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Dash For Cash Debutante Wins At Seymour
July 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm

The Mitchelton Wines 2YO fillies’ Maiden plate at Seymour today saw a bevy of debutantes face the judge for the first time. The race included some expensive sale ring fillies by sires like Elvstroem (sold for $70,000), two by Fasnet Rock ($155,000 and $120,000), a Commands ($37,000), a Tiger Hill ($60,000) plus a Dehere ($70,000). learn more ...

Bianconi On The Money
July 9, 2009 at 8:41 am

He sits in 14th place on this season’s leading sires table by way of winners, he’s had 14 winners in just over a month and looks to have unearthed a couple of stars in the past couple of weeks. Yes, there is probably no stallion in Victoria running as hot as Bianconi at the moment. learn more ...

Pacino Produces Flemington Double For Bianconi
July 5, 2009 at 8:42 am

Pacino brought up a double for his sire Bianconi at Flemington yesterday with a scintillating performance in the Dulcify Handicap (1800m) after an earlier win by Bertonic. Settling in a midfield position, Pacino burst through the pack to loom up to early leader Bonindi before cruising past still under a throttlehold by rider Brad Rawiller. learn more ...

Bertonic A Flemington WInner For Bianconi
July 4, 2009 at 8:43 am

In deplorable conditions, Bianconi gelding Bertonic recorded the biggest win of his brief career by winning the $75,000 Henry Bucks Best Dressed 3yo Handicap (1100m) at Flemington this afternoon. As the gates opened at the top of the Flemington straight the heavens above opened up simultaneously, with horses running into strong gale force winds and learn more ...

Latest Newsletter Online
June 28, 2009 at 8:06 pm

From the latest Swettenham newsletter. “Is the Breeding Industry out of sorts with some parts of the Australian economy? The car trade is an industry which in many cases parallels the thoroughbred industry. Generally we are dealing with a luxury item. Spending in tough times seems to affect this industry first and foremost. Some tax learn more ...

Pacino Earns Trip West With Flemington Win
June 28, 2009 at 8:44 am

Bianconi gelding Pacino booked a trip to Perth for their summer carnival riches when he finished too well for his rivals in the National Jockey Celebration Day Victoria Plate (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Prepared at Caulfield by Clinton McDonald, Pacino reeled in the leader Red Buttons in the final hundred metres to score an learn more ...

Bianconi’s Hot Run Extends to Hong Kong
June 28, 2009 at 8:43 am

Bianconi’s winning weekend rolled on Sunday when his son You Gotta Pay won the HK$625,000 Sports & Recreation Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. With champion jockey Douglas Whyte in the saddle, You Gotta Pay just behind the leaders for much of the sprint race before coming with a perfectly timed learn more ...

Can’t Hold That Tiger
June 27, 2009 at 12:10 pm

It is one of the great things about standing stallions when the opposition on the racetrack cannot keep up and your news service on the stallion cannot keep up. We just cannot Hold – That Tiger he is off and running with a burst reminiscent of his electrifying finish as a 2YO winner of the learn more ...

Silent Killer Continues Tigers Run
June 25, 2009 at 12:10 pm

The winning run of progeny by Hold That Tiger continued when Silent Killer made a winning debut in the Chris Packer Accounting Plate (1200m) at Ballarat. At the races for the first time for Cranbourne trainer Terry Mathrick, Silent Killer showed both speed and stamina in an impressive performance. Under comeback apprentice Michael McDonald, Silent learn more ...

Impressive Win By Bianconi Debutante
June 23, 2009 at 8:45 am

In a race marred by pre-race drama, Bianconi filly Fair Look announced herself as a horse to follow by winning the $12,000 Midland Express Maiden Plate (1100m) on debut at Kyneton this afternoon. The race was delayed after third emergency from the Mark Anderson stable, Briefs, refused to go into the gates and was subsequently learn more ...