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Breeding Industry Demands Reasonable and Fair Commentary
There is no more susceptible industry than the horse racing industry to the rule that “Perception becomes reality”.
Often a trainer with a good feature winner has his stable described as “on fire” when the winner is often the first for several weeks. A jockey is supposedly “flying”, after a long run of failures are forgotten, when the well backed winner salutes.
The Breeding arena is no different. A stallion can be identified by the commentator as “killing them” despite a host of runners not saluting before one wins a nice race. A stallions yearlings are lauded over and his service fee talked up when there are many such cases worthy of mention.
People are letting too many public commentators get away with setting, steering and deciding the agenda and the content. We need to condemn industry rhetoric and broad based assumptions from our commentators and seek accountable, informed and fair commentary in return.
It is a hard game made even more difficult if you fall for the highly promoted perceptions, the gross assumptions and the basic drivel. Until such time as the industry commentators take on the responsibility you need to do your own due diligence.
It is almost guaranteed to give you much more satisfaction from breeding and racing horses? In any case it will be a lot more fun controlling your own destiny than having your script written by others.
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Seymour Race Club Raffle
» WIN a Nomination for Dash For Cash for 2007 by reserving your ticket at $25 each from Seymour RC.
» Prize drawn on the 12th August at the Seymour Race Club -Thoroughbred Festival Race Day.
» For more information please email p.reeve@countryracing.com.au or
download the Raffle Ticket Form [PDF] fill it in and fax it to 03 5799 1684
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 BIANCONI [USA]
» DANZIG X FALL ASPEN BY PRETENSE
» BAY/BROWN / 1995 16.2HH
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 COURT OF JEWELS [NZ]
» DANEHILL X NINE CARAT BY SIR TRISTRAM
» BAY / 1997 / 16.1HH
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 DASH FOR CASH
» SECRET SAVINGS X GULISTAN BY RUBITON
» GREY / 1998 / 16.1HH
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 HOLD THAT TIGER [USA]
» STORM CAT X BEWARE OF THE CAT BY CAVEAT
» CHESTNUT / 2000 / 16.1HH
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 KEEP THE FAITH
» SUNDAY SILENCE X DUELLING GIRL BY DAYJUR
» BROWN / 2000 / 16HH
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ADAM SANGSTER - SWETTENHAM STUD GUARANTEE
Book on the Early Bird Deal (by May 31st) and if at any stage in the 2007 season a Stallion nomination is sold below the Early Bird Price quoted then every Early Bird Contract for that Stallion will go to the lower fee *(excluding contracts with a discount for multiple bookings as explained under).
* DISCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE BOOKINGS
Any breeder booking a second mare to one of the Swettenham Stallions will be entitled to a further $550 incl GST off the second booking service fee. This offer also applies to the Early Bird prices if taken up by the closing date. The offer of $550 is also available to third and subsequent bookings, but is a one off discount. This discount does not apply to bookings made through recognized bloodstock agents. *ALL SERVICE FEES INCLUDE GST
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Review of Stock Swettenham Stallions with Progeny Racing
Bianconi
A very interesting stallion as to May 19th only had 141 runners in the Southern Hemisphere after 3 small crops to start his career. There is no point comparing him with ordinary stallions to let him stand out; so how does he measure up against some of the best Danehill (Danzig line) stallions? Consider the following Southern Hemisphere statistics taken from Bloodhound on May 19th 2007.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE STATISTICS FROM BLOODHOUND MAY 19TH 2007
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WINNERS TO
RUNNERS |
W/R
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SW/R
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SP/R
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Average
Earnings/R |
Service Fee
Advertised 07 |
Sons of Danehill
(by Service Fee) |
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| Danehill Dancer |
266/434 |
61.30% |
3.90% |
3.00% |
$49,411 |
$110,000 |
| Flying Spur |
433/631 |
68.60% |
8.10% |
5.90% |
$79,527 |
$99,000 |
| Commands |
171/265 |
64.50% |
3.40% |
4.50% |
$58,3300 |
$66,000 |
| Danzero |
317/492 |
64.40% |
4.90% |
2.80% |
$67,159 |
$27,500 |
| Catbird |
185/296 |
62.50% |
3.70% |
4.70% |
$36,840 |
$22,000 |
Son of Danzig
(Sire of Danehill) |
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| Bianconi |
76/141 |
53.90% |
5.00% |
4.30% |
$39,646 |
$9,900 |
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Now it is the opinion of the editor that Bianconi is set to strike. He has over 400 fillies or colts as two year olds, yearlings and weanlings to represent him. It would seem that the big numbers that the better stallions boast are now going to be his best ally for a rise up the General Sires’ Premiership.
Bianconi has never been a 2YO sire and those people who exercise patience with his stock seem best rewarded. That said he has a 2YO winners to runners ratio of 25% this season from 12 runners to-date and all winners are handy horses.
» Glenarvon Girl rounded out her resume with a Randwick 2YO win in May after debuting with a 900m
Newcastle 2YO win when last in work.
» Hurriconi won on debut at the Wagga Cup meeting before a rousing third at Randwick his only
two efforts so far.
» Schilling won impressively at Ballarat after a very tough fifth placing at Caulfield when caught wide on
debut with no cover.
The significant point is that all three suggest that Bianconi has upgraded the mares involved. With all due respect the three dams won $24,972; $11,630; and $11,456 respectively. The broodmare sires involved are Tuscany Flyer, Jan Murray and Prized. Importantly the three dams were all winners with 3 wins (Rotorua RC, Shoalhaven City TC and Hawkesbury RC); 2 wins (Goulbourn RC and Murrumbidgee TC); 2 wins (Bay Meadows (USA)) twice).
Bianconi’s older stock are tough horses that can back up. City winners Bianomour (ex Military Plume mare) 4 wins from 12 starts this season; Bian Seen (ex Suave Dancer mare) 3 wins from 6 starts this season and Starzando (ex Jackson Square mare) 3 wins from 8 starts this season all have back to back wins. Over 20% of Bianconi’s Southern Hemisphere winners are city winners. His winners to runners percentage increases to 66.7% over both hemispheres.
Do your own due diligence on stallion selection; control your own destiny and judge for yourself? He may just be the horse you are looking for.
Dash for Cash
What a start! You must check the attachments here to get a real appreciation of the scope of his stock to-date and the perceived upside in breeding to this very genuine back to back Group 1 winning racehorse.
Suffice to say that 5 individual city winners is a really terrific start for any first season sire.
[Click Here] to download the First Season Sires List by Winners [PDF]
[Click Here] to download the City Winners Table (First Season Sires incl Shuttles) [PDF]
[Click Here] to download the Dash For Cash Progeny [PDF]
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WHO AM I
» I was Champion 3YO Sprinter in Ireland after my Gr 2 Diadem Stakes win at Ascot.
» My dam was USA Broodmare of the Year and was herself a Group 1 winner.
» My siblings include 4 Individual Group 1 winners and 4 other Group winners.
» I suit Super VOBIS having won the Victorian Champion First Season Sire Title.
» Until 3 years ago I used to shuttle, but now have my roots firmly in Victoria.
» I produced a Group 1 winner in my first crop, who has won $940k to-date.
» I have 66.7% winners to runners and my oldest progeny are currently 5YO's.
» 9.3% of my Australasian runners are Stakes horses and 20% are city winners.
» In this Hemisphere I have 140 runners, yet my first 3 crops had only 152 named foals.
» I now have over 400 sons and daughters presently 2YO's, yearlings and weanlings.
» My progeny have won at 20.23% of their starts a staggering percentage if I do say so.
» My 2007 service fee is less than $10,000.
Figures: Bloodhound and Australian Stud Book 16th May 2007.
ASSOCIATE STALLIONS
Court Of Jewels (NZ) - $5,500*
Dash for Cash - $14,850*
Hold That Tiger (USA) - $13,200*
Keep The Faith - $8,800*
*ALL SERVICE FEES INCLUDE GST
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Swettenham Stud Newsletters
Please select from the links located below to view the previous online editions of the Swettenham Stud Newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest Swettenham Stud News.
» Easter Newsletter
» May 2007 Newsletter - Edition 1
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