Smart Winner for Torryburn

Tara Madgwick - Friday August 31

Twin Hills Stud's Smart Missile finished last season with all guns blazing and has powered through August in similar form racking up his 25^th winner of the month at Goulburn on Friday with a stylish debut victory for Torryburn Stud homebred The Soloist.

Prepared by Richard Freedman and ridden by Kayla Nisbet, The Soloist was favourite for the 1200 metre maiden and forged clear to win by three-quarters of a length.

The Soloist is a half-sister to Group III winner Siren's Fury and classy six time winning HK sprinter Hot King Prawn being the fifth winner from good producer De Chorus.

De Chorus has a yearling filly by The Factor (USA) and was covered last spring by Golden Slipper winner Capitalist. Her two year-old colt by Your Song has been retained by Torryburn and named Deauville with Peter and Paul Snowden to train.

A proven son of champion sire Fastnet Rock, Smart Missile is running second on the leading Australian Sires List by winners for this season behind only I Am Invincible. He stands at Twin Hills at a fee of $13,200.

Advertisment

More Reading...

Bargain Buy Delivers Smart Missile a 14th Stakes-Winner

Group III placed twice previously, progressive Smart Missile mare Smart Coupe finally scored a well-deserved first Black Type success when resuming from a spell to win the $140,000 Listed The Breeze Retirement Stakes at Geelong on Wednesday.

Gai and Adrian Secure $750,000 Justify Filly

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott won the 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic with an exceptional colt by Justify (USA) in Storm Boy and they signed for a cracking filly by the same sire at Magic Millions on Tuesday.

Missile Launch Takes Off - 16th Stakes Winner for Smart Missile

When Missile Launch reeled off six wins in seven starts as a 4-year-old few would have thought it would take him over a year and 15 starts to earn his first black-type.

Sires With Winners - Tuesday January 13

Here is the full list of 16 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Smart Missile Gelding Wins $500,000 Country Final

The VRC Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) at Flemington on Oaks Day did not carry Black type, but with a $500,000 pot of prizemoney was a hotly contested race with talented Smart Missile gelding Star Missile powering home to down the hot favourite Harbour Views (Fr).

Jericho Lad Makes it a Stakes Double for Smart Missile

The amazing last to first win by Jericho Missile in the Listed D'Orsogna-Belgravia Stakes (1200m) at Ascot rounded out another successful Saturday Twin Hills Stud’s resident stallion Smart Missile.

Juvenile Trial Watch – Rosehill

Three heats at the Rosehill trials on Tuesday morning were won by juveniles that included an unraced filly by Home Affairs and we also had a first look at the half-brother to $4million earner Lindermann.

Tom Magnier Swoops on $2million Frankel Colt

Juddmonte Farms supersire Frankel is one of the world’s best sires and yearling buyers do not often get the chance to bid on one of his colts from an outstanding Australian female family, but they did at Magic Millions on Tuesday and the result was fiscal fireworks.

Hot Lots Day 2 - Magic Millions

With the opening day of selling at Magic Millions finished for the day, Frankel (GB) hit the heights, topping the sale with a $2m colt, while I Am Invincible took top honours on averages, 3 or more sold.

Likely Autumn Superstars Set to Trial on Thursday

Autumn Glow, Sir Delius, Via Sistina, Lady Shenandoah and Apocalyptic and more - Punters and racing fans can see a suite of Australia’s best horses live in action at Royal Randwick on Thursday as campaigns begin for many of the looming Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival’s biggest feature races.