John Holloway's Thursday column (Sydney Morning Herald) contained a few other choice tidbits as well:

"It's been a hot time at the Adelaide Magic Millions sales this week, not only for selling horses but for rumours regarding the futures of two of Australia's most talked-about horses, Redoute's Choice and Fastnet Rock.

Speculation abounded that Redoute's Choice's fee for the 2005 breeding season could be as much as $150,000 - up $50,000 on the $100,000 that was suggested around Gold Coast MM time. And if one of his two-year-olds wins either the Blue Diamond or Golden Slipper, the fee could skyrocket to $200,000.

The Redoute's Choice bandwagon is on a phenomenal high and the sire is doing things that even his illustrious father, Danehill, couldn't do in the early stages of his stallion career.

The other mail is that Fastnet Rock will stand at stud earlier than thought, with talk this week he will stand this year at Coolmore in the Hunter Valley.

Connections are disappointed with the 57 kilograms he has been allocated for the Oakleigh Plate on Saturday and are concerned about what weight he will receive in the Newmarket Handicap if successful in the Oakleigh.

Fastnet Rock is overseas-bound for two races in England but it's believed the plan afterwards is to bring him back to Australia to begin his stud career, similar to what Exceed And Excel did last year."