Saturday, April 11, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here BIDDING IN PYJAMAS - PAGE 7 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 3 LEADING TRAINERS - PAGE 24 Twin Hills hoping for What's on Stakes races: Randwick (NSW) - Queen fairytale Oaks result for Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m), ATC Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m), Coolmore Legacy Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m), Hallowed addition Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m), Percy Godolphin filly Colette to fly the flag for former Darley stallion Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), Sapphire Stakes (Gr Hallowed Crown after recent relocation to Twin Hills 2, 1200m), South Pacific Classic (Listed, 1400m), Fernhill Handicap (Listed, 1600m). Caulfield (VIC) - Easter Cup (Gr 3, 2000m), Victoria Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m), Galilee Series Final (Listed, 2400m). Ascot (WA) - WATC Derby (Gr 2, 2400m). Morphettville Parks (SA) - Furphy Stakes (Listed, 1000m) Metropolitan meetings: Randwick (NSW), Caulfield (VIC), Doomben (QLD), Morphettville Parks (SA), Ascot (WA) Race meetings: Newcastle (NSW), Nowra (NSW), Port Macquarie (NSW), Warracknabeal (VIC), Toowoomba (QLD), Charleville (QLD), Emerald (QLD), Pioneer Park (NT) Barrier trials/ Jump-outs: Port Macquarie (NSW) International meetings: Nakayama (JPN), Hanshin (JPN), Fukushima (JPN). Colette BRADLEY PHOTOS International Group races: Nakayama (JPN) - in Australia at Darley’s Kelvinside property, but New Zealand Mile Trophy (NHK Mile Cup Trial) BY GEORGIE DENNIS | @ANZ_NEWS it was announced on March 25 that the dual (Gr 2, 1600m). Hanshin (JPN) - Sankeisports t would be a fairytale result for Twin Hills Group 1 winner was relocating to Twin Hills for Hai Hanshin Himba Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) Stud if the James Cummings-trained the 2020 season. Colette (Hallowed Crown) takes out In perfect timing, ten days after the today’s Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) announcement Hallowed Crown sired his first withI the Cootamundra farm recently acquiring stakes winner as Colette took out the Adrian her sire Hallowed Crown (Street Sense) for the Knox Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m) in impressive fashion, upcoming breeding season. powering through the field to score by two and Hallowed Crown stood his first five seasons three-quarter lengths. Continued on page 2>> YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS FROM | ASCOT AND KALGOORLIE | PAGE 10 Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Twin Hills hoping for fairytale Oaks result for Hallowed addition | 2 | Saturday, April 11, 2020 << Continued from page 1 The victory rocketed the three-year- old filly up the market for today’s staying feature, and a win would be the first at the highest level for her stallion, which Twin Hills owner Olly Tait said is very exciting for the farm. “It was great that she won the Adrain Knox well and that was his first Group winner so that was really pleasing as we’d only just arranged for him to come to Twin Hills, so for that to happen so quickly was really exciting,” Tait told ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday. “The way she did it suggests she could be a really good horse. “We’ll find out tomorrow because she’s up against a better class of field than she faced last week, but I think win, lose or draw tomorrow, Hallowed Crown has displayed he can get a horse with some quality and that’s really pleasing for us given that we’ve just got him. “You get lucky sometimes so that was good.” Bred by Gooree Park Stud and trained by Bart and James Cummings, Hallowed Crown TWIN HILLS STUD Hallowed Crown was a talented juvenile, winning on debut at Randwick before taking out the Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) dominantly. only his second start, so hopefully we’ll see some more of him this season. He returned in the spring to win the Run To The Rose (Gr 3, 1200m) and “His statistics are very good so he’s been well received so far and the Golden Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) where he defeated fellow second hopefully we’ll get a good book of mares to him this year.” season sires Scissor Kick (Redoute’s Choice) and Kermadec (Teofilo). Hallowed Crown also shuttled to Darley’s Kildangan Stud in Ireland In the autumn of that season, Hallowed Crown won the Hobartville in 2016 and 2017 and produced The Perfect Crown, who was a winner on Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) and the Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) before debut before finishing third in the Spring Cup (Listed, 7f) at Lingfield, as finishing third behind Volkstok'n'barrell (Tavistock) and Preferment well as six other individual winners from 31 starters. (Zabeel) in the Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m), proving to be among the Meanwhile in Australia this season, he has had 18 winners from 30 elite of his generation. runners, striking at 60 per cent which is the highest of all current second “A horse of his profile we’re following all the time and we’re very lucky season sires. The next best being Deep Field (Northern Meteor), the to have had a good association with Mr Cojuangco who owns him and leading second season sire by winners, who is striking at 47 percent. when the opportunity came to move from the Hunter Valley, that was Colette is still in her first race preparation after having her first run on something that we were very happy to do,” Tait continued. December 8 last year where she finished eighth in a 1300-metre maiden at Hawkesbury. She has since gone on to finish second twice before putting together three wins in a row, including her victory in the Adrian Knox a week ago. While she was impressive last weekend, today the Cummings-trained three-year-old will have to take on star fillies such as Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Probabeel (Savabeel) and Vinery Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Shout The Bar (Not A Single Doubt). However, despite the rise in class, Cummings is confident in her chances. “She’s a stayer with a turn of foot which is a rare commodity,” he said. “To graduate to the Oaks in her first preparation is a feat in itself. To be among the leading chances on the biggest stage of all is an even greater achievement. “There is nothing like 2400-metre form for a 2400-metre race and there is none in this race, so we should be guarded. “She has a mammoth task ahead of her and we’ll just have to see if she Olly Tait TWIN HILLS STUD can mount the challenge that is required. But she comes into it looking as “These things always come together quickly in the end but he was a well as she did before the Adrian Knox. And there were so many things to horse that we’d followed closely from his racing career onwards. like about her win in that race.” “I think he’s very well priced and we’ve had lots of inquiries so far. Hallowed Crown will stand alongside Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock), He’s got some other very nice horses out there as well. He’s got a very nice Denman (Lonhro) and Odyssey Moon (Snitzel) at Twin Hills this season two-year-old called Crown Mint who won at Sandown a few weeks ago at for a fee of $11,000 (inc GST). Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Your Essential Read - Sponsored by Aquis | 3 | Saturday, April 11, 2020 Stakes. Connections are hoping he will become coronavirus shutting down racing in Europe, AUSTRALIA the fourth horse to win the Queen Elizabeth- he has questioned whether the international Verry Elleegant seeks Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) double. His runners will be ready in time for the Australian crowning glory presence in the field has evoked memories of spring. “I dare say this far out, you’re not going Might And Power (Zabeel) who, As the reigning to have the big European contingent that we’ve Melbourne Cup champ, went on to beat a had in the past given our horses in Europe star-studded 1998 Queen Elizabeth field in a aren’t even back racing now and we are in ten-and-a-half length annihilation. Might And April,” Lovett said. An integral part of Australian Power wound up winning fifteen races and over Bloodstock’s business is sourcing European $5 million in prize-money. stayers and in 2014 they won the Melbourne Cup with Protectionist (Monsun). Given the Lovett hopes Game Of situation, Australian Bloodstock might not be Thorns comes up roses able to bring horses over from Europe for this Australian Bloodstock directors Jamie Lovett year’s feature race. However, if their Sydney Cup and Luke Murrell will be hoping their decision (Gr 1, 3200m) runners Mustajeer (Medicean) to enter the Australian yearling market pays and Raheen House (Sea The Stars) run well on dividends at Randwick today. Traditionally, Saturday, they may not need to: “This might be Verry Elleegant SPORTPIX Lovett and Murrell sourced stayers from a year they can be effective in a race like that,” New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant (Zed) Europe to target major local races. However, Lovett said. will be hoping to further increase her star three of those yearling purchases will line up reputation and be crowned the new Queen of at Randwick today, including Game Of Thorns Nettoyer gives Roche the turf when contesting in the Queen Elizabeth (Animal Kingdom). The Kris Lees-trained food for thought Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick today. She filly contests in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, Nettoyer’s (Sebring) strong liking for junk food comes into the race in good form, having 2400m), whilst Animate (Animal Kingdom) has become the stuff of folklore.