Greg Eurell’s growing admiration for broodmare Redasun deepened after Rubi’s Choice claimed the Group 3 Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) for fillies at Caulfield.
Five of Redasun’s progeny have raced, with three trained by Eurell and all emerging as winners, including Rubi’s Choice.
The $26 chance scored by three-quarters of a length over I Am Aria ($18), with Gin Twist ($16) finishing a short-half-head away in third.
Like Alibaba in the colts and geldings division, Rubi’s Choice is not nominated for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) on February 21.
Connections must decide by Tuesday whether to pay the $55,000 late entry fee.
“We had another two-year-old, Lincoln Square, who was a brother to this filly so it was the right decision to go back to Redasun again,” Eurell said.
“It is always tough to get a guide on these two-year-olds but what I liked with her is that she is so progressive and every time she has gone out she has been learning and progressed with it.
“She could not have led into this any better than she did and today I felt that she was super well so we thought we’d get a good guide on where she sits.”
Rubi’s Choice stopped the clock at 58.38 seconds, 0.32 seconds quicker than the colts’ race earlier in the day.
“We’ll see how she pulls up but we’ll likely go to the Blue Diamond Prelude and go from there,” Eurell said.
The Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) for fillies will be run at Caulfield on February 7.
Rubi’s Choice is rated a $15 chance in all-in markets for the Blue Diamond Stakes.