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Redoute's Choice has been joined for the first time in the top ten on the Australian General Sires' Premiership by his Arrowfield-based sons Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt.

It's a familiar position for the three-time champion sire Redoute's Choice, whose $8.3 million earnings placed him fifth in 2014/15.

He's made the top ten every season since 2004/05 and has been a top five finisher in ten of the past 11 seasons, a record unmatched by any other active Australian sire.

His 11 2014/15 Australian stakeswinners are headed by champion sprinter Lankan Rupee, who landed two G1 wins during the season. His classy sprinter-miler Bonaria and 3YO colt Hampton Court completed a quartet of domestic Group 1 wins.

The international demand for yearlings by Redoute's Choice gives him a strong presence in other jurisdictions with and seven offshore Group victories in 2014/15.

South African champions Majmu and Wylie Hall notched three G1 wins between them and New Zealand G2 winners Abidewithme and Vavasour boosted his Southern Hemisphere tally of stakes wins to 25, more than any other ANZ-based sire.

Wylie Hall and Majmu added a bonus milestone when they ran 1-2 in the G1 Turffontein President's Champions Challenge, the fourth G1 quinella for Redoute’s Choice during his stud career.

The marketplace highlight for Redoute's Choice was his 65th million dollar yearling when Arrowfield Stud’s filly from Weekend Beauty was purchased at the Easter Sale in Sydney by Takaya Shimakawa for $1.1 million.

Snitzel makes his fourth consecutive top 10 appearance in eighth place on the General Sires' list with $7.7 million prizemoney – but there was much more to his season.

Snitzel doubled his G1 winners from three to six thanks to a trio of Arrowfield graduates Sweet Idea, Wandjina and Hot Snitzel.

He topped the Easter Sale for the first time with Milburn Creek's $2.2 million colt out of Admirelle and Arrowfield's $1.8 million colt from Alinghi.

Breeders who paid $30,000 to use Snitzel in 2012 saw his 2015 yearlings average almost eight times his service fee across all sales.

Not A Single Doubt has made his debut among Australia's leading stallions in ninth spot with earnings of $6.9 million.

He is fourth by winners (144) and wins (218), and is the Leading Sire of 2YO winners for the second consecutive year after his 23rd juvenile winner Love Goes On saluted on July 29.

Not A Single Doubt had 43 yearlings sell for an average of more than $92,000 in 2015 with Gai Waterhouse paying his top price of $280,000 at Magic Millions Gold Coast for the full sister to G3 winner and Golden Rose runner-up Squamosa.

Other sons of Redoute's Choice to feature on the end-of-season premiership lists were Stratum (13th on the General table with $6 million and 5 stakeswinners) and Beneteau (runner-up on the First Season Sires' list by earnings, winners and wins).

Daughters of Redoute's Choice are also proving effective distributors of his beneficial influence. Sixth on the complete list, he is the leading active Australian Broodmare Sire in 2014/15 with $7.5 million prizemoney and eight stakeswinners including G1 winners Sacred Falls and 2YO Pasadena Girl.