Stallion News

Eclair Mystic on a mission in Macau
November 8, 2011 at 11:06 pm

Swettenham Stud bred sprinter Eclair Mystic will fly the flag for Australia in the Premier Cup in Macau on November 18. Victory in the $250,000 event will have a flow-on effect for Swettenham at the 2012 Inglis Melbourne Premier yearling sale. The Nagambie nursery has catalogued his half-brother by Soldier’s Tale for Oaklands Junction in learn more ...

Class a factor for Fillydelphia
November 8, 2011 at 12:23 am

Bianconi mare Fillydelphia surprised trainer Rob Heathcote with the ease of her victory in the Perfect Italiano Hcp (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday. Fillydelphia (4m Bianconi – Edel Vanessa by Encosta De Lago) looked vulnerable in a sprint well short of her pet trip but she was a class above her rivals.  The mare gave learn more ...

Bruhn backs Bianconi
November 7, 2011 at 9:45 am

Mount Gambier trainer Ricky Bruhn crossed the border and collected the cash with a Swettenham Stud double at Warrnambool last Thursday. Bruhn won with the half-brothers Conidel (Bianconi) and Cashadel (Dash For Cash).  They are both out of Bruhn’s Keltrice mare Deltrice and they both saluted at 10/1. Bruhn believes Conidel has the scope to learn more ...

Sky’s the limit for Bionic Star
November 7, 2011 at 9:12 am

Swettenham Stud sire Bianconi completed another winning week when Bionic Star scored a determined victory in the Tony Carrick 3YO Vase in Hobart on Sunday. He was the seventh Australian winner in seven days for Bianconi. Spreyton trainer Barry Campbell said the sky’s the limit for Bionic Star after the talented galloper kept his unbeaten learn more ...

Keys on song with Musical Hit
November 6, 2011 at 9:01 am

Ken Keys has been a valuable Swettenham Stud client over the years and he sealed another deal with Adam Sangster shortly after Musical Hit won the $100,000 Antler Luggage Hcp (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Musical Hit’s dam Brava Brava was covered by Swettenham sire Kaphero on Sunday morning. Keys trained Brava Brava for his learn more ...

Dash For Viz wins grand final at Flemington
November 4, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Dash For Cash was always going to play a big hand in the TCL Electronics Plate at Flemington on Thursday and that’s the way it panned out at headquarters. Restricted to grey gallopers, the Swettenham Stud sire was represented by pacemaker Dashalot and the eventual winner Dash For Viz. Dash For Viz (5g Dash For learn more ...

Two Sugars too good at Mornington
October 30, 2011 at 10:00 am

Swettenham Stud sire Dash For Cash began October with stakes winners Chase The Rainbow (G2 MVRC Stutt Stakes) and Boom ‘n’ Zoom (LR Cranbourne Cup) and he finished the month with another three winners last week. Cash Bound (3g Dash For Cash – Southern Bound by Fasliyev) won first-up with a withering finish at Bendigo learn more ...

Brilliant debut by Bianconi gelding
October 24, 2011 at 9:30 am

The dogs were barking Couragio Bianco before the Bianconi gelding made a brilliant debut at Sale on Sunday. Couragio Bianco (4g Bianconi – Cup Of Courage by Raise A Cup) had not been seen at the trials, nevertheless he started an odds-on favourite in the Racingnetwork Maiden (1200m).  He is part-owned by Michael Tehan and learn more ...

Acclamation in demand again at Tattersalls
October 13, 2011 at 3:15 am

Sire-of-the-moment Acclamation was in demand again at the Tattersalls October yearling sale at Newmarket on Wednesday. The Acclamation colt out of the winning Mark Of Esteem mare Miss Corinne made 200,000 guineas to the bid of leading agent Peter Doyle.  He was second on the leader-board behind a Shamardal colt. He is a close relation learn more ...

Acclamation, Sire of Equiano, lights up Tattersalls October Sale
October 11, 2011 at 11:26 pm

Three colts by Rathbarry Stud’s resident stallion Acclamation dominated the opening session of Book 2 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Tuesday. Acclamation has received quality books of mares since his first crop began racing in 2007.  That crop was headed by Group 1 winning colts Dark Angel and Equiano. Dark Angel won the learn more ...