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posted on 15 July, 2017

Smart Group winner for Sweynesse's sire

Smart Group winner for Sweynesse's sire

Juvenile colt Cardsharp has been a consistent performer for his sire Lonhro throughout his first European campaign and on 13 July he added a well-deserved first Group win to his record when landing the 1200m July Stakes at Newmarket.
Travelling well throughout under James Doyle, Mark Johnston’s charge was asked to quicken once entering the final 400m and picked up impressively to move clear and win by a length and three quarters.
Cardsharp won by three and a half lengths on his racecourse debut in May and added a second victory to his record last month before finishing third in the G2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot.
He is one of 15 Black type performers so far this year for Lonhro, also sire of G1 winner Impending and G2-winning duo Holding Gold and Isotherm.
Lonhro was crowned Champion three-year-old, Champion miler and, at the conclusion of his five-year-old campaign, Horse of The Year.
He won a remarkable 26 of his 35 starts, including no fewer than 11 Group One races.
Lonhro’s 13 years at stud have yielded 67 black type winners, He was crowned Australian Champion sire for the 2010-11 season and has consistently been a top ranked stallion in Australia.
Lonhro set a new Australian record of 160 individual winners in a season.
His son Pierro, unbeaten juvenile Triple Crown winner, was rated the best juvenile colt in Australia since 1977. Pierro is currently the Leading First season sire in Australia.
Sweynesse is the only son of the Champion racehorse and Sire Lonhro at stud in New Zealand.

Image- Lonhro


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