The Arrowfield stallion ranks will grow by three later this year with the announcement that dual Group 1 winner Real Impact (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Tokio Reality, by Meadowlake) and group winners Scissor Kick (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}–Back Pass, by Quest For Fame) and Panzer Division (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}–Desert Fight {Chi}, by Hussonet) will join the stud's roster for 2016.
Real Impact, who is currently covering his first book of Northern Hemisphere mares at Shadai Stallion Station in Japan, will be the first son of Deep Impact to stand in Australia. He became the first 3-year-old to win Tokyo's G1 Yasuda Kinen in 2013, and defeated multiple Group 1 winners Criterion (NZ) (Sebring {Aus}) and Kermadec (NZ) (Teofilo {Ire}) in the 2015 G1 George Ryder S. in his first start Down Under. Real Impact, who has a pedigree free of Danehill, was also Group 1-placed as a 2-year-old.
“We are delighted to secure a top-drawer son of Japan's dominant sire Deep Impact that has demonstrated his racing class in Australian conditions, against our best milers,” said Arrowfield Chairman John Messara. “Real Impact joins our other recent acquisitions Animal Kingdom and Dundeel to give breeders a full hand of commercially attractive options for their Danehill-line mares. Real Impact is also a milestone in our productive 20-year relationship with Shadai Stallion Station.”
Scissor Kick and Panzer Division will look to become the next important sire sons by Arrowfield's Redoute's Choice, who is already responsible for Snitzel (Aus), Not A Single Doubt (Aus), Stratum (Aus) and Beneteau (Aus).
Scissor Kick was a dual Group 3-winning sprinter at three and was beaten a nose in the G1 Golden Rose S. He was rated 121–alongside the likes of Mongolian Khan (Aus) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Preferment (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) and Volkstok'n'barrell (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ})–at three, and his second dam is a half-sister to Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {GB}), the dam of champion sire Dansili (GB). Trainer Paul Messara said of Scissor Kick, “He was a very genuine racehorse with a fantastic temperament; he's a beautiful horse to work with and was very unlucky not to win a Group 1. Scissor Kick is a strikingly attractive colt, always the pick of the mounting yard, and he had bundles of talent to match.”
Panzer Division, also trained by Paul Messara, was a 3 1/2- length debut winner at two and won the 1400 metre G3 Ming Dynasty S. at three over subsequent Group 1 winner Shooting To Win (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}). His dam, Desert Fight, was Chile's champion 2-year-old filly and a dual Group 1 winner.
“Panzer Division and Scissor Kick offer all the physical, genetic and racing attributes required to build the Redoute's Choice legacy, alongside Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt, and fill the gap left by Beneteau,” said John Messara. “These additions to the Arrowfield roster reflect our twin strategies of pursuing the strongest branches of the Danehill sireline and sourcing effective international outcrosses for Australian breeders.”
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