Swettenham Foals On The Improve
Thursday, 2 September 2010: Alan Morton who has come from the Hunter Valley after 16 years in charge of Collingrove Stud near Sandy Hollow has been witness to this improvement.
He has no doubt that the last four stallions onto the roster have been instrumental in these results.
The first crop of Kaphero foals are arriving and all foals to-date have been bays.
The stallion is a quality type and his foals are in the same mould.
Strength, quality and bone are critical in this market place and if the word athletic means anything then the colt out of the multiple stakes-placed Anna Dana is a natural.
He should be a racehorse as her dam is a half-sister to Street Cry and Shamardal.
The Host foals have been really stamped. Host as a son of Hussonet continues a sireline that can produce strong well built foals with a back end on them that the trainers really want.
The second crop of Soldier's Tale foals have been very good again. He is not as powerful as Host behind, but for a European runner has a very good back end and stands over a bit more ground.
He looks like he will get 2YO sprinters just like his sire Stravinsky did and his first son at stud in Australia, Oratorio has done already in WA.
However, the real key to these foals is they should go beyond 1200m sprints and extend out to a truly run mile and a quarter.
The Keep the Faith foals are still very athletic and have been well received in the sales rings.
Importantly, they continue to develop into imposing individuals and reports from trainers lead us to expect better results now his first crop have turned 3YO.
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