At $330,000, Extreme Choice’s 2025 service fee is the same as his famous grandsire Redoute’s Choice at his peak. There are several very good reasons why Newgate’s Henry Field thinks he belongs in that territory.
For Newgate’s Henry Field, there is one clear statistic which determines Extreme Choice as worthy of being the equal most expensive stallion in Australian history.
Newgate has announced lifted Extreme Choice’s 2025 service fee from $275,000 (inc GST) to $330,000 (inc GST), the same fee his legendary grandsire Redoute’s Choice stood at during his peak in 2007 and 2008.
Part of that pricing is undoubtedly the rarity factor, in that Extreme Choice’s fertility is closely managed, meaning the volume of outside mares is much less than it might otherwise be.
There is also the sense of currency, with Extreme Choice having become the first stallion ever to produce winners of the Melbourne Cup winner (Knight’s Choice) and Blue Diamond Stakes (Devil Night) in the same season.
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