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posted on 3 August, 2020

Sweynesse Champion First Season Sire

Sweynesse (Lonhro) has added his name to the list of champion New Zealand first season sires, continuing to stamp fledgling farm Novara Park Stud as a leading identifier of emerging stallion prospects. “Novara Park is extremely proud that Sweynesse has won the leading New Zealand first season sire on winners, stakes-winners and earnings,” Novara Park principal Luigi Muollo told ANZ Bloodstock News. “The leading first season sire award is very encouraging and we expect Sweynesse’s progeny to excel as threeyear-olds over 1600 metres and beyond, as he did himself. “I am very thankful to my stud manager Ray Knight and the team on the farm for the great job they have done as well as the syndicate of breeders behind the stallion.”
Knight added: “It’s a really good result, and a great way for the stallion to start his career. It’s been a funny old year for everyone with Covid-19, but it’s been very encouraging for us to see his first progeny perform as well as they have. “The particularly exciting thing is that we’ve heard a number of very positive reports about some of his other progeny who are still in the wings and haven’t yet stepped out on the racetrack.” Sweynesse is aiming to follow in the footsteps of his sire Lonhro and that stallion line of Octagonal, Zabeel and Sir Tristram. Pierro has been the leading son of Lonhro at stud, with the Coolmore Australia stallion producing six Group 1 winners to date.

“Sweynesse continues the tradition of his successful sire line in New Zealand and Australia,” Muollo said. “His grandsire Zabeel was dominant for many years and Savabeel has continued that dominance. Sweynesse’s sire Lonhro has been an outstanding sire and is a proven ‘sire of sires’ with Pierro leading the way in Australia. “We left Sweynesse’s service fee unchanged at NZ$6,000 (plus GST) for the upcoming breeding season and he offers incredible value with upside to breeders. Bookings have been very good and we expect him to be fully booked at some stage in the season.”

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St James Timeform

Says of King of Comedy :

King Of Comedy put in an outstanding effort to finish second beaten a neck by Champion 3YO Miler in France Circus Maximus and half a length ahead of Champion 3YO Colt in Europe Too Darn Hot.

RaceNet - www.racenet.com.au/profiles/horse/press-statement

Says of Press Statement :

Given that it has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,832,275 in career earnings, Press Statement is regarded as an elite class of racehorse.

Kerrin Mcevoy - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He’s been pleasing us at home but we were worried about the ground and also he was meeting a good field first-up, I had to ride him a bit steady from the gate but he was electric when I asked him to go."
"He’s a nice, big colt with a lovely relaxed attitude and a very good turn of foot."

Henry Plumptre - Managing Director of Darley Australia.

Says of Sweynesse :

"These three colts are the best colts this year and there is probably a half-length
between them. It is fantastic."

Hideaki Fujiwara - Champion Trainer Japan

Says of Staphanos :

“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”

Michael Cox - Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts

Says of Staphanos :

"Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs."