By ANZ Bloodstock, 10th September, 2023. Danny Shum will plot a path towards the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on December 10 with Victor The Winner (Toronado) after the lightly raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse), the world’s highest-rated sprinter, in the Class 1 the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin […]
Wooded scored a huge pedigree update over the weekend with his 2yo full brother Bucanero Fuerte winning the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes by 4 lengths! “I think Bucanero Fuerte is a serious horse. That’s three runs and three wins here, he’s the horse of a lifetime.” – Adrian Murray, Trainer “He’s an exceptionally nice horse, […]
By Breednet, July 3 2023 The Group II Railway Stakes (6f) at The Curragh on Sunday for juvenile colts produced a quinella for Wootton Bassett with Bucanero Fuerte edging out the race favourite Unquestionable. The Adrian Murray trained Bucanero Fuerte won on debut at The Curragh back in March and then finished third at Royal […]
2023 has been a tremendous year for Swettenham Stud and our stallions so far! Adam Sangster and the team would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support. These outstanding results such as Toronado’s Shesallshenanigans dominating the $1m VOBIS Showdown are not possible without you, the breeder. In just 5 starts, Shesallshenanigans has accumulated $783,250 in […]
15 April, 2023 by Mark Smith, breednet After siring the inaugural winner of the $1,000,000 The Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria Showdown, Swettenham Stud’s high-flying Toronado (IRE) struck again with Shesallshenanigans in the valuable feature at Sandown-Lakeside on Saturday. Given a positive ride by Linda Meech, the Simon Zahra-trained filly was strong to the line in defeating […]
17 April, 2023 by James Tzaferis, Racing.com Despite a phenomenal 12 months for his progeny on the racetrack, breeders sending a mare to star stallion Toronado this spring will pay the same price as his 2022 fee after Swettenham Stud announced a consolidated stallion roster. Toronado, now the sire of 19 Stakes winners including four […]
11 April, 2023 by Andrew Eddy, Racing.com Simon Zahra is happy for his flying Toronado filly Shesallshenanigans to go up in distance in Saturday’s $1 million Showdown at Ladbrokes Park Sandown on Saturday on the back of some advice from his rider. Shesallshenanigans thrashed her rivals at Bendigo in the Gold Rush (1000m) by a […]
By Lewis Lesbirel, TDN TDN AusNZ can reveal that a lifetime breeding right in Swettenham Stud’s stallion Toronado (Ire) will be offered at auction for the very first time at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on May 4. Fresh from siring another stakes double on Friday, we caught up with Marcus Heritage, nominations at Swettenham, to discuss […]