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Smart One to Watch- Scone

Not sure here if it’s the trainer or the horse that’s the One to Watch! Former assistant trainer to Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Annabel Neasham saddled a winner with her first runner as a trainer when three year-old Smart Missile gelding Commanding Missile saluted at Scone on debut. Sent out favourite for the 1100m […]

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Australian-Bred Legal Battle Breaks Maiden At Niigata

Legal Battle (3 c Smart Missile – Pyrography by Danzero) shed his maiden status at the fourth time of asking when he landed a race over 1600 metres at Niigata on Saturday and became the second winner in Japan for Twin Hills Stud-based sire Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock). The Fumimasa Takahashi-trained colt was having his […]

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Shrewd Shopping for Clothing by Boomer at the Magic Millions

Scheduled to go under the hammer at the 2017 Magic Millions national Broodmare Sale, the Commands mare Clothing was offered a last minute reprieve by Godolphin when her daughter Raiment (Street Cry) won the Group III Birthday Card Stakes followed by a defeat of  Invincibella in the Group III James Carr Stakes. Three year’s later […]

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No fatigue for Oliver & Godolphin at Flemington

Champion jockey Damien Oliver’s trademark patience was on show in his win on Godolphin three-year-old Fatigues at Flemington. Oliver teamed up with Godolphin to win the Group III Bletchingly Stakes on Viridine at Caulfield last month before the jockey and trainer James Cummings combined in the Lexus Plate (1410m).An early speed battle went on up […]

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Hallowed Crown Colt Shines at Newmarket

Twin Hill Stud’s Hallowed Crown has a very promising colt in England in the Richard Hughes-trained Karibana. After breaking his maiden a month back at Newbury, Karibana was the punters elect over 7-furlongs at Newmarket on Saturday and he didn’t disappoint. The final leg of a 4-timer for William Buick, Karibana weaved a passage between […]

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Smart Image Goes Two for Two

Racing at Rosehill on Saturday started on a sobering note with a dreadful fall in the opening race involving popular rider Andrew Adkins, who was taken to hospital. The Triple Crown Syndications team look to have another bright prospect with two year-old Smart Missile colt Smart Image making it two wins in as many starts […]

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Ready To Prophet Supplemented

Four-year-old Ready To Prophet (Smart Missile) has been added to next week’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare has won three of her 18 starts and almost $300,000 including last year’s Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1350m) and the Denise’s Joy Stakes (Listed, 1100m).  Ready To Prophet. Picture: Racing and […]

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Exceed excels in Hong Kong as Deep Field, Smart Missile impress

Twin Hills Stud’s Smart Missile consistently appears in Hong Kong form guides and it is little wonder, given his consistency when it comes to producing winners in the city. Led by Group 3 placegetter Fat Turtle, who was a two-time Mudgee winner in Australia when named Butchoy, Smart Missile sits fourth by winners this season […]

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Darby enters pinhook game with So You Think colt

Darby Racing has a reputation for winning Group 1 races as syndicators, notably with cheap purchases such as Golden Slipper S. winner She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain) and Sires’ Produce S., and Spring Champion S. winner Yankee Rose (All American), but Scott Darby has entered the pinhook game, through DR Pinhook, which purchased two lots on Day 1 of […]

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Smart Winner for Triple Crown

The Triple Crown Syndications team were in the winner’s circle at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when two year-old Smart Missile colt Smart Image made a winning debut. Prepared by Peter and Paul Snowden, he was tenacious to the line, running down the favourite Beyliks to win the 1200m maiden by half a head with Kerrin […]

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