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…

by Mark Smith, Breednet Monday October 2 Trainer Matt Cumani will search for some black-type at the Flemington Carnival for Manchego after the son of Toronado (IRE) made a winning career debut over 1200m at Ballarat on Monday. Ridden by Declan Bates, Manchego was hung up on the fence halfway down the straight but did […]

Bred To Win visited Swettenham Stud this season and featured the fastest son of Wootton Bassett – WOODED. Wooded foals are on the ground and his first yearlings are selling in the Northern Hemisphere.

By Kristen Manning, TTR 19 September, 2023 “The beginning of every racing story can be told from a slightly different angle,” Alastair Forres said and that is certainly the case when it comes to the mare he brought to Australia in the early 1980s – the mighty Eight Carat (GB) (Pieces Of Eight {Ire}). Just […]