Three Akeed Mofeed fillies sold at yearling sales in 2019 are being set for big things in the coming weeks both in Australia and New Zealand. The Swettenham Stud stallion trio – Succeed Indeed, Trodaire and A Box Of Tricks – are all last start winners and being aimed at Group 1 races. Succeed Indeed Succeed Indeed is being set for the Victoria Oaks, Trodaire is aimed at the VRC Derby and New Zealander A Box Of Tricks will hopefully head to the NZ Thousand Guineas. Already Group 3 placed on debut in the Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in March, Succeed Indeed, out of Lucky Morna (Ferocity), resumed after a 26-week break and ran third at her second start at Sandown. And three weeks later

There is no doubting the credentials of young stallion Highland Reel. Now standing his third season at Swettenham Stud, he is the best performed son of champion racehorse and stallion, Galileo. Highland Reel is so much like his outstanding father who just recently in one day – September 13 - kept the Group 1 victories rolling along when he produced another three horses to win at the highest level. Three-year-old Galileo colt Mogul recorded the first of the Group 1 treble for his sire when he won the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. And later that afternoon, two-year-old filly Shale won the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh, and was soon followed by Dermot Weld’s four-year-old mare

Due to the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent restrictions imposed, we are required to make some alterations to our walk-on mare procedures. We have modelled our protocols on the system successfully used throughout Europe during the recently concluded Northern Hemisphere breeding season. Floats: Please come to the rear of the covering shed into the loading race, where our staff will disinfect the handles and latches on your float, and unload your mare/mare and foal. Your mare will be covered and loaded back onto your float by our staff, who will be wearing gloves at all times. Please remain in your vehicle throughout. Trucks and commercial transporters: One of our staff will meet you