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Empire Of Japan (AUS)

2020 Snitzel (Redoute's Choice) x Ichihara (General Nediym)
Stands at Hopetoun Farm
2026 Fee: $5,500

Hopetoun Farm

Stands at Hopetoun Farm 2026 Fee: $5,500

, Qld

Latest News

Magic Millions Vendors 2027 – That Widden Feeling!

The release of the 2027 Magic Millions Yearling Sale has seen a change in the ranking of vendors by representation with Widden Stud taking over from Yulong as the biggest vendor at this sale.

Bidding Now Open for Magic Millions Digital (6-11 Nov) Sale

Bidding is now open for the Magic Millions Digital (6-11 Nov) Sale. The catalogue is packed with racing stock, shares in horses with imminent Group 1 targets and breeding stock with recent updates from the Melbourne Cup carnival, with the vast majority of the catalogue offered unreserved.

Platinum Attack Goes Back to Back Listed Pegasus Crown

Central Districts raider Platinum Attack proved himself a cut above his rivals when dashing home to defend his crown in Saturday’s Listed Donaldson Brown Pegasus Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton.

Waikato Stud Win G2 Matriarch With Savabeel Mare

Saturday 7 November will be a date that lives in the memory of the Chittick family and everyone involved in their Waikato Stud breeding operation as they produced a winning double on the last day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival with longshot prospect Sun Gift (NZ) (Savabeel) winning the Gr 2. Matriarch Stakes (2000m) and talented Super Seth mare Superfabulistic saluted in a Benchmark event.

Haras d'Etreham Set Fee for Hotazhell

Triple Group I winner Hotazhell will begin his stallion career at Haras d'Etreham in France at a fee of €15,000 next year before then shuttling to Widden Stud in Australia.

Southern Highlands Thoroughbred Week is Out of the Gate!

Celebrating 140 years of racing and thoroughbred culture, Southern Highlands Thoroughbred Week presented by GROW Southern Highlands will span three weekends, from 19th November to 6th December.

Pedigree

Snitzel (AUS) 2002
Ichihara (AUS) 2009
Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996
Snippets' Lass (AUS) 1993
General Nediym (AUS) 1994
Cut A Dash (AUS) 1991
Danehill (USA) 1992
Shantha's Choice (AUS) 1992
Snippets (AUS) 1984
Snow Finch (IRE) 1984
Nediym (IRE) 1988
Military Belle (AUS) 1988
Whiskey Road (USA) 1972
Not Enough (AUS) 1975
Nijinsky II: 4d x5s
Northern Dancer: 5s x5d x5s x5d

Race Record

At 2
1st - Arrowfield Breeders' Plate (1000) Gr.3
3rd - Drinkwise Plate (1100)
4th - Unsw Todman Stakes (1200) Gr.2
4th - Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200) Gr.2

Grandsons of Redoute's Choice at Stud in Australasia