Stallion News
Big Dozen in 72 Hours
March 28, 2011 at 5:57 pm
The strength of the five stallions at Swettenham Stud with runners was again rammed home to breeders on the weekend when in the space of three days they accumulated 12 winners. Leading the charge was Bianconi with 5 winners (2 of them first time winners). Bianconi’s winners came in the form of the exciting galloper
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Neriani Proves Her City Class
March 26, 2011 at 8:19 am
Lightly raced filly Neriani made the transition to city class by taking out the Royal Tivoli Jewellers Cup at Caulfield this afternoon. Apprentice Jordan Mallyon steered the daughter of Bianconi through a narrow gap to touch out Koala Bear narrowly right on the post. Neriani ($4.20-$6.50) won by a short half head from Koala Bear
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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
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1st Season Sires Doing Well
March 17, 2011 at 2:18 pm
The Adelaide Sale concluded yesterday and the two first season sires at Swettenham Stud continued to impress. Host the dual Grade 1 winning son of Hussonet again grabbed trainer’s attention with some solid sales. His colt as Lot 2 at the SA Magic Millions Yearling Sale was possibly the steal of the sale at $50,000
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DFC does it again with a 2YO Winner
March 7, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Trainer Michael Freedman continues to make his mark in the Singapore Golden Horseshoe series for two-year- olds with his second win from the three legs already run thus far, when Dash For Win (Dash For Cash) landed the money in style the $60,000 Inglis Easter Yearling Stakes (1100m) two weeks after Cash Luck (Bradbury’s Luck)
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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
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Melbourne Premier Sale Wrap
March 3, 2011 at 2:20 pm
The three days of selling at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale have witnessed a sale growing in strength on a daily basis. The first day of selling was somewhat difficult as buyers tended to sit on their hands and set limits to their purchasing with other lots they liked still to come. In many respects
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Lightning Stakes and Swettenham Focus Attention on Premier Sale Draft
February 20, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Lot 520 the brown filly from the Swettenham Stud Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale draft in 2008 is racing as the champion sprinter Black Caviar. Her win yesterday in the Group 1 VRC Lightning Stakes 1000m follows on from the win in the same Group 1 sprint last year by Nicconi a son of Swettenham Stud’s successful stallion Bianconi.
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Smiling Tiger Revived Memory of his Dad.
February 20, 2011 at 11:39 am
Hold That Tiger and the vast majority of his stock enjoy being ridden quietly, finding their feet in a race and then hitting the line. Smiling Tiger the Champion 3YO Sprinter in the US with two Grade 1 wins against older rivals was always ridden to lead and run hard into the bridal. He ran
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Swettenham Melbourne Sale Draft Online
February 17, 2011 at 2:22 pm
The Inglis Permier Yearling Sale will be held at Oaklands Junction from the 28th of February to the 3rd of March. The Swettenham draft of 24 yearlings are now available for viewing online. Included in the draft are yearlings by Swettenham stallions plus others like Fastnet Rock and Commands. Well worth viewing.
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