Stallions
Smart Missile has had his fee set for the 2019 breeding season. He will stand at Twin Hills Stud, Cootamundra at a fee of $22,000 (inc GST). The performance of the progeny of Smart Missile over the past year has placed him in the upper ranks of Australia’s proven stallions. He is currently fifth of […]
[ Read More ]Twin Hills Stud’s prolific winner getter Smart Missile has joined the century club of sires with over 100 winners this season. He passed the mark earlier this week with a Seymour victory for four year-old mare Josephine Sea and kept up the good work at Muswellbrook on Friday with lightly raced four year-old Bid’n’Bare claiming […]
[ Read More ]The Australian Studbook released covering statistics earlier this month for the 2018 breeding season revealing some 13 stallions covered books of 200 or more mares which was more than double the number from last year, so we thought we’d take a closer look at just why these guys were popular. Stallions that cover super size […]
[ Read More ]Making just his fourth trip to the races, the Mark Newnham-trained Final Award came from last to win the Listed Canberra Guineas (1400m) last weekend. With Josh Parr in the saddle the son of Smart Missile powered down the centre of the track to defeat Laburnum (Denman) by half a length with Major Wager (Exceed […]
[ Read More ]New recruit Smart Missile has been making all the news for Twin Hills Stud this spring, but the arrival of some stunning first foals by his barn mate Odyssey Moon has put the dashing young son of Snitzel firmly in the spotlight. With his eye-catching blaze and brilliant turn of foot, Group III winning speedster […]
[ Read More ]The Tony McEvoy-trained filly Beauty kept her record at a perfect three for three when coming from midfield to capture Saturday’s Listed William Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Luke Curry put the 3yo daughter of Smart Missile into a challenging position on the home turn and she did best in the run to the […]
[ Read More ]Many bloodstock followers believed Smart Missile would sire his first Group I winner this spring with his unbeaten filly Smart Melody favourite for the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas next Saturday, but in the end his supporters didn’t have to wait that long. Up and coming trainer Mark Newnham tasted his first Group I victory […]
[ Read More ]If you’re interested in joining an enthusiastic and growing team of people, working with thoroughbred horses, then please get in touch with us. Twin Hills stands stallions and is the home to a growing number of mares and foals. We also consign horses to Australia’s major thoroughbred sales. We are on the lookout for permanent […]
[ Read More ]Unbeaten Smart Missile filly Smart Melody went on her winning way at Caulfield on Sunday, racing to comfortable victory in the Group III MRC Thousand Guineas Prelude over 1400 metres, although trainer Kris Lees is not completely confident the 1600 metres of the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas on October 13 is her best option […]
[ Read More ]Unbeaten Smart Missile filly Smart Melody went on her winning way at Flemington Saturday, racing to an easy victory in the Listed VRC Cap D’Antibes Stakes over 1100 metres. A homebred for Gooree Stud, Smart Melody won her only two starts last season by a combined total of 10.6 lengths and then resumed for a […]
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