The beautifully-named and exquisitely-bred Ringstrasse has a bright future as a racehorse if her debut win today in the Lady Pirouette Handicap (1000m) at Sandown is any guide.

Ringstrasse, by Redoute’s Choice, is the first foal of Wiener (br m 2003, More Than Ready (USA)–Snippets’ Lass, by Snippets), a half-sister to Group 1 winner and promising sire Snitzel – a son of Redoute’s Choice.

Ringstrasse, who is trained by Lee Freedman, cost owner Darley $900,000 at the 2009 Inglis Easter Yearling Sales. Darley and Freedman had Stakes success last season with Snitzel’s sister Viennese (Group 3 The Jansz (1200m, Morphettville)), who has since been retired to stud. Another half-brother to Wiener is the talented Hinchinbrook (b c 2007, Fastnet Rock), who won this season’s Group 3 Skyline Stakes (1200m, Randwick) before finishing fourth behind Crystal Lily in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m, Rosehill) and third behind Yosei in the G1 Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m, Randwick).

Viennese was mated last spring to Darley’s champion shuttle stallion Street Cry (USA).

Ringstrasse was foaled, raised and offered by Kitchwin Hills after the Scone-based stud paid $1.25 million for her (in foal to Redoute’s Choice) at the 2007 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on behalf of client Neil Werrett.

Ringstrasse, like most of the family is only small, but she has inherited the family speed.

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She gets her name from the famous ring-shaped boulevard that circles the old district of Vienna (Wiener).

The bay filly, ridden by Dwayne Dunn, settled just behind the speed on a heavy track before producing a good sprint to beat stablemate She Likes To Rock (b f 2007, Fastnet Rock–Hampton Rover (USA), by Miswaki (USA), a filly that cost only $40,000 – to the bid of Damon Gabbedy – at last year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. She Likes To Rock also was having her first outing.

Wiener has a 2008 filly by Redoute’s Choice that has been retained, but she slipped to Encosta De Lago from her 2008 mating. Wiener is currently safely in foal to that champion stallion to a mid-September cover.

Freedman’s bloodstock manager Sam Pritchard-Gordon said Ringstrasse had improved dramatically in recent weeks after trialling impressively at Balnarring. “It was great to get a city win on debut and going forward we would like to get some black type for Darley,” he said.