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Swear chalks up first winner

Faulds makes winning debut at Geelong for Team Hawkes

FAULDS winning the Bet365 Odds Protector Mdn at Geelong in Australia.
FAULDS winning the Bet365 Odds Protector Mdn at Geelong in Australia. Picture: Racing photos

The Spendthrift Farm-based first-season stallion Swear (Redoute’s Choice) sired his first winner as the Team Hawkes-trained Faulds (2 c ex Patricia's Gem by Mineshaft) - who was the first runner for the stallion - made a winning debut over 1100 metres at Geelong on Saturday. 

The two-year-old colt showed a good turn of foot to beat Pegasi - who is by Vinery Stud first-season sire Star Turn (Star Witness) by a length and a quarter, while Micro (Medaglia d’Oro) was another nose away in third. 

Bred by Spendthrift Australia, Faulds was purchased by his trainers for $80,000 at this year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale from the Widden Stud draft and he is out of three time-winning mare Patricia's Gem (Mineshaft), who was also placed at Grade 1 level. 

Patricia's Gem’s four winners are headed by Group 2-placed Mark The Horse (Warrior's Reward). 

The colt’s third dam is dual Grade 3 winner Stylish Star (Our Native) - the dam of Listed winner Stately Star (Deputy Minister), who in turn produced Sentimental Value (Diesis). 

In 2019, Patricia's Gem foaled a filly by Swear’s barnmate Overshare (I Am Invincible), while this year she produced a brother to Faulds and was covered by shuttler Omaha Beach (War Front). 

Swear stood the 2020 season for a fee of $5,500 (inc GST).


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