Swettenham Stud principal Adam Sangster took great satisfaction from the success of Sunday’s stallion parade, and especially the crowd’s enthusiastic response to newcomer Sioux Nation (USA).
The six-strong Swettenham stallion line-up paraded in front of a large audience on Sunday morning.
“I’d consider it the most well-attended parade at Swettenham for a number of years,” Sangster said. “There was a real quality attendance by a number of very significant breeders, recognising the quality of the line-up at Swettenham this year.”
Sioux Nation was a particular drawcard. A Group 1-winning son of the late and highly influential stallion Scat Daddy (USA), he will stand for an introductory fee of $16,000 plus GST in 2019.
Sioux Nation parading at Swettenham Stud stallion parade
“People were just in awe of him,” Sangster said. “You could hear the crowd take a deep breath, which was fantastic.
“He’s an exciting speed stallion, a son of Scat Daddy, and I think he’ll be what Victorian breeding needs – a strong 2-year-old type of sire. He’s proving to be very popular.”
“People were just in awe of him... You could hear the crowd take a deep breath, which was fantastic." - Adam Sangster
Unsurprisingly, Highland Reel (Ire) was also highly popular. He endeared himself to the racing public throughout the world, winning the G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf and Secretariat S. in the USA, two editions of the G1 Hong Kong Vase and three Group 1 races in England, along with a third to Winx (Street Cry {Ire}) in the 2015 Cox Plate.
Highland Reel (Ire) was highly popular
Highland Reel stands for a $15,000 fee, and his first foals are arriving this spring.
“He’s got his first foals, and we paraded a couple this morning,” Sangster said.
“People are very interested in Highland Reel. He really captures the imagination, having been such a great racehorse all around the world and in a range of track conditions. He was absolutely top-class.”
Akeed Mofeed (GB), who has made a strong start to his stud career at Goldin Farms in Adelaide, has joined the Swettenham roster this season at a fee of $15,000, while the roster is rounded out by Puissance De Lune (Ire) at $8,000, Toronado (Ire) at $25,000 and Trust In A Gust at $6,000.
Gallery: Swettenham Stud stallions on parade
“Akeed Mofeed is a lovely son of Dubawi who’s done extremely well and has graduated from South Australia to Victoria,” Sangster said. “He has become very commercial, and people now know that they can breed very successfully from him.
“Breeders can expect very significant returns with Toronado. He’s a powerhouse, and those sons of High Chaparral (Ire) are having great success at stud.
“The oldest crop of Puissance De Lune’s progeny are 3-year-olds now, and there are some strong vibes and a very good groundswell out there about them now. Being by Shamardal (USA), his progeny should start to come into their own.
“And people really liked Trust In A Gust. He’s an absolute weapon. He’s a very strong and impressive stallion. There’s a lot to like about his pedigree as well, descending from Sunday Silence (USA).”
