Twin Hills Stud maintains service fees from previous year

Cover image courtesy of Twin Hills Stud

“We have our horses where we think they sit in the market place,” the stud's Olly Tait told The Thoroughbred Report - “they were attractively priced last year and they are again this year.”

Sitting at the top of the roster at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST) each are Daumier and Peltzer; the former being prepared for his second year at stud whilst the latter has his third book of mares in foal.

A horse who really hit the track running, Godolphin's Daumier showed good fight taking out a Listed Blue Diamond Preview at debut.

Gallery: Sitting at the top of the roster at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST) each are Daumier and Peltzer, standing at Twin Hills Stud

Not in the best part of the track but still in the thick of things when third in a G3 Blue Diamond Prelude at his next start, he headed to the G1 Blue Diamond S. where he put his maturity and toughness on display.

Digging deep to hold of Revolutionary Miss (Russian Revolution) and Jacquinot who went on to prove the value of that form, Daumier became the first November born foal to win that Melbourne juvenile feature.

On the heels of the placegetters when fourth in the G1 Golden Slipper S. won in demanding conditions by Fireburn (Rebel Dane), Daumier just kept trying - again not suited by a heavy track when fourth in the G1 Sires Produce S.

His consistent juvenile form earned him the title of Joint Champion 2YO Colt, noting that he was the only Group 1 winning juvenile colt in a year in which fillies won the other major events.

Daumier letting down well

Retiring to stud at the age of four, Daumier has, said Tait, really come on since then - “he looks fantastic. He has put on weight and looks much more like a stallion than he did twelve months ago.”

Tait is looking forward to the arrival of Daumier's first foals - "a new horse is always exciting for a stud and we have great expectations for him.”

Tait was happy with the quality of Daumier's debut book, one which included the smart race mares Majestic Music (Al Maher), Zanbagh (Bernardini {USA}) and Lady Solly (O'Lonhro) and the dams of the stakes winners Hi Stranger (Zoffany {Ire}), Moonlight Hussler (Hussonet {USA}), Rich Fortune (Rich Enuff) and Tango's Daughter (Redoute's Choice).

As well as well related daughters of Snitzel, Fastnet Rock, So You Think (NZ), Sebring, Dundeel (NZ), Pierro, High Chaparral (Ire), I Am Invincible, Danehill Dancer (Ire), Redoute's Choice, Flying Spur, Not A Single Doubt, Deep Field, Tapit (USA), Lonhro, Street Cry (Ire), Exceed And Excel, Zoustar, Encosta De Lago and Written Tycoon.

Hailing from a successful Woodlands/Darley family, Daumier is out of a Street Cry daughter of the dual Group winner Parables (Lonhro) whose dam Fairytales (Night Shift {USA}) and grandam Our Fable (Peter's Yarn {GB}) were also stakes winners.

Peltzer's first yearlings sell well

A speed son of So You Think, Peltzer has had his first yearlings go through the sales this year and Tait is excited by their reception.

“They sold really well off his $16,500 (inc GST) service fee,” he said, noting that his Magic Millions average of just over $100,000 was a great result for those who have supported him.

A daughter of Cosmic Powers (Not A Single Doubt) was a stand-out, that filly secured by DGR Thoroughbreds Services and Stokes Racing for $220,000.

Also represented by six figure yearlings at the Inglis Classic and the Inglis Melbourne Premier, Peltzer achieved an overall (all sales) average of $73,000 which Tait described as "great going."

“I know people always say this about their stallions but we have always been impressed by Peltzer's progeny - his foals really are very nice.”

Unbeaten from three starts at two - showing pace to win by wide margins on each occasion - Peltzer mixed it well with the best of the 3-year-olds; not always having the best of luck but showing his best when taking out the G2 Stan Fox S., the G3 Eskimo Princes S. and the rich Bondi S.

Retiring to stud as a millionaire winner of six of 13 starts, Peltzer has stallion success in his history - hailing from the same family as the great influences Mill Reef (USA) and Blushing Groom (Fr).

Dependable stallions

At $13,200 (inc GST), Smart Missile is the sort of value stallion appreciated by breeders - a proven horse who, with his 67.8 per cent strike rate and 24 stakes winners gives mare owners the chance to breed a solid racehorse.

The G2 Todman S. and G3 Run To The Rose winner keeps Tait busy watching results - “he gets a lot of Saturday winners - and he still has good numbers coming through.”

Speaking of value, the two horses making up the Twin Hills roster - Denman and Hallowed Crown - both stand at $8,800 (inc GST).

Gallery: Value stallions, Smart Missile, Denman and Hallowed Crown, standing at Twin Hills Stud

The oldest son of the late, great Lonhro at stud, the G1 Golden Rose winning Denman serves smaller books these days but keeps getting the winners; 45 this season so far. He too boasts an excellent strike rate of 68.5 per cent with 18 of his sons and daughters being stakes winners.

“He is a very dependable stallion,” said Tait, looking forward to witnessing the progression of the promising 3-year-old Dual Pressure who just last weekend proved too strong for his rivals in the Mornington Guineas.

Fellow Golden Rose winner Hallowed Crown - who also took out the G1 Randwick Guineas - also enjoyed nice success last Saturday with his talented son Kintyre recording a well deserved victory (on protest) in the G3 Frank Packer Plate.

Group placed on four occasions prior to that breakthrough, Kintyre shows how Hallowed Crown's outstanding pedigree can be made the most of - his third dam Lady Giselle (Fr) (Nureyev {USA}) also producing Kintyre's second dam sire Zabeel (NZ).

Table: 2024 Announced Stallion Fees for Twin Hills Stud