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Smart Missile Filly Wins Denise’s Joy Stakes
There were a lot of very happy Tricolours Racing Syndication owners at Rosehill on Saturday when talented Smart Missile filly Ballistic Lover led all the way to win the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) claiming her first Black Type success and bringing an important update for her dam, who will be offered at Magic Millions. […]
[ Read More ]21 for Smart Missile
Ballistic Lover (3 f ex She’s A Sweetheart by Show A Heart) landed the Denise’s Joy Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill yesterday to earn Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock) his 21st individual stakes winner. The Joe Pride-trained filly was having her second start in stakes company, after running unplaced in the Brian Crowley Stakes (Listed, 1200m) […]
[ Read More ]Cherry Tortoni “in a different class” in Adelaide Guineas
Cherry Tortoni landed a dominant three-length victory in the Adelaide Guineas at Morphettville on Saturday in a performance that had race caller, Brett Davis, labelling the three-year-old a ‘different class’ to his competitors. Rounding the turn in the 1600m listed event, jockey Todd Pannell eased the Patrick Payne trained galloper to the outside before the […]
[ Read More ]Family ties to continue Humma’s legacy
Redgum Racing’s affinity for the progeny of well-performed racemare Humma Mumma (Bel Esprit) has made it easier for trainer John McArdle to farewell her first stakes-performed daughter, Humma Humma (Denman), at the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. Saturday’s G3 Proud Miss S. at Morphettville, the scene of Humma Humma’s first Group success last year, […]
[ Read More ]20 for Smart Missile
Yao Dash (4 g Smart Missile x Rahy Storm by Rahy) skipped away with the Doncaster Prelude (Gr 3, 1500m) to secure his place in the Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) as he became the 20th individual stakes winner for his sire Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock). The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott- trained four-year-old found […]
[ Read More ]20th Stakes-Winner for Smart Missile
Newhaven Park bred and sold Yao Dash became the 20th stakes-winner for his Twin Hills based sire Smart Missile when scoring a resounding victory in the Group III ATC Doncaster Prelude (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. Yao Dash wins the G3 Doncaster Prelude – image Steve Hart. Prepared by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Yao […]
[ Read More ]Star Trio for Twin Hills Inglis Easter Debut
Twin Hills Stud have made a great impression at Australian yearling sales in the past couple of years and Olly Tait believes the three yearlings selected for the farm’s first foray into the elite Inglis Easter market will continue the trend. “We have two really good colts by Shalaa and Lonhro that we have bred […]
[ Read More ]Debut win for No Nay Never filly at Ballarat
Two graduates from the breeze-up sales at Sydney and Karaka in 2020 have made quick progression to the winner’s stall with victories in the two 2-year-old races at Ballarat on Sunday. The Patrick Payne-trained filly Douceur (No Nay Never {USA}) finished powerfully to win the Bartlett Blinds 2YO Mdn Plate over 1110 metres on the Heavy 8 […]
[ Read More ]Chipping Norton clash of star mares looms as something special
Since being elevated to Group 1 status in 1986, the G1 Chipping Norton S. has been won by some of Australia’s greatest horses, the likes of Super Impose, Octagonal (NZ), Lonhro and of course the two horses which won the race on four occasions, Tie The Knot (Nassipour {USA}) and Winx (Street Cry {Ire}). On […]
[ Read More ]Colette – What a Little Star She Is
The signs were positive for the high-class Hallowed Crown mare Colette in Saturday’s $250,000 Group II Yulong Apollo Stakes when the skies opened in Sydney on Saturday morning. Colette in a breeze (Steve Hart) Still, few punters could look past the 6-time Group 1 winner Verry Elleeegant who was sent off the $2.50 favourite. But […]
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