Archive for October 2019

Jericho Missile Makes it a Stakes Double for Smart Missile

The amazing last to first win by Jericho Missile in the Listed D’Orsogna-Belgravia Stakes (1200m) at Ascot rounded out another successful Saturday Twin Hills Stud’s resident stallion Smart Missile. Following the win of Broadwayandfourth in the Listed Crockett Stakes at Moonee Valley and a successful career debut by the 2yo gelding Trident at Ellerslie, Jericho […]

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Smart Missile’s Broadwayandfourth Captures Crockett Stakes

Trainer Mitchell Freedman’s impressive stable of three-year-olds, which includes Classic hopefuls Moonlight Maid and Southern Moon, grew by one at Moonee Valley on Saturday when the Smart Missile filly Broadwayandfourth powered home to earn her first stakes win in Saturday’s Listed Crockett Stakes (1200m). Punters let out a cheer when short-priced favourite Villami kick-clear rounding […]

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Bargain Buy Delivers Smart Missile a 14th Stakes-Winner

Group III placed twice previously, progressive Smart Missile mare Smart Coupe finally scored a well-deserved first Black Type success when resuming from a spell to win the $140,000 Listed The Breeze Retirement Stakes at Geelong on Wednesday. Trained by Matt Ellerton and Simon Zahra, Smart Coupe charged home from off the pace to score a […]

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Nicks That Click – An Oldie but a Goodie

Two stakes-winners from last weekend highlighted the power of very successful nick involving a Golden Slipper winner and a champion racehorse and sire. Canny Lad has long been regarded as an outstanding broodmare sire and two of his daughters delivered stakes-winners on Saturday in Gamay and Deprive, both of them sired by sons of Lonhro […]

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Begonia Belle for Humma Humma

Saturday’s Alinghi Stakes (Listed, 1100m) winner Humma Humma (Denman) will likely have her next engagement in the Begonia Belle Stakes (Gr3, 1100m) at Flemington on November 2. John McArdle is impressed with the way the mare has pulled up after Saturday’s victory and will now press on to Flemington. Saturday’s victory took the four-year-old’s record […]

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Big Day for Denman – Deprive Strikes in Sydney Stakes

Shortly after the Denman mare Humma Humma came from the tail of the field to win the Listed Alinghi Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, (read that story here) Godolphin’s 5yo Denman gelding Deprive repeated the dose in the $500,000 Group III Sydney Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. Deprive has yet to be beaten in six starts at Randwick but […]

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More Stakes Success for Denman Mare

Mornington trainer John McArdle and a big team of owners have already had a lot of fun with talented Denman mare Humma Humma, who produced a personal best performance to win the Listed MRC Alinghi Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Humma Humma wins Alinghi Stakes – image Grant Courtney Stakes-placed five times and a […]

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Breeders’ The Plate Gai Craves Every Year

The Breeders’ Plate might only carry Group 3 status but to champion trainer Gai Waterhouse it’s one of the most important races on the calendar. Trainer Gai Waterhouse (Pic: Bradley Photos) Two-year-old racing is a passion, almost an obsession, for Waterhouse that was sparked by a few words from her legendary father, TJ Smith, just […]

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Waterhouse-Bott backing judgement with Golden Rose duo

Yao Dash. Photo: Steve Hart. Tulloch Lodge are trusting their judgement for differing reasons with Golden Rose duo Yao Dash and Dawn Passage as they prepare to launch in the $1 million Rosehill feature on Saturday. Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are backing themselves that Yao Dash is up to cracking a Group I at start three while they’re also […]

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