Winner
of the $400,000 Inglis 3YO Guineas at Scone in 2017, Redoute's Choice gelding
France has tasted success in Hong Kong racing as Encouraging and won his third
race in a row at Sha Tin on Sunday highlighting his half-brother headed to the
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next month..
Now trained by John Moore, Encouraging surged clear to win the Class Two
handicap over 1400 metres by two and a half lengths and has now won six of 22
starts.
A $475,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the draft of Newhaven Park for China
Horse Club / Michael Wallace Bloodstock, Encouraging is a full brother to Group
I ATC Coolmore Classic winner Peeping and is from Group II winning Encosta de Lago
mare Miss Marielle, a three-quarter sister to Group II winner and sire Eurozone.
Newhaven Park will offer the current yearling from Miss Marielle, a colt by
Medaglia D'Oro (USA), as Lot 125 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.