A red-letter day for Kitchwin Hills stalwart Dane Shadow who followed up the hugely impressive win of Tsaritsa in the Group II Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm with the final two winners at Randwick including Danish Twist in the Listed June Stakes (1200m).
Though not yet in the class of elder half-brother Happy Trails, Danish Twist is arguably one of the most progressive mares in training.
The Kris Lees-trained 4yo made it four wins on the trot when coming with a barnstorming finish under apprentice Koby Jennings to defeat the Alan Denham-trained Mount Nebo (Dubawi) by two lengths with a nose back to Kim Waugh's Oxford Poet (Dylan Thomas) in third. (photo Steve Hart).
Coming off a win in the Group III Dark Jewel Classic at Scone, Danish Twist is compiling a remarkable record.
From 17 starts she has 8 wins, 4 seconds and 2 thirds, is two for two in stakes races and banked $728,560.
The daughter of Dane Shadow has been unstoppable since winning the $400,000 Provincial Championship Final (1400) at Royal Randwick back on April 9.
The final Group 1 race of the season, the Tattersall's Tiara at Eagle Farm in two weeks is now on the radar for Danish Twist.
Bred and part-owned by South Australians Brenton and Liz Parker, Danish Twist is the sixth foal and fifth winner out of the overachieving Perugino mare Madame Flurry who could only win in a maiden at Naracoorte in six starts for the Parkers but has been a joy ever since.
The triple Group 1 winner and $3.1 million earner Happy Trails (Good Journey) was Madame Flurry's second foal.
He was sold as a yearling to Adelaide trainer Paul Beshara for just $11,000.
The Parkers were more financially rewarded when Madame Flurry's eighth foal, a colt by All Too Hard, made $150,000 to a bid from Gary Moore from the Mill Park draft at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling sale.
After missing to Sebring in 2014, Madame Flurry was bred back to the
Stallions constantly fall in and out of favour. Dane Shadow served just 29 mares last year but with his current run of success, it is hard to believe that the royally bred son of Danehill will not be considerably more popular this spring at a reduced fee of $6,600.