Trade Fair To Remain In Australia

14th January 2010

TRADE FAIR, who has stood for the past four years at Tweenhills has been sold to remain in Australia, where he has been shuttling for the Southern Hemisphere season and his first crop have made a big impression.

The son of Zafonic is also responsible for the 2010 European Classic prospect FAIR TRADE, trained by David Elsworth, but his Northern Hemisphere shareholders have decided to accept an offer to sell him to Ted Van Heemst’s Lynward Park Stud in Western Australia.

Trade Fair was sold in a deal handled by David Redvers Bloodstock and John Chalmers Bloodstock.

David Redvers commented: “Although I am very sorry that Trade Fair is not returning this season, we have managed to secure an excellent deal for his Northern Hemisphere shareholders and we also have an agreement from the new owners that we can lease the horse back next year should there be a demand for his services.

“He has made a bright start in Western Australia with his first runners and ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, who won first time out at Ascot, Perth, looks an exciting prospect. However, although he has had plenty of winners here and has the hugely promising David Elsworth-trained runner, Fair Trade, to look forward to, he failed to produce a stakes winner with his first two-year-old crop and that was going to make promoting him very difficult this season. At the end of the day, we were made an excellent offer and it was in his shareholders’ best interests to accept.”

Tweenhills Farm and Stud is home to two highly-promising young stallions in 2010 in LUCKY STORY, sire of the Group 1 winner Art Connoisseur, and SLEEPING INDIAN, whose well-received first crop of two-year-olds will run this season.

First Winner For Trade Fair In Southern Hemisphere

4th January 2010

TRADE FAIR sired his first winner in the Southern Hemisphere this weekend with the success of debutante ABSOLUTE PLEASURE at Ascot Racecourse in Australia.

Bred by Vinmar Nominees, the filly sold for A$70,000 at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. She is out of Magic Puff (Octagonal) who is a half-sister to the dual Gr.2 winner Gallant Tess (Galileo).

Trade Fair will shortly return to Tweenhills from Evergreen Lodge in West Australia, where he has been standing his Southern Hemisphere season for the last few years.

Lord Generous Scores Again For Lady Rebecca

1st December 2009

Progeny out of Cheltenham NH favourite, LADY REBECCA, continue to fly the flag for her.

LORD GENEROUS made it another all the way success when landing the Novices' Hurdle at Southwell on 1st December, following up his 11l success in the Novices' Hurdle at Warwick in November.

Trained by Andy Boxhall, he will now be targeted at Graded races. He is certainly an exciting horse to follow, having last year also won the Listed Bumper at Cheltenham.

More Than Just Lucky

30th November 2009

Tweenhills sire, LUCKY STORY, achieved more Stakes success at the weekend with LUCKY RAVE finishing third in the Generous Stakes (Gr.3) at Hollywood Park, USA, for trainer Peter Eurton.

This two-year-old colt had been a consistent performer when trained in the UK having easily won two races. His future in the USA will certainly be one to follow.

Fair Bunny Scores Again For Trade Fair

18th November 2009

The TRADE FAIR two-year-old filly, Fair Bunny, chalked up another recent winner for her sire when landing the 6f nursery at Southwell yesterday. She showed a great attitude in beating the hot favourite Clear Ice, and is certainly one to follow.

Her owner breeder Susan Johnson was on hand to see Fair Bunny win for trainer Alan Brown.