Home Affairs filly Gin Twist is fast and professional and showed those qualities again at Caulfield on Saturday when scoring her second takes victory in the $175,000 Listed MRC Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1200m).
Prepared by the team at Lindsay Park, Gin Twist broke her maiden with a Listed win at Flemington in February and was then third in the Group III VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes on a heavy track.
Back on top of the ground this time, she was quick from the gates to lead for Luke Currie and gave a great kick turning for home before holding off a strong challenge from first starter Oak Lightning, a three-quarter brother to Group I winner Desert Lightning.
Will Hayes was happy with the way Gin Twist had come out of her previous start and thrilled to see her claim another Black Type win.
“We just got her back to the farm, just seeing how she did between the runs and she gave us the inclination to come today and she franked that decision,” he said.
“So full credit to the team, they've done a great job. The ears were flicking at the top of the straight and we knew we'd have a bit of kick left.
“It was just really good to try to win it for Mark and Trent Needham in their colours as well, amongst other connections. She’s put in a great prep and they're great supporters of the stable.
“Job done as far as Black Type is concerned.”
Gin Twist was a $220,000 Magic Millions purchase from Newgate Farm for Lindsay Park Racing and was bred by Love Racing. She has the great record of two wins and three placings from five starts with prizemoney just shy of $260,000.
“She's pretty good,” said Luke Currie.
“She's got her assets, her speed, so it’s about harnessing that so that she can run out that 1200m and she ran it today.”
Gin Twist is the third winner and first stakes-winner from four foals to race from stakes-winning Beneteau mare Twist Tops, who comes from the family of Group I SAJC Australasian Oaks winner Irish Darling.
Newgate sold a yearling full brother to Gin Twist at Magic Millions this year for $200,000 to Gao Sanxiong.
Gin Twist is one of three stakes-winner for Home Affairs, who leads the Australian first season sires list by earnings thanks to his Golden Slipper winning colt Guest House.
