Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Three | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Total | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Smart Missile – higher-rated than his dam’s half-brother Northern Meteor – is from one of the great stallion-making families of the modern thoroughbred: the Rough Shod clan of Sadler’s Wells, Fairy King and Nureyev.
By FASTNET ROCK Champion, Lightning S G1, etc. Champion sire three times in Australia and Hong Kong f 134 Stakes winners, 84 Group winners, 34 G1 winners, including ATLANTIC JEWEL (Champion, Thousand Guineas G1), FIRST SEAL (Champion, Flight S G1), ROCK 'N' POP (Champion, NZ 2,000 Guineas G1), CATCHY (Blue Diamond S G1), AVANTAGE (Manawatu Sires' Produce S G1), Fascinating Rock (Champion S G1), MOSHEEN (Victoria Oaks G1), etc.
1st dam Comical Smile by Comic Strip. Unraced. Dam of 8 foals, 6 torace, 5 winners:
SMART MISSILE Todman S G2, Run To The Rose S G3, Breeders’ Plate, 2nd Golden Rose G1. Sire.
SURGE AHEAD (g by Danehill Dancer) 5 wins, 3 to 6, Connoisseur S, 3rd Alister Clark S G2.
KISS FROM A ROSE (f by Encosta de Lago) 4 wins at 3 and 4, Triscay S, 3rd Wiggle H, Nivison.
EMOTIONAL OUTBURST (g by Johannesburg) 5 wins, 3 to 8.
POTENT FORCE (g by Fastnet Rock) Winner at 3.
2nd dam Explosive by Fappiano. 2 wins at 3, 2nd Prairie Dawn S. Dam of 7 runners, 6 winners:
NORTHERN METEOR (c by Encosta de Lago) 3 wins at 3, Ascot Vale S G1, Brian Crowley S, 2nd TJ Smith S G1. Sire.
QUEEN OF THE HILL (f by Danehill) 5 wins, 2 to 4, Thoroughbred Club S G3, How Now S G3, Talindert S, 2nd Plate G3. Dam of:
Explosive Mischief (g by More Than Ready) 3rd Macau Four-Year-Old Prelude.
RABBUKA (g by Giant’s Causeway) 16 wins, 3 to 11, Festival S, Frank Underwood Cup, 2nd Chairman’s H G3, Peter Gallagher S.
Justlikedawg (c by Unaccounted For) 4 wins at 3 and 4, 2nd South Mississippi Owners and Breeders S. Sire.
My Moccasin (f by Belong To Me) Dam of:
Shawnee Girl (f by Encosta de Lago) 3rd Magic Night S G2. Dam of:
Oklahoma Girl (f by Fastnet Rock) 2nd Roses S G2, 3rd Queensland Oaks G1.
3rd dam SCUFF by Forli. Kilijaro S, etc. Half-sister to APALACHEE G1, Champion at 2, sire; BELTED EARL G3, Champion sprinter, sire;
FLIPPERS G3, dam of HAIL ATLANTIS G1, dam of STORMY ATLANTIC sire. Out of MOCCASSIN Horse of the Year; sister to RIDAN Champion at 2, sire; Thong dam of THATCH G1, sire, grandam of NUREYEV G1, leading sire, third dam of SADLER’S WELLS G1, Champion sire, FairyKing, leading sire. Dam of 6 runners, 4 winners:
EBROS (c by Mr Prospector) Round Table H G2, Arlington Heights
S, Mongo S, 3rd Prix de Cabourg G3. Sire
‘A striking horse. A good size, slightly bigger than average, a lovely shape with length and power through both his shoulders and hindquarters. He moves efficiently and has a strong, masculine head with a kind eye. Plenty of bone, tidy through his knees and has good feet. Quite big, but so well-balanced.’ Olly Tait
Firmly established as one of the leading sires. Consistently in the Top 10 by winners and in the Top 20 by stakes winners and earnings. progeny includeincluding G1 winner Maid Of Heaven and G1 performers Crosshaven, Missile Mantra and I’ll Have A Bit.
BEST PROGENY (with sire of dam and second dam
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Maid Of Heaven Spring Champion S G1
I’ll Have A Bit Euclase S G2
Two years ago Olly Tait returned back to Australia to purchase a farm very familiar to him, in the Cootamundra region where he grew up. TDN AusNZ’s Jo McKinnon headed to southern NSW to spend a morning at Twin Hills Stud. Hurriedly zipping up his jacket to block the Autumn chill, hair windswept and a […]
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