Swettenham Stud

Hold That Tiger cracks the century with 100 individual winners courtesy of his son Zooger winning at his second start in a US $44,000 3YO Maiden over 1700m on dirt at Philadelphia Park on the 5/1/09. Zooger continued the incredible run of the sire's stock once they mature just a touch. He raced on the speed and out toughed his main opponent in a drive to the wire.

Two days later Hold That Tiger started the push to a double century with another 3YO winner at his second career start. This time it was Son of Tiger in a Tampa Bay Maiden over 1200m on dirt. He raced more like the sire's stock by settling fifth and coming with a late charge.

On the same day Hold That Tiger produced his 50th multiple winner when Hold That Broad won the Hawthorne US$30,000 Allowance race for 3YO's over 1200m on dirt.

Hold That Tiger ran two very courageous races on dirt both over 9 furlongs (1800m) including a very competitive second to the champion US Horse of the Year Mineshaft in the Group 1 Woodward Stakes and a third in the Group 1 Breeder's Cup Juvenile 2YO after being stuck out on a limb the whole trip.

However, Hold That Tiger went even better on the turf winning his first two starts at 6 furlongs (1200m) in Ireland before heading to France for an absolutely spectacular win in the Group 1 2YO Grand Criterium at Longchamp, over 7 Furlongs (1400m); which he won in a scintillating 1.20.4 after being held up inside runners and still in last place in the 16 strong field with 250m to go.

Only 49 named foals from his first Australian crop has meant that Swettenham Stud have waited patiently for most to mature a touch more. All reports suggest loads of ability and that is backed up in the statistics that have over 14% already stakes horses or metro winners.

Most trainers report that the stock show very good ability in track gallops at 2 years of age. However, the more astute trainers have always felt they were going to be 3YO's and been appropriately patient.

That point is well proved in the US, where Hold That Tiger produced the most individual winners by any second season sire in the season just completed (2008).

Hold That Tiger's foals are generally very well bodied individuals and often the best type of foal bred by their breeders, so we find very few getting to yearling sales.

Hence as good, strong, well muscled horses they have all benefited with time; essentially allowing the required maturity in joints to cope with their trademark strong muscular bodies.

Hold That Tiger is one of 12 only recognized champions by Storm Cat and one of only 8 ever Group 1 winning 2YO's by Storm Cat. He stands at Swettenham Stud, Nagambie at a fee of $13,200 including GST with a live foal guarantee.