Stunning Frankel Stallion Diego Velazquez to Swettenham Stud in 2026

Swettenham Stud are thrilled to announce that Frankel’s exceptional Group 1 winner DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (IRE)  will shuttle to their Nagambie operation, commencing in 2026. Winner of the 1600m G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois, just like sensational…
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Park hat-trick for team Noonan

Article written by Darcy Cosgriff from Racing.com on 27 July 2024: Promising Toronado filly Herbert Park has claimed her third-straight victory at Caulfield on Saturday, relishing the tough going to post a gritty win for the Noonan team. Trained…
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Velvet shows Guineas qualities

Article written by Andrew Eddy from Racing.com on 27 July 2024: It was hardly perfectly executed, but the win at Caulfield by the unbeaten filly I Am Velvet has forced a rethink of the filly’s immediate future with the spring’s Thousand…

Toronado Stallion Profile – BlueBloods

The Oldsmobile Toronado was the first modern front-wheel drive car manufactured in the United States, and coincidentally, 2015 was both the 50th anniversary of the car and the year that Toronado (High Chaparral-Wana Doo, by Grand Slam) retired…

Toronado Colt Tops Inglis Weanling Day 2

By Black Type Horse Racing, 8 May 2024 The top weanling on Day 2 at Riverside in Sydney was a Toronado x Atomic Pulse colt from Lustre Lodge which realised $320,000, to the extreme delight of Lustre’s Paige Churcher. “He’s a colt we…

Stalwart Anchors Balance of Swettenham’s Line Up

By Black Type Horse Racing, 2 May 2024 In 2024, Swettenham Stud's headliner Toronado asserted himself as the number one active sire in Hong Kong, courtesy of the Group 1 success of Victor The Winner and emerging superstar Helios Express.…