IN the first days of January 2013, the promising Arrowfield Stud stallion Beneteau (Redoute’s Choice) suffered a trauma which led to an “acute onset of a severe neurological condition”. Despite quick treatment, his condition deteriorated rapidly and the decision was taken to euthanize him.

Bred at Arrowfield and sold for AUS$1 million as a yearling, he was syndicated as a racehorse and stallion prospect in a joint venture between his breeders and Blue Sky Thoroughbreds. His dam Slice Of Paradise (Encosta De Lago) was a stakes-placed own-sister to champion Alinghi.