Flying Artie Filly Twin Engine Breaks Maiden by Daylight

Mark Smith - Tuesday August 13

The heavily backed Flying Artie filly Twin Engine did the right thing by punters when opening her winning account with a 5-length romp over 1400m at Ballarat on Tuesday.

That's the best bit of advertising (image Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

Given a patient ride by Harry Coffey after looking likely to be planted wide in the early stages, Twin Engine tracked up three wide with cover as Autumn Heat took up the running. Eased out for clear running around the home turn, Twin Engine put the race to bed in a matter of strides, defeating the Omaha Beach (USA) filly La Plage by a widening five-and-a-quarter-length with the Frosted (USA) filly Cullivel three-quarter of a length back in third.

It was the third start for the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained filly, who debuted with a third at Flemington on debut in January before coming off a 27-week break to finish midfield on a heavy track at Bendigo.

“We took her to Bendigo and were bullish about her, but she did not stretch out on the heavy ground. Synthetic gives an opportunity to those young horses that don’t like the soft ground,” Tony McEvoy said.

“She’s a nice young filly that we’ve liked all along, and she was very impressive today.”

Twin Engine is a homebred for Wayne Mitchell’s Pipeliner Bloodstock and sported a new set of colours in bottle green, red yoke, bottle green sleeves with red halves, red cap.

The son of Flying Artie is the fourth winner from five to race for the stakes-placed Light Touch, a granddaughter of Robert Anderson’s wonderful broodmare Decidity, the dam of Bonaria, Time Out, Legally Bay, and granddam of Merchant Navy and Jolie Bay.

Twin Engine promising filly from a deep family (image Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

Light Touch (Charge Forward) was a $47,5000 purchase for MPM (FBAA) / Fierce Impact Syndicate from the Strathallan Park Stud draft at the 2021 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale.

She has a 2-year-old colt and yearling colt by Fierce Impact (JPN) and was covered by Overshare last spring.

Light Touch is the seventh winner of the new season for Blue Gum Farm’s Flying Artie, which stands for $16,500 this spring. 

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Race Result - Pipe Pro Directional Drilling Mdn Plate 1400m

Ballarat Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:25.10
1
Twin Engine
- 3f Flying Artie (AUS) x Light Touch (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: H Coffey 56
2
5.3
La Plage
- 3f Omaha Beach (USA) x Leny's Here (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Zac Spain 56
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Showcase Session $15,000
Seller: Musk Creek Farm, Flinders
Buyer: Kineld Thoroughbred Racing
Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale $0
Seller: Musk Creek Farm, Flinders
Buyer: Passed in - $ 25,000
3
6
Cullivel
- 3f Frosted (USA) x Shylight (AUS) (Lago Delight (AUS))
Tnr: David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
4
9
Autumnheat
- 3g Too Darn Hot (GB) x Autumn (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: E J Walsh 58
5
9.3
Inkaantoon
- 3f Per Incanto (USA) x Kaatoon (NZ) (Kaapstad (NZ))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Carleen Hefel 56
6
9.8
Saxon Beach
- 3g Saxon Warrior (JPN) x Viva Gloria (GER) (Reliable Man (GB))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: John Allen 58
7
18.8
Mighty Morty
- 3g I Am Immortal (AUS) x Insurgent (NZ) (Ishiguru (USA))
Tnr: Anthony Cosgriff Rdr: Neil Farley 58
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