March - 2017

Rebel Dane to stand at Swettenham Stud

Rebel Dane to stand at Swettenham Stud

Adam Sangster of Swettenham Stud and the owners of Rebel Dane are delighted to announce that the dual Group One-winning stallion will stand at Swettenham Stud from the 2017 season. Rebel Dane will continue his racing career over the coming weeks in a number of Group One options that will be available to him in Sydney, Brisbane or Adelaide before the curtain comes down on a magnificent racing career. Rebel Dane has raced in top-class company for the majority of his career and

Delta D’Or is taking NT by storm

Delta D’Or is taking NT by storm

The Master Of Design galloper, Delta D’Or has now won four straight, and there doesn’t look like any sign of stopping for the heat loving three-year-old. Trained and owned by Patrick Johnston in Darwin, Delta D’Or has had three wins at his home track at Fannie Bay before heading down to Alice Springs and taking out the 1400m XXXX Gold Cup Luncheon at Pioneer Park. “He was running very consistently in Victoria for my sister Amy, but he kept running into some very good horses s

2017 Melbourne Premier Wrap Up

Creativity's Back

Creativity's Back

The lovely daughter of Master Of Design has certainly put her poor barrier manners behind her after securing her second win in a row this preparation at Sandown. Winning the Hamilton Reid Accountants Handicap over 1400m in nice style she is now back on track to continue ticking the boxes. She has been a challenge for the team at Ellerton Zahra Racing but speaking to co-trainer Simon Zahra, she now has positive race experiences under her belt and is beginning to show her true

Punt Paid Off

Punt Paid Off

Punt Club has added another win to his smart record giving his owners their fourth win from only fifteen starts. It is even more notable considering he has placed in seven of those starts. That’s certainly what racing is all about, enjoying the journey and this large group of owners are enjoying every minute. Winning his second 955m race of the Moonee Valley night racing season, the 4-year-old son of Equiano stopped the clock at 56.21s. A touch slower than his win on February

Honest Curvano is all heart

Honest Curvano is all heart

Equiano’s Curvano was too strong on the line at Pakenham Park on Thursday night going head to head down the straight with Downhearted in the Advance Cables Bm70 over 1400m. With both horses taking the lead at times, Curvano didn’t give in and stuck his nose out to take the winnings. In front of a large group of owners, Jockey Jye McNeil would have definitely heard them screaming down the straight, and was greeted my many happy faces when he returned to scale. “He was nice and

Australian Sales Debut

Australian Sales Debut

The 2015 arrival of Al Shaqab’s champion Toronado at Swettenham Stud as a stallion was a big coup for the stud and Victoria. And now the progeny of the stallion are set to make their southern hemisphere sales ring debut with four foals catalogued for the Inglis Australian Weanling and Broodmare Sale at Newmarket in April. The first of Toronado’s northern hemisphere foals were in huge demand late last year selling up to AU$330,000. Breeders who have used Toronado will surely h

Equiano’s Lauchetti launches his Fighting Spirit

Equiano’s Lauchetti launches his Fighting Spirit

When you see good judges and experienced buyers at the yearling sales analyzing pedigrees and scrutinizing type and conformation, one factor no expert can see is a horse’s will to win. At Sandown today the little fighter Lauchetti showed how important that quality is in a racehorse when he dug deep and kicked back to win thebigscreencompany.com.au Handicap at Ladbrokes Park Hillside over 1300m. This is Lauchetti’s first city win, and his second win in a row, saluting last sta

Gitan wins a tough battle in back to back success

Gitan wins a tough battle in back to back success

What a difference a couple of days makes, when the New South Wales galloper Gitan won again last Friday at Hawkesbury with back to back wins for Goulburn trainer Jean Dubois and regular jockey Jeff Penza. Gitan’s last win was at his home track at Goulburn on the 10th of February in the Doyle’s on the Beach Maiden Plate over 1400m. By Equiano, out of the mare Flying Spice by Flying Spur, Gitan means gypsy in french. However unlike his namesake, he is as honest as they come. Br

Creativity For Master of Design

Creativity For Master of Design

There are going to be post race festivities tonight after the very promising daughter of Master Of Design, Creativity put in a dominate performance tonight at Cranbourne in the De Bortoli Wines Maiden Plate over 1200m. The talented 3-year-old filly trained by Ellerton Zahra Racing has already showed that she has plenty of ability when placing at her first start in the Listed VRC Festival of Racing Stakes. But since then it has been a long journey with Creativity only having t

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