CHAMPION Australian sire in 2015/16, Not A Single Doubt died at the age of 21 at Arrowfield Stud’s Scone base on Monday morning. He had been retired from stud duties for approaching three years due to a progressive lung disease. Having deteriorated in recent days, the decision was made to have him euthanized.

Winner of the Listed Canonbury Stakes at Randwick at two, and the Listed Bigpond Zeditive Stakes at Caulfield at three, he was successful on four of his 10 career starts. A son of Redoute’s Choice (Danehill), the sire of 39 Group 1 winners, Not A Single Doubt was bred to be a sire. Though the only stakes winner among eight successful runners from Singles Bar (Rory’s Jester), his dam was a half-sister to the champion Snippets (Lunchtime), later a very successful sire in the 1990s for Arrowfield.

Not A Single Doubt is the sire of 16 Group 1 winners, including current young sires Extreme Choice and Golden Slipper winner Farnan. He also sired Group 1 winners like Kenedna, Miracles Of Life, Scales Of Justice, Secret Agenda, Single Gaze, Shout The Bar and Samadoubt.

Following his death, the stud’s chairman John Messara said: “Not A Single Doubt was a very special friend to everyone at Arrowfield, and a wonderful flagbearer for us and for his sire Redoute’s Choice. He carved out an exceptional stud career on sheer merit, and we are incredibly proud of him and everything he has contributed to the Australian thoroughbred industry.

Grateful

“I’m grateful to Ron Finemore who led his original ownership group and always believed in Not A Single Doubt, to all the breeders who supported him, and to the buyers, owners and trainers who backed his progeny, especially in those critical early years. And thank you to our stallion and veterinary staff for their devoted care of Not A Single Doubt, particularly since his retirement.”

When Not A Single Doubt retired to stud in 2005 his fee was just $12,600. He went on to sire 79 stakes winners in his first 13 crops, 50 of them in group races. In all his more than 767 winners include 145 who earned some blacktype. He has 42 two-year-olds, and his final crop are yearlings.