Hallowed Crown Filly Wins Oaks

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 11

The Group I ATC Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday provided a tough staying test that brought about the undoing of established Group I fillies Probabeel and Shout the Bar with progressive Hallowed Crown filly Colette claiming victory as a heavily backed favourite.

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Colette scores an easy win in the G1 Australian Oaks - images Steve Hart

A dominant winner of the Group III ATC Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) last Saturday, the James Cummings trained Colette repeated her success with Glen Boss in the saddle this time, defeating the same fillies she beat last week in Toffee Tongue and Quintessa.

She was dominant to the line winning eased down by two and a half lengths.



Well fancied Group I winning fillies Shout the Bar and Probabeel both finished outside the top four, the heavy ground and strong pace proving a bridge too far.

Colette gallops clear.A homebred for Godolphin, Colette has made rapid progress since winning her first race at Newcastle on February 8. She has gone on to win her three starts in a row culminating in her Oaks triumph.

“She’s a beauty, some people said to me a couple of runs back she must be a good filly if you’re sending Darren Beadman to saddle her at Newcastle on a Saturday and they might have been on the money,” said James Cummings.

“She’s a special filly for us from the first season of Hallowed Crown, who could well get more of these classic horses.

“Ollly Tait was on the ball, it looks like a smart move for him to acquire that horse for Twin Hills.”

She has the overall record of four wins and two seconds from seven starts with earnings in excess of $560,000.

Colette is a half-sister to juvenile stakes-winner Metastasio and is the best of six winners from unraced Singspiel mare Libretto, who comes from a family steeped in European staying stakes-winners including Group I winner Cerulean Sky

Libretto was pensioned in 2019 and Colette is her final foal.

She is the first stakes-winner and now the first Group I winner for Hallowed Crown, who moves to Twin Hills Stud this spring after stating his stud career with Darley.

Like Smart Missile (who also now stands at Twin Hills) , the Group I ATC Randwick Guineas and Group I Golden Rose Stakes winner Hallowed Crown was bred and raced by Gooree Stud.

Hallowed Crown stands at Twin Hills Stud in 2020

A half-brother to successful stallion Needs Further from the family of champion sire Zabeel, Hallowed Crown will stand at a fee of $11,000.  


 

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Race Result - The Star Australian Oaks Gr1 2400m

Randwick Track: Heavy(8) Time: 2:36.37
1
Colette
- 3f Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Libretto (IRE) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: G Boss 56
Hallowed Crown
2
2.5
Toffee Tongue
- 3f Tavistock (NZ) x Bagalollies (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56
3
5.5
Quintessa
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Sense Of Hite (NZ) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: N Rawiller 56
Pierro
4
5.7
Nudge
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Julinsky Princess (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
5
6.1
Stick 'em Up
- 3f Dundeel (NZ) x Shoot Fer Love (AUS) (Ferocity (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: J R Collett 56
6
7.3
Shout The Bar
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Drinks All Round (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56
7
10.1
Satin Rain
- 3f Wandjina (AUS) x Slippery Satin (AUS) (Benicio (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: G Schofield 56
8
10.2
Probabeel
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x Far Fetched (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: O P Bosson 56
9
13.7
Cosmic Haze
- 3f Deep Field (AUS) x Flying First Class (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 56
10
14.5
Aspect Ratio
- 3f Declaration Of War (USA) x Poste Restante (NZ) (Postponed (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Rachel King 56
11
16.3
Contrition
- 3f Tavistock (NZ) x Repenting (NZ) (Ekraar (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: S Clipperton 56
12
17.9
Strange Charm
- 3f Casino Prince (AUS) x Agnesar (AUS) (Agnes World (USA))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 56
13
20.7
Dorothy Of Oz
- 3f Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Princess Coup (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 56
14
29.3
Game Of Thorns
- 3f Animal Kingdom (USA) x Only Roses (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: B Avdulla 56
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