Stallion News
Vasil: Apprehend Toughest I’ve Trained
January 16, 2010 at 11:55 am
Hold That Tiger gelding Apprehend registered his second win from his last three starts by winning the $90,000 Comedy King Handicap (2520m) at Flemington this afternoon. Returning to Flemington just over a fortnight after his gallant second in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) behind Atlantic Air, Apprehend was just as tenacious this afternoon with a
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Dash For Cash City Winners In Two States
January 11, 2010 at 10:11 pm
This is the time of the year when stud owners want to see the progeny of their sires getting winners. Any time really is a good time for a winner but in particular the sales season that has already commenced and will continue through until April. Swettenham Stud is having a great season with Bianconi
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Swettenham Stud Breeding Venture #1
January 6, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Adam Sangster has long harbored an ambition to put together a group of investors that can share with him the passion and excitement of breeding thoroughbred horses. Finally all those people who have indicated they would like to be involved with Swettenham Stud (and don’t have a mare) have the appropriate vehicle. Click here to
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Apprehend A Winner For Hold That Tiger At Caulfield
December 27, 2009 at 11:56 am
Consistent Hold That Tiger gelding Apprehend made the most of racing at his home track by winning the Alan Wicks Handicap today after seven consecutive starts at Moonee Valley over the past few months. Trained at Caulfield by Tony Vasil, Apprehend has already won at the track last July, running three seconds and a third
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Christmas Newsletter 2009
December 23, 2009 at 11:41 pm
The Christmas edition of the Swettenham Stud newsletter can be found here .
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Our Baby Bonus Shows Plenty Of Dash
December 11, 2009 at 10:10 pm
It appears Mick Price has another quality up and comer in the stable if ‘Our Baby Bonus’s win in yesterdays Luxbet.com Maiden Plate (1000m) at Bendigo is anything to go by.The three-year-old grey gelding by Dash For Cash could not have been more impressive crossing from the widest barrier to lead a field of nine
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Soldiers Tale Foal Is Breednet’s Readers Choice
December 11, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Soldier’s Tale is already receiving accolades for his 2009 foals at foot winning the 2009 Breednet Foal Gallery Reader’s Choice award. “Polling closed last night to decide the this year’s Reader’s Choice foal from the 2009 Breednet Foal Gallery with one charismatic youngster garnering almost a third of the vote. The foal photo in question
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Swettenham Stallions Still Delivering Without Headlines
December 6, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Very rarely do you read about Swettenham Stud stallions on the variety of websites unless the articles have originated with us. There is an abundance of sponsored and biased articles on breeding sites which the industry must digest, fortunately there is one thing these sites and journalists cannot influence – “winners”. No amount of sponsorship
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Double for Swettenham Sires In New Zealand
December 6, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Despite very small representation in that region, two sires at Adam Sangster’s Swettenham stud at Nagambie in Vlctoria have each had winners on top tracks in New Zealand in a week. The sires are the current Victorian based leading sire Bianconi, a son of Danzig, and the promising young Danehill winner getter Court of Jewels.
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Tiger Has Hold On Winners
December 2, 2009 at 11:58 am
Numbers cannot get more impressive when it comes to Hold That Tiger. Between August and November 2009 his offspring collected 58 individual wins. The chestnut stallion is enjoying great popularity with breeders overseas, but is making ground in Australia. 22 winners overall in August 2009 alone are laying claim to his success. There has also
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