| Swayzee | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Rock N Roll Heaven (USA) |
| Grandsire | Rocknroll Hanover (USA) |
| Dam | Lettucereason |
| Maternal grandsire | Art Major (USA) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 23 September 2017 |
| Country | Australia |
| Trainer | Jason Grimson |
| Last updated on: 15 February 2025. | |
Swayzee (foaled 23 September 2017) is an Australian Standardbred racehorse, notable for winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2023 and 2024, the 2023 Blacks A Fake Queensland Championship, the 2024 Victoria Cup and the 2025 A G Hunter Cup.
Swayzee was bred by Paul Kahlefeldt at Redbank Lodge Standardbreds in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Initially trained by Tim Butt for limited success, he moved to the stable of Jason Grimson at Menangle, Sydney, New South Wales in 2023. [1] [2] He is owned by Boots Properties Racing Pty Ltd, [3] L F Drake, N H Jackson and Jason Grimson.
He is a half brother to another champion standardbred racehorse Leap To Fame. They were sired by different USA stallions: Leap To Fame by Bettor's Delight, but both were out of the dam Lettucereason (Art Major, USA). Leap To Fame was also bred by Redbank Lodge Standardbreds. Lettucereason, who won 17 races, is a sister to the 2013 Victoria Cup winner For A Reason [4] [5]
In a sign of things to come, Swayzee's first race was the Buy a Woodlands Stud Weanling Pace for 2-year old pacers over a mile at Tabcorp Park, Menangle, on 21 April 2020 which he won easily by 14 lengths.
He could only manage 7th in his first Group 1 race, the VHRC Caduceus Breeders Crown Series at Melton on 21 November 2020 which was won by Major Moth from Act Now. He was also unsuccessful in two other Group races for three-year old horses the following year. However, in mid 2023 after shifting to the stable of Jason Grimson, he embarked on a run of 10 wins including the Group 1 Blacks A Fake Queensland Championship and New Zealand Trotting Cup. The following year he was to lose that Queensland Championship to his main rival and younger half-brother, Leap To Fame.
Swayzee has only had two race-day starts in New Zealand and notably they are both wins in New Zealand's greatest race.
| Placing | Date | Race | Track | Driver | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 28 May 2023 | Goulburn Cup (listed classic) | Goulburn | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Alta Orlando | Ardens Ace |
| 1st | 8 July 2023 | Mr Feelgood Open Pace (Group 3) | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Petes Said So | Manila Playboy |
| 1st | 22 July 2023 | The Blacks A Fake Queensland Championship (Group 1) | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Leap To Fame | Hot And Treacherous |
| 1st | 14 November 2023 | New Zealand Trotting Cup (G1) [6] | Addington | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Akuta | Beach Ball |
| 1st | 1 December 2023 | Inter Dominion Heat | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Manila Playboy | Turn It Up |
| 3rd | 5 December 2023 | Inter Dominion Heat | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Speak The Truth | Petes Said So | Swayzee |
| 4th | 9 December 2023 | Inter Dominion Heat | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Better Eclipse | Classie Washington | Kanena Provlima |
| 3rd | 16 December 2023 | Inter Dominion Final (G1) [7] | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Leap To Fame | Better Eclipse | Swayzee |
| 2nd | 13 July 2024 | Mr Feelgood Open (G2) | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Leap To Fame | Swayzee | Simply Sam |
| 2nd | 27 July 2024 | The Blacks A Fake Queensland Championship (G1) | Albion Park | Cameron Hart | Leap To Fame | Swayzee | Hector |
| 1st | 12 October 2024 | Victoria Cup (G1) [8] [9] | Melton | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Curly James | Mach Dan |
| 1st | 12 November 2024 | New Zealand Trotting Cup (G1) [10] [11] | Addington | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Don't Stop Dreaming | Republican Party |
| 1st | 26 December 2024 | Shirley Turnbull Memorial (G3) [12] | Bathurst | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Smooth Buzz | Kanena Provlima |
| 1st | 1 February 2025 | A G Hunter Cup (G1) [13] [14] | Melton | Cameron Hart | Swayzee | Leap To Fame | Republican Party |