Soldier’s Tale

Soldier’s Tale filly set for G2 Karrakatta Plate
March 21, 2012 at 9:22 pm

Soldier’s Tale sired his first winner on Wednesday when flying filly Fine Copper scored a half-length victory in the Westspeed 2YO Plate (1200m) at Ascot. Soldier’s Tale (USA) stands at Swettenham Stud and his Perth filly had put the writing on the wall at her previous start when runner-up to Sky Princess at Ascot. Fine learn more ...

Soldier’s Tale a Hit at Magic Millions
January 13, 2012 at 8:46 pm

Swettenham Stud sire Soldier’s Tale was given another vote of confidence on the Gold Coast this week when his sole Magic Millions yearling made $80,000. The Soldier’s Tale – Broadway Hit filly (Lot 498) was presented by Hunter Valley based Amarina Farm and was purchased by Perth trainer Lindsey Smith. Amarina studmaster Craig Anderson was learn more ...

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 ...

Soldier’s Start A New Tale
February 11, 2011 at 9:13 pm

The first yearlings sold at auction by Soldier’s Tale in Australia went through the ring at last night’s Perth Magic Millions Session 2. The three colts reflected the average sale clearance figures with 2 selling and one Lot 188 the bay  colt out of Sloane Street being passed in with a $50,000 reserve. However, the learn more ...

Stakes Win A Boost For Soldier’s Tale Yearling
January 30, 2011 at 9:12 pm

Swettenham bred Eclair Mystic’s march to the Group One Australian Guineas took a leap forward when he scored a thrilling win in the listed Zeditave Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Australia Day. The stakes win provides a welcome boost to the pedigree of his yearling sister by Soldier’s Tale, which will be sold at the learn more ...

Soldier’s Tale expecting Close Relation To Breeder’s Cup Winner
November 22, 2010 at 9:11 pm

The global breeding empire of Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley enterprise has spread to every corner of the world and for the astute buyer looking to snap up some of their discards the rewards can be great. We’ve all been to mixed sales in Australia featuring reductions of Darley breeding stock, many of the horses featuring international learn more ...

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 learn more ...

Soldier’s Tale Foal Gallery 2009
October 9, 2009 at 9:08 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 ...

Conquerer Of Aussies At Ascot Boosts Swettenham
August 29, 2009 at 9:07 pm

One of the yet to be represented sires standing at Adam Sangster’s new look Swettenham stud at Nagambie in Victoria alongside Bianconi, the Danzig product who added to his status as one of the hottest sires in the State with winners last Saturday, August 22, at Randwick and Moonee Valley, is a leading European sprinter learn more ...

First 2009 Crop of Foals for Soldier’s Tale
August 25, 2009 at 9:06 pm

Soldier’s Tale – Margareda Filly Soldier’s Tale already has four foals at foot for 2009 and you can view them all by Clicking Here learn more ...