Stallions
Bazooka (AUS) – 2g Smart Missile – Valerina by Val Royal The David Payne-trained Bazooka looks to have the potential for longer distances after breaking through for his first win in three starts at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Racing on a heavy 9 track, the gelding began well and settled back in third place on […]
[ Read More ]A 100% clearance rate with total sales of $2,085,000 and an average of $160,385 had Olly Tait and his team at Twin Hills Stud super happy after departing the Gold Coast following a memorable 2020 Magic Millions. $450,000 Choisir colt from Sweetest Melody In just it’s second year of selling, Twin Hills made a keen […]
[ Read More ]Trainer Les Ross has signalled he could be a force to be reckoned with in upcoming juvenile races after Mishani Miss (Denman) won at Eagle Farm. The filly finished strongly on Saturday to claim top honours in the Makers Mark 2-Year-Old over 1000 metres. “She has been impressing me, but I was worried when she […]
[ Read More ]Olly Tait is feeling very positive about Twin Hills quality draft of 13 yearlings by 13 different sires.
[ Read More ]Anthony Cummings resisted the temptation to run Something Fast in the Villiers Stakes but he has ambitious plans for the autumn including the Group One Doncaster Mile. Cummings decided against deep-ending Something Fast in Saturday’s Group Two race, won by Quackerjack, after the five-year-old “had a big blow” following a track gallop last week. He instead […]
[ Read More ]When Missile Launch reeled off six wins in seven starts as a 4-year-old few would have thought it would take him over a year and 15 starts to earn his first black-type. The now 6-year-old son of Smart Missile set the record straight at Ascot on Saturday when Patrick Carbery coaxed him to victory in […]
[ Read More ]Broodmare More Glory (More Than Ready) has topped the Inglis Digital November (Late) Sale, selling for $105,000. The mare was offered in foal to Denman (Lonhro) with a colt by Pariah (Redoute’s Choice) at foot and was snapped up by Victorian-based Gary and Yvonne Hutchins of Catalina Pastoral. “She’s in foal to Denman and I […]
[ Read More ]The VRC Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) at Flemington on Oaks Day did not carry Black type, but with a $500,000 pot of prizemoney was a hotly contested race with talented Smart Missile gelding Star Missile powering home to down the hot favourite Harbour Views (Fr). Star Missile wins the $500,000 Cup Carnival Country […]
[ Read More ]Williams continued his stellar day, landing a treble aboard Star Missile (Smart Missile) in the $500,000 Country Final (1600m), a race restricted to horses that had won their way through a series of heats on country tracks around Victoria and to trainers away from the metropolitan area. Cranbourne trainer Greg Eurell said Star Missile is […]
[ Read More ]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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