John McArdle believes when you’re on a good thing it’s a case of sticking with it. He has been richly rewarded with that theory by his Victorian-bred mare Humma Humma which chalked up another black type victory in the Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
TDN AusNZ brings you a new series in which we quiz Australasian stud identities about their operations, backgrounds and thoughts on the wider thoroughbred industry. Today, we chat with Twin Hills Stud’s Olly Tait.
Straight-track specialist Prezado (Denman) made it four wins over the Flemington 1000 metres when prevailing in a blanket finish in the Furphy Dash (1000m) yesterday.
From the time she made her career debut when second in the Listed Cinderella Stakes at Morphettville two years ago, John McArdle’s Denman mare Humma Humma has been real quiet achiever.
Following her dominant one and a half length win under Zac Spain from the Written Tycoon mare Kabini in Saturday’s Group III Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville, the 4yo daughter of Denman advances her record to 6 wins, 5 seconds and 2 thirds from 23 starts with earnings of $581,340.
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Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa has seized the opportunity to chase black-type with Miss Gem (Smart Missile) despite the filly taking a jump in class at Doomben. Costa has accepted with Miss Gem and Supergiant (Red Giant) in the Doomben Guineas (Listed, 1600m) tomorrow. Miss Gem has a win and four placings from seven starts to date and Costa believes the 1600-metre trip will suit her. “It is vital to get some black-type for fillies and you have to give them a chance,” Costa said. “The winter black-type races have been cut back and this is one of her few chances to get black-type this winter.”
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Sky Sports Racing’s Alex Hammond catches up with Tom Marquand and Hollie Doyle and asked them both for a horse they are looking forward to riding when we get back racing.
Hollie picked one from the Archie Watson stable called The Perfect Crown. He’s by an Australian stallion called Hallowed Crown who is best known for being the sire of Colette, the recent winner of The Australian Oaks on the same card that Addeybb won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes recently. The Perfect Crown is the best of his European-trained progeny and according to Hollie could be really smart this year.
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Co-trainer Adrian Bott is keeping his expectations in check for classy mare Ready To Prophet (Smart Missile) ahead of her first-up test at Randwick.
Godolphin Australia have an absolute star in the making in impressive filly Colette.
The daughter of Hallowed Crown was dominant in landing her first Group 1 when winning the Australian Oaks (2400m) under Glen Boss at Royal Randwick last Saturday.
The Group I ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday provided a tough staying test that brought about the undoing of established Group I fillies Probabeel and Shout the Bar with progressive Hallowed Crown filly Colette claiming victory as a heavily backed favourite.
It would be a fairytale result for Twin Hills Stud if the James Cummings-trained Colette (Hallowed Crown) takes out today’s Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) with the Cootamundra farm recently acquiring her sire Hallowed Crown (Street Sense) for the upcoming breeding season. Hallowed Crown stood his first five seasons in Australia at Darley’s Kelvinside property, but it was announced on March 25 that the dual Group 1 winner was relocating to Twin Hills for the 2020 season.