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Hallowed Crown Colt Shines at Newmarket
Twin Hill Stud’s Hallowed Crown has a very promising colt in England in the Richard Hughes-trained Karibana. After breaking his maiden a month back at Newbury, Karibana was the punters elect over 7-furlongs at Newmarket on Saturday and he didn’t disappoint. The final leg of a 4-timer for William Buick, Karibana weaved a passage between […]
[ Read More ]Smart Image Goes Two for Two
Racing at Rosehill on Saturday started on a sobering note with a dreadful fall in the opening race involving popular rider Andrew Adkins, who was taken to hospital. The Triple Crown Syndications team look to have another bright prospect with two year-old Smart Missile colt Smart Image making it two wins in as many starts […]
[ Read More ]Ready To Prophet Supplemented
Four-year-old Ready To Prophet (Smart Missile) has been added to next week’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare has won three of her 18 starts and almost $300,000 including last year’s Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1350m) and the Denise’s Joy Stakes (Listed, 1100m). Ready To Prophet. Picture: Racing and […]
[ Read More ]Exceed excels in Hong Kong as Deep Field, Smart Missile impress
Twin Hills Stud’s Smart Missile consistently appears in Hong Kong form guides and it is little wonder, given his consistency when it comes to producing winners in the city. Led by Group 3 placegetter Fat Turtle, who was a two-time Mudgee winner in Australia when named Butchoy, Smart Missile sits fourth by winners this season […]
[ Read More ]Darby enters pinhook game with So You Think colt
Darby Racing has a reputation for winning Group 1 races as syndicators, notably with cheap purchases such as Golden Slipper S. winner She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain) and Sires’ Produce S., and Spring Champion S. winner Yankee Rose (All American), but Scott Darby has entered the pinhook game, through DR Pinhook, which purchased two lots on Day 1 of […]
[ Read More ]Smart Winner for Triple Crown
The Triple Crown Syndications team were in the winner’s circle at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when two year-old Smart Missile colt Smart Image made a winning debut. Prepared by Peter and Paul Snowden, he was tenacious to the line, running down the favourite Beyliks to win the 1200m maiden by half a head with Kerrin […]
[ Read More ]Born & Raised: Night Of Thunder’s Cherry Tortoni Stays Perfect in Taj Rossi
Exciting two-year-old Cherry Tortoni kept his record at a perfect three for three in Saturday’s Listed Taj Rossi Final (1600m) at Flemington however the son of Night Of Thunder (IRE) was made to fight for it. Carrying top-weight of 61kgs, Cherry Tortoni settled well back in the field by Billy Egan who was forced […]
[ Read More ]Born & Raised: Victoria Derby in Payne’s sights for Cherry Tortoni
Trainer Patrick Payne has started to think of the Victoria Derby with Cherry Tortoni after he successfully handled his latest test in the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington. Cherry Tortoni started his career with a win over 1200m at Sale before progressing to a 1420m victory at Flemington second-up before remaining unbeaten at […]
[ Read More ]Born & Raised: Cherry Tortoni – Cameron Happ dissects Saturday’s Flemington meeting
BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES – CHERRY TORTONI For those of us old enough to remember, how good was it to see the chestnut gelding launch home in the Tait family colours to bring back memories of the mighty Tie The Knot. Cherry Tortoni is out of a half-sister to the family’s former champion and he’s now […]
[ Read More ]Born & Raised: Cherry Tortoni a blast from the past and future Classic prospect
Visions of 12-times Group 1 winner Tie The Knot and the exceptional race filly Whisked came flooding back at Flemington today when the Paddy Payne-trained and Billy Egan-ridden Cherry Tortoni (by Night of Thunder) turned in a hugely promising performance to land the $100,000 VRC Rod Johnson Handicap (1400m) at the metropolitan meeting in Melbourne. […]
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