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17 for Smart Missile

Twin Hills resident Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock) landed his 17th stakes winner yesterday when Ballistic Boy (3 g ex Magical Mist by High Chaparral) took out the Rough Habit Plate (Gr 3, 2200m) at Eagle Farm.  The Chris Anderson- trained gelding defeated Supergiant (Red Giant) by a length and a half with Navy Cross (I […]

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Smart Missile’s Ballistic Boy Dominates in Rough Habit Plate

A luckless second to Supergiant at his most recent start in the Group III Gunsynd Classic at Eagle Farm, the Smart Missile three-year-old gelding Ballistic Boy turned the tables on his conqueror in Saturday’s Group III Rough Habit Plate (2200m) at Eagle Farm. Brad Stewart abd Chris Anderso celebrate the success of Ballistic Boy (image […]

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CLOCK STOPPER & RUN OF THE DAY

Cameron Happ dissects Saturday’s Flemington meeting CLOCK STOPPER – PREZADO It was a 1000m open sprint so it makes sense they ran the fastest splits of the day and they were slick. The Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained sprinter has really found his sweet spot in these 1000m straight races putting three wins together now […]

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Better Days Ahead for Smart Missile Filly

A good start to the day at Flemington for Twin Hills stallions Denman and Smart Missile with Denman’s 1000m straight track specialist Prezado making light of his 59kgs in the opener to capture his third consecutive race at Flemington before Smart Missile chimed in with the talented two-year-old filly Standoff who opened her account at […]

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Prezado becomes punters’ pin-up at Flemington

A former villain continued to become a hero to his backers when Prezado completed a hat trick of wins over the 1000m course at Flemington. Prezado attracted huge offers from Hong Kong when he blitzed his rivals down the straight at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day in 2017 but the quirky galloper proved hard to […]

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TIMING EVERYTHING IN CROWNING MOMENT

AMY BENNETT (EBN) speaks to Olly Tait, owner of Twin Hills Stud in Australia, about his latest stallion acquisition and how the operation is moving forward. As everyone knows in this industry, luck and good timing can play a significant role in success. On 25th March, Olly Tait’s Twin Hills Stud in New South Wales […]

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Andrew Perryman joins Twin Hills as its Stud Manager

Andrew Perryman (pictured) is to join Twin Hills Stud at Cootamundra in the role of Stud Manager. He will be replacing Steve Brien who is retiring at the end of July after a lifetime dedicated to the thoroughbred industry and 33 years at Twin Hills. Andrew Perryman has held senior roles with Woodlands Stud, Darley, […]

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Last Hurrah for Slipper Winner

The last foal produced by 2003 Golden Slipper winner Polar Success, three year-old Hallowed Crown filly Lillemor posted her first metropolitan success at Canterbury on Wednesday. Retained to race by her breeder Twin Palms Stud, Lillemor is trained by John O’Shea, who has been patient with the filly, who was a late November foal. Lillemor […]

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Born & Raised: Another Exciting Performer for Night Of Thunder

What a shame that Darley could not find a spot on the 2020 roster for Night Of Thunder (IRE) who chalked up his 8th winner from just 12 runners when the Patrick Payne-trained Cherry Tortoni made a brilliant career debut over 1200 metres at Sale on Wednesday. Cherry Tortoni romps on debut.  Cherry Tortoni Billy […]

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Colette and Camelot to fly Classic flag

While a level of scepticism each year about Australia’s Classic form is understandable, the facts suggest it’s unwarranted and I fancy you dismiss it at your peril in the spring of 2020 – especially if the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups are northern hemisphere visitor-free. The Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) is the race perennially touted – […]

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