Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the acf domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /chroot/home/devtwinh/dev.twinhillsstud.com/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the forminator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /chroot/home/devtwinh/dev.twinhillsstud.com/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170

Deprecated: Function seems_utf8 is deprecated since version 6.9.0! Use wp_is_valid_utf8() instead. in /chroot/home/devtwinh/dev.twinhillsstud.com/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170
Australian-Bred Legal Battle Breaks Maiden At Niigata | Twin Hills Stud Notice: Undefined variable: class in /chroot/home/devtwinh/dev.twinhillsstud.com/html/wp-content/themes/th_theme/header.php on line 57
class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-2093 single-format-standard wp-theme-th_theme">

News

Australian-Bred Legal Battle Breaks Maiden At Niigata

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Legal Battle (3 c Smart Missile – Pyrography by Danzero) shed his maiden status at the fourth time of asking when he landed a race over 1600 metres at Niigata on Saturday and became the second winner in Japan for Twin Hills Stud-based sire Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock).

Smart Missile.

The Fumimasa Takahashi-trained colt was having his first start as a three-year-old and came out on top of a close finish to beat Lulworth Cove (Kizuna) by a neck with the same distance back to Tokimeki (Admire Moon) in third.

Purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $220,000 from the Arrowfield Stud draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Legal Battle is the only winner out of four time-winning Danzero (Danehill) mare Pyrography.

Pyrography herself is a daughter of Burningwood (Tabasco Cat), making her a half-sister to Japanese Grade 3 winner Fireflaught (Special Week) and Ocean Embers (Beneteau), who landed the WW Cockram Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m).

The colt’s third dam is American Grade 2 winner Wood So (Baederwood), who in turn produced Listed winners Iwoodificould (Peaks And Valleys) and All Wood (All Gone), while she is also the grandam of Grade 3 winner Purely Hot (Pure Prize).

In 2018 Pyrography produced a colt by Arrowfield Stud’s former shuttler Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux), before foaling a filly by another of the stud’s former shuttler Olympic Glory (Choisir) and she has most recently been covered by Mikki Isle (Deep Impact), who will not be returning to the Hunter Valley stud this season, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Smart Missile – who is the sire of 18 stakes winners – stood at Arrowfield Stud for his first six seasons in the breeding barn, before relocating to Twin Hills Stud in 2018, where he will stand for a fee of $22,000 (inc GST) in 2020.

Racing and Sports