Swettenham Stud’s impressive stallion, Americain (USA) is having a very strong Premier Sale with his five high quality session one yearlings averaging over $90,000. The son of champion stallion Dynaformer, his second crop yearlings are being purchased by some of the most astute judges in the industry. The first, was lot 13 in Swettenham Stud’s draft from the mare La Famelia. A well grown strong colt, out of the listed winning Strategic mare, she was the winner of 4 races including the listed Hareeba Stakes. This is her seventh foal and she is the dam of three winners including French Fern, who won the ATC Reisling stakes in 2016. She is also the dam of “Be Like Dad” a multiple winner at Ra

There is a notable update in the Swettenham Stud draft, when the Master of Design filly, Bennelong Dancer won convincingly at Wagga yesterday. Bennelong Dancer is from the stakes winning mare Prancelot who is the grand dam of Lot 89, a chestnut colt by Street Boss, the group one winning son of Street Cry from the Choisir mare, My Choisir. Pracelot won the SAJC Walter Brown stakes and is from the immediate family of multiple stakes winning Hong Kong galloper Aashiq and the Group 2 placed Finderskeepers. A well-grown, very attractive colt, Lot 89 is getting plenty of attention during the inspections, being well liked by astute buyers. Speaking on behalf of the breeder Kym Burke, Arthur Daberni

A wonderful supporter of the thoroughbred breeding industry, Craig Pearce from Princeton Thoroughbred Stud in Moorooduc is an important player, both in buying and selling yearlings, through breeding and as an owner enjoying success on the track. Princeton Thoroughbred Stud was set up in late 2007. On 55 acres, it took Craig over 12 months to fix it up to be ready for horses, as previously the land was used for cattle and flowers. Craig recalls, “It was full of cows and roses!” But Craig saw an opportunity with the great location and the lovely sloping land. Now well established, it is a boutique thoroughbred stud that aims to buy nice fillies, race them with success and then retain to breed

Breeding horses is a journey. From choosing a sire, finding a mare, watching a foal grow and hopefully seeing it race is a long one. And nobody knows that better than Western District farmer Michael Niall. Producing beef and sheep on their Coleraine property, Parkwood, with his late brother Donard, their family have always been involved in thoroughbreds. Michael recalls visiting the famous home of Phar Lap, Breaside Farm as a child, then run by the trainer Ernest Willmott. He remembers the magnificent stables and the private training track as they fed the horses of a Sunday. The Niall brother’s bred their first winner, Miasma, in the 1950s after sending a mare up the road to Meadow Mist, whi

Equiano has had a very successful 24 hours with three winners across three meetings. The first to salute was Robbie Griffith’s Curvano at Pakenham Park in the Aligned Leisure (Bm64) 1200m ridden in a tight finish by Jye McNeil. McNeil commented after the race that by drawing awkwardly, he had to do some work but he settled well and was very tough through the line when challenged. In front of a large group of owners, he was upbeat about the run and believes there is more improvement to come. Curvano is a 4yo chestnut gelding out of the Annaba mare Curvaceous Miss. Curvano has now had two wins from seven starts and looks likely to continue his winning form for the Griffiths stable. Gitan won a

Swettenham Stud will host the winners of the VIP Swettenham Stud Experience tomorrow at their Premier Yearling Sale parade. Won by Melbourne Racing Club members Deborah & Geoff Dixon they are excited to spend a day visiting the professional breeding operation and also see their prize, a service to stallion Trust in a Gust (pictured) in the flesh. Melbourne Racing Club’s Racing and Media Executive, Josh Rodder commented on the exposure the Swettenham Summer Championships had on members and the racing public. Through social media, and using the hashtag #summer champs, members could predict the winner of each leg of the Swettenham Summer Series Championships. This initiative exposed a large nat

A perfect summer’s night at Moonee Valley’s Chinese New Year meeting saw Punt Club give Pat Cannon his first city winner in front of a large, very excited group of owners. With the Princess Park silks on full display the 4-year-old son of Equiano was too strong at the finish in the Inglis 55 Second Challenge. Ridden by Damian Lane, he hit the front 50m out and stopped the clock at 55.53 seconds. After a brave run for a second place last Friday at the Valley, expectations for Punt Club before last night’s race were that he would improve after the solid run. Speaking with Princess Park’s Adam Palmer, he describes Punt Club as a “tough bugger”. Out of the Keltrice mare, Seven Year Itch, Swetten

Swettenham Stud is synonymous in the industry with quality and a deep heritage. With a focus on customer service and long term relationships, Swettenham has grown to become one of Victoria’s most successful players. With a history spanning over many decades, Swettenham has attracted and retained some of the best operators in the industry and is now looking for a standout candidate to fill the role of Office Administration Manager at the stud, situated near Nagambie. The role is all encompassing and includes (but is not limited to): overseeing all aspects of day to day stud administration, supervision of office staff, liaising with key stakeholders, debtor management, weekly payroll processin