Host

Host with the Most
January 5, 2012 at 6:31 am

Swettenham Stud freshman Host sired his first winner at Ballarat’s twilight meeting on Thursday. Flying Hostess (2f Host – Ardent Command by Commands) scored a courageous victory in the Dowling Forest Equine Maiden (1000m) after being headed in the straight. She found plenty in the final furlong to defeat Chasing Kisses (Hidden Dragon) by three learn more ...

Striding to Success
March 23, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Host yearlings are heading to breakers and they are starting to receive fair reviews across many breaking operations. As solid well-built individuals the Host yearlings should continue to go forward as many also had a good bit of leg under them. Interestingly, many are striding out nicely not a surprise given they were very good learn more ...

Host Filly Goes To Ramage al la Bart.
March 7, 2011 at 7:17 pm

What a great walking filly? Really going places. Never turned a hair while being paraded. Big scopy filly with huge overstep. Good muscle and a quality unit. This sire Host can get a type. YES the superlatives just kept coming for Melbourne Premier Sale Lot 443 the Bay Filly from stakes placed Brillanti (NZ) by learn more ...

A Lot To Like About Host
April 17, 2010 at 7:11 pm

Host, who can lay claim to being among the best performed racehorses to come out of South America, is now on the threshold of a new career. He was secured in the early part of 2008 by Adam Sangster, to stand as a sire at his Swettenham Stud, near Nagambie. Host has a lot of learn more ...

Host Foal Gallery 2009
October 12, 2009 at 7:10 pm

Each of the foal thumbnail images in this gallery can be clicked on to provide a fully detailed, high resolution, downloadable image of that foal.   learn more ...

Host Served His First Book In 2008
June 6, 2009 at 6:56 pm

Host who was extremely popular after being launched on the day Hussonet enjoyed a Group 1 double. On the back of Weekend Hussler winning the Oakleigh Plate and Reaan winning the Blue Diamond it was obvious that Host would serve a very nice book and he did, ending up with 93 mares in foal. Most learn more ...

Bow Mistress Plays Host To Victorian Raiders
February 10, 2008 at 6:55 pm

Top Victorian trainer Peter Moody added to his imposing record in Tasmanian feature races when talented mare Diamond Cove outclassed her rivals in today’s $80,000 Swettenham Stud Bow Mistress Stakes at Elwick. Moody, a regular visitor to the Tasmanian summer carnival, added the Bow Mistress to his previous wins in the Hobart and Launceston Cups learn more ...

Host A Boost To Bow Mistress Stakes
January 31, 2008 at 6:54 pm

The Swettenham Stud Bow Mistress Stakes with prize money of $80,000 is rapidly earning a reputation as a must target for owners of fillies and mares. As well as the major share of the prize money, the winner of the prestigious weight-for-age fillies and mares classic will win a service to Host, the latest world learn more ...

Swettenham Host to American Conqueror of Alinghi
January 9, 2008 at 6:53 pm

Host, the Hussonet Chilean juvenile champion of 2003 and Horse of the Year of 2004 who thrashed the awesomely fast Australian queen of sprinting Alinghi (eighth) when they clashed in the $600,000 Group 1 Shadwell Turf Mile (1600m) at Keeneland, Kentucky in October 2005, retires this year to stand as a resident of the stallion learn more ...

Champion Host to Stand at Swettenham Stud
January 6, 2008 at 6:51 pm

Swettenham Stud is extremely proud to announce that HOST, a dual Group One winning son of leading sire Hussonet will stand the 2008 breeding season at their Nagambie property. His acquisition is a huge boost to the North East region and the Victorian Breeding Industry. “Host is an outstanding addition for 2008 to our stallion learn more ...