman, a son of Mr. Prospector. Other good Mr. Prospector sources include, Gone West, Seeking the Gold, Machiavellian, (Umatilla and Xaar inbreeding to the family of Redoute’s Choice).
