Firing Toronado on top of Swettenham Stud stallion roster
Swettenham Stud’s emerging stallion Toronado (High Chaparral) will remain at an unchanged service fee in 2020, despite the shuttler siring a number of exciting southern hemisphere-bred first crop three-year-olds this season. The Al Shaqab-owned Toronado heads the six-stallion Swettenham roster at $27,500 (all fees inclusive of GST) while the Adam Sangster-led farm’s newcomer I Am... Read More
Draft racing calendar released
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has released a proposed calendar for August through to early November to give owners, trainers and racing participants some certainty for the next six months. This follows the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) announcement for consultation of the revised racing calendar for the balance of the 2019/20 racing year earlier... Read More
D’Argento being offered to stud farms
Group 1 winner D’Argento (So You Think) has been retired and could potentially join the stallion ranks next season – although where still remains to be seen. Trainer Chris Waller and owners Star Thoroughbreds announced D’Argento’s retirement yesterday, after a planned return to racing was shelved. It followed news on Monday that Star’s stalwart Invincibella... Read More
Zousain retired, to stand at Widden in 2020
Zousain, the first ever foal from Widden Stud’s leading young stallion Zoustar (Northern Meteor), will join his sire on the farm’s roster after the four-year-old’s retirement was announced yesterday. A Group 2-winning juvenile, taking the Champagne Classic (Gr 2, 1200m) at Doomben before finishing second to The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) in the J J... Read More
Tassort to join Newgate roster
Godolphin colt Tassort (Brazen Beau) has been announced as a surprise addition to Newgate Farm’s stallion roster for 2020, with the farm – in conjunction with partners Emirates Park Stud – banking on the former star juvenile’s X-factor, his top-notch pedigree and his commercial appeal at an affordable price to attract breeders. Tassort, the half-brother... Read More
Moore aiming high with Saturn
A runaway win by Hostwin Saturn (Stratum) in Saturday’s Class 2 & 3 Handicap (1800m) has elevated the four-year-old to clear cut favoritism for the Macau Derby (Listed, 1800m), set for July 19. Prepared by first-season trainer Nick Moore, son of Macau’s former champion trainer Gary, Hostwin Saturn simply destroyed his opponents in a... Read More