Arrowfield To Stand Pariah

Arrowfield Stud has purchased a 50% interest in leading 2-year-old colt Pariah (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}–Secluded {Aus}, by Hussonet), including the rights to stand the colt upon the conclusion of his racing career.

Pariah was purchased by James Harron for A$700,000 from Arrowfield's draft at the 2016 Inglis Easter yearling sale, and earned 'TDN Rising Star' status when winning the G3 Canonbury S. on debut in January in record time. He was an unlucky second next out in the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude and outran his wide draw to finish second in the G1 Blue Diamond S.

Pariah will race for the partnership of Arrowfield and James Harron Bloodstock Colts and all his current owners, and will continue to be trained by Peter and Paul Snowden. He is currently spelling ahead of a 3-year-old campaign.

Pariah is Timeform's second top-rated Australian 2-year-old colt with a figure of 118, ahead of Summer Passage (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) (117), Chauffeur (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) and Trapeze Artist (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) (both rated 115).

Pariah will eventually join his sire at Arrowfield, as well as Redoute's Choice's highly successful sire sons Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt (Aus).

Arrowfield's Chairman John Messara said, “We are very pleased to secure Pariah as a high-class son of the sire of sires Redoute's Choice, and look forward to launching him on our roster–alongside Australia's leading sire Snitzel and last season's leading active sire Not A Single Doubt–when his racing career is concluded. “Arrowfield has achieved notable success with stallions we've bred and either sold and bought back, or raced before their stud careers. Golden Slipper winner and champion sire Flying Spur and brilliant Redoute's Choice sons Beneteau and Not A Single Doubt are all in that category. Like those horses, Pariah is among Australia's very best 2-year-olds of his generation. He's also a sensational type, a three-quarter brother to Group 1 winner Melito and is bred on the Redoute's Choice/Hussonet cross which has left five group winners from only 10 foals. Pariah is the only 2- or 3-year-old colt in Australia that clearly fits Arrowfield's prospective stallion model and I am thrilled we have secured him for future stallion duties.”

Harron added, “I'm delighted to finalise arrangements for Pariah to join the Redoute's Choice stallion dynasty at Arrowfield. He's the complete package of physique, precocity, pedigree and performance, and I'm certain that what he has shown us as a 2-year-old is only the beginning.”