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Stick to it if you’re on a good thing
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. Above: Humma Humma winning the Carlton […]
[ Read More ]Around the farm with Olly Tait
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. Twin Hills Stud was purchased by Olly and Amber Tait three years ago, a farm very familiar to him, in the […]
[ Read More ]Prezado goes back-to-back at Flemington
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. The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Prezado came with a flying run under Jamie Kah to defeat favourite King Of Hastings (Ilovethiscity) by a head with Milwaukee (Fastnet Rock) a […]
[ Read More ]Denman’s Humma Humma Dominant in the Proud Miss Stakes
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 […]
[ Read More ]Miss Gem gets chance at black-type
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 […]
[ Read More ]Alex Hammond: Watch the Crown | Horses to follow
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 […]
[ Read More ]Tulloch Lodge mare getting Ready for Scone tilt via Kensington
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. The Kensington track will host a rare Saturday meeting this weekend and Ready To Prophet will line up in the Quincy Seltzer Benchmark 88 Handicap (1250m). Bott, who trains with Gai […]
[ Read More ]“YOU DON’T SEE THAT TOO OFTEN”: CUMMINGS GUSHES OVER COLETTE
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. It came off the back of a seemingly effortless victory in the Adrian Knox (2000m) […]
[ Read More ]Hallowed Crown Filly Wins Oaks
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. Colette scores an easy win in the G1 Australian Oaks – […]
[ Read More ]Twin Hills hoping for fairytale Oaks result for Hallowed addition
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, […]
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