Equiano flyer Belvoir Bay streeted a strong field of two year-olds by 7 lengths in the LR Blue Norther Stakes (1600m) at Santa Anita on Sunday. The British import is the first USA stakes winner by Swettenham Stud’s Group 1 shuttler Equiano (Fr). He had gone close to a black-type breakthrough in September when Lola Beaux was runner-up in the G3 Commonwealth Oaks (1800m) at Laurel. Belvoir Bay (2f Equiano – Path of Peace by Rock of Gibraltar) scored by daylight on turf from Family Meeting who was coming off a win in the G3 Jimmy Durante Stakes at Del Mar. She won at Windsor and Goodwood before changing hands and crossing the Atlantic in September for new owners Team Valour. “I worked her on

Last-start Moonee Valley winner Marli Magic has a pedigree that’s produced top-class gallopers for Swettenham Stud’s Sangster family going back to Group 1 champion Pure Of Heart. Marli Magic was a $50,000 graduate from Adam Sangster’s Inglis Premier draft in 2012 and she will be back in action in the next fortnight. The mare has already earned $196,305 including $31,000 in Super VOBIS bonuses. Trainer John Sadler prepares her for a syndicate that includes his sister Helen and Aquanita Racing’s media manager Rob Gaylard. She was nominated to run again at Flemington on December 12 but was scratched when connections couldn’t find another 3kg claiming apprentice to replace regular rider Jessic

Swettenham Stud shuttler Equiano (Fr) has sired four new winners in the last week and they’ve scored by a combined 14 lengths! The Darren Weir trained first-starter Equietto completed the four-timer in the Ace Radio Maiden Plate (1100m) at Horsham on Sunday. He jumped straight to the lead and cruised home in a display that created plenty of interest from a future perspective. “He was extremely professional and won as he liked,” Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock manager Darren Dance said. “I’m not sure of the quality behind him but you can’t ask for much more than that on debut. He’s above-average and we will find a Super VOBIS race for him at the provincials or maybe even go to town.” Eq

Mares in foal to Swettenham Stud shuttler Toronado (Ire) have been in demand at the Tattersalls and Arqana December Sales Toronado covered a full northern book at the English National Stud earlier this year following a brilliant career for Al Shaqab Racing. He won the G2 Champagne Stakes at two before training on for Group 1 victories in the Sussex Stakes and Queen Anne Stakes as a three and four year-old. Infamous Angel (pictured) is by Exceed And Excel and was among the mares catalogued at Tattersalls. She’s due to deliver a Toronado foal in January and was purchased by leading agents Peter & Ross Doyle for 60,000gns (AUD 130,055). Infamous Angel was trained by Richard Hannon and won the

Swettenham Stud sire Master Of Design has a half-brother to Fontein Ruby catalogued for the Gold Coast Magic Millions and the colt’s full brother is also showing plenty of promise at Lindsay Park. The Master Of Design – Charming Ruby colt will parade as Lot 94 on Wednesday, January 6 and is the first of 18 yearlings drafted by Amarina Farm. He is being sold on behalf of Victorian breeder Rob Salter. Fontein Ruby won three stakes races at Flemington, Caulfield and Moonee Valley and her bank-balance topped $1 million following a further victory in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Reef at Caulfield. Her dam Charming Ruby (Rubiton) is a three-quarter sister to Cox Plate hero Fields Of Omagh and Salter s

While Darren Weir went on a lap of honour from Ballarat to Berriwillock following the Melbourne Cup, another one of his Group 1 stars returned from a spell without any fanfare. Trust In A Gust gave Weir his first Victorian Group 1 during the 2014 Caulfield Cup carnival but injuries have restricted him to just two starts this year. He’s already been signed to stand at Swettenham Stud and Weir is working towards winning a third Group 1 before the five year-old returns home to join the Nagambie roster in 2016. “Darren is taking him along slowly down on the beach at Warrnambool,” syndicate manager David Speechley said this week. “It’s early days and there are no plans as to when or where he wil