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Crosshaven puts hand up to tackle Ole Kirk
While Ole Kirk was the star of the show in Sydney, the Melbourne colts and geldings attempted to put their name forward in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude (Gr 3, 1400m), with the prize a clash with the Golden Rose winner in two weeks. Step forward Crosshaven (3 g Smart Missile – Irish Colleen by Shinko […]
[ Read More ]Lindsay Park produces Caulfield Guineas contender as Crosshaven boosts impressive strike rate
Still a work in progress, underrated Crosshaven shapes as Lindsay Park’s premier chance of ending the stable’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas drought after an emphatic Prelude triumph. Boosting his record to four wins from five starts, the Smart Missile gelding ($5.50) underlined his talent by downing Amish Boy ($7) and National Choice ($51) while enhancing […]
[ Read More ]Smart Missile Gelding Wins G3 Guineas Prelude
A last start Listed winner at Flemington, talented Smart Missile gelding Crosshaven took another step forward when scoring a stylish victory in the Group III MRC Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Prepared at Lindsay Park, Crosshaven keeps improving and raced on the pace for Daniel Stackhouse before kicking clear to win by […]
[ Read More ]19 For Smart Missile
Twin Hills Stud-based sire Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock) sired his 19th stakes winner on Saturday when Lindsay Park-trained Crosshaven (3 g ex Irish Colleen by Shinko King) announced himself as a serious contender for the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) in the Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) at Flemington. The three-year-old gelding came into the race […]
[ Read More ]Crosshaven victorious in Exford Plate
Lindsay Park’s hand in next month’s Caulfield Guineas was strengthened following the Exford Plate victory of Smart Missile gelding Crosshaven at Flemington on Saturday. Just days after stablemate Aysar resumed with his second-consecutive mid-week city win over 1300 metres at Sandown Hillside, Crosshaven won his three-year-old Listed feature over 1400m. Crosshaven ($9) raced outside the […]
[ Read More ]Oaks winner Colette can defy history
There’s “a smorgasbord of options” in the coming months for Australian Oaks winner Colette but trainer James Cummings is under no illusions of the task ahead when the mare kicks off her preparation at Randwick on Saturday. Colette tackles a strong line-up of Group 1 spring candidates in the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m). . After winning the Australian […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]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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