Twin Hills Head to MM Adelaide

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Tuesday March 11

Olly Tait and his team at Twin Hills Stud are headed next to South Australia for the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale next week with a select draft of seven that includes a filly by So You Think and two youngsters by his young sire son Peltzer, who stands at the Cootamundra based nursery.

Twin Hills is a well proven source of winners and stakes horses with current Group performing three year-olds Lofty Arch and Confetti Garden, both purchased from their draft.

Lofty Arch was a $200,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Twin Hills - image grant Courtney

Lofty Arch (Snitzel)won the Listed VRC Gothic Stakes last spring and resumed with a good second in the Group III MRC Zeditave Stakes last month, while Confetti Garden (Saxon warrior (Jpn) won his first two starts over the summer before a gallant second in the Group II MRC Autumn Classic.

Confetti Garden was a $32,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Twin Hills - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Both horses have stakes goals ahead over the autumn carnival and will be worth following.

Click here to see the Twin Hills Magic Millions Adelaide draft with highlights below:

Lot 24 Colt North Pacific x Miss Ostentatious, by Stryker

From the second crop of North Pacific and is the second foal of a winning half-sister to Group III placed Clarice Cliffs.

Lot 70 Filly Peltzer x Princess Pea, by Pierro

From the second crop of Peltzer and is second foal of an unraced daughter of Group II winner Majestic Music from the family of Group I winners Serious Speed and Run Fox Run.

Lot 83 Filly So You Think x Raison D’Etre, by Exceed and Excel

By outstanding G1 sire So You Think and is second foal of metro winning daughter of stakes-winner Abduction from the family of Group III winner Retrieve and stakes-winner Reparations. Bred on the exact same cross as Group III  winner Perfect Thorught.

Lot 95 Colt Peltzer x Rochelle, by Medaglia D’Oro (USA)

Another by Peltzer and is the first foal of an unraced daughter of stakes-placed Donelle tracing back to the family of Group I winners Riverina Charm, Neroli and Benfica.

Lot 176 Filly I Am Immortal x Tickets to Kiss, by Tickets

By a young proven sire of winners by I Am Invincible and is a half-sister to two winners from a placed half-sister to Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Undoubtedly, Group II winner Regal Kiss and Group III winner Toorak Thunder.

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