Devils Pinch owns a turn of foot that will propel him to Saturday wins in Melbourne. The Equiano three year-old produced a burst of acceleration that took him to a clear-cut victory at Sale on Sunday. He had won on debut at Pakenham in August and maintained a perfect first-up record in the Laugh @ Life Hcp (1200m). The Peter Moody trainee started a $2.40 favourite after some first-rate trials and there’s better wins ahead after his two-length victory over Roman Fizz (Magnus) and Caspian (Stratum). Moody knew Devils Pinch had ability from the outset and the Caulfield trainer purchased his yearling sister by Equiano from Swettenham Stud at the 2015 Melbourne Premier. Their dam Miss Shakira (S

Lee Freedman will go ahead with plans to set Artistic Design for the $250,000 Inglis 2YO Premier despite the lack of suitable lead-ups before the Caulfield sales-related race on February 6. Artistic Design is by Swettenham Stud sire Master Of Design and wasn’t asked to let down during a quiet 800m trial at Flemington last Wednesday. He settled second behind Lindsay Park colt Karaama (Lonhro) and was then geared down in the straight. The unraced colt is a half-brother to Group 1 winner Trust In A Gust and cost Freedman $300,000 at the 2015 Melbourne Premier. He is raced by a syndicate that includes Ozzie Kheir, Trust In A Gust’s managing part-owner David Speechley and Swettenham’s Adam Sang

The stars are aligning for Swettenham Stud sire Americain in the lead-up to the Inglis Melbourne Premier yearling sale. The Melbourne Cup winner was raced by Kevin & Colleen Bamford and Gerry & Val Ryan and both couples have been on a winning run over the holidays. Americain (USA) has 26 first-crop yearlings for Melbourne Premier – Swettenham has entered 6 and the Bamfords have 9 under their Daisy Hill Breeding banner. One of the highlights among the Daisy Hill yearlings is the Americain – Paris Tryst colt (Lot 115) in the Blue Riband Session. He’s a half-brother to Yulong Baby who is on a hat-trick after Caulfield wins on Boxing Day and January 9. Paris Tryst (Fusaichi Pegasus) is an unrac

Many of you are already aware that Chris Belli will be leaving Swettenham at the end of the month to relocate back to the United States with his family. Chris met his wife Erica in Southern Indiana/Northern Kentucky in 2002 and soon after moved to Australia. After 13 years and with the arrival of their third child in December they have decided to return to the United States. Chris has held the position of General Manager – Sales and Marketing for the past four years at Swettenham, responsible for nomination sales and all of the marketing activities. The decision to not only leave Swettenham, but to also relocate to the USA was made with careful consideration toward the end of 2015. For my w

Randwick trainer John Sargent was more than impressed with his Equiano winner Water Diviner at Canterbury on Wednesday. “He should have won before now,” the former Kiwi conditioner admitted. “He’s putting it together now and I will start stepping him up in grade.” Water Diviner (3g Equiano - Check In Time by Blevic) settled well back in the field over 1250m and then sprinted quickly to hit the front at the 100m mark. “It was really good to see him hit the line like that,” Sargent said. “He’s going to get over more ground with racing.” The Sydney gelding is the 13th individual winner for Equiano (Fr) this season. The Swettenham Stud shuttler is second on the second season sires list in Vi

Of some of the most popular sires in the long history of Victorian breeding, 2015 newcomer Toronado (Ire) to enterprising Adam Sangster’s Swettenham Stud may have received the biggest welcome (173 mares). A resident at England’s historic National Stud, the one at Newmarket at which sixty years ago Never Say Die, a Nasrullah English Derby winner given to the British Government by his owner, in a twenty year reign as a sire became a significant breed shaper,Toronado challenges as the busiest first season visiting sire used in Victoria. This son of dual hemisphere used High Chaparral (by Sadler’s Wells) may also have had the biggest book,158 (146 in foal), given to a new National Stud sire in h

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