PENANG:  Aug 13, 2014

Four years after Astro ended their sponsorship of the Sprint Trophy, Penang Turf Club has secured a new sponsor for their premier sprint event, the RM500,000 Sprint Trophy.

Swettenham Stud, one of Australia's premier establishments, is sponsoring the 1400m event for the first time this Sunday.

However, for the first time since the resumption of cross-border racing in 2005, the Sprint Trophy this year will not be open to Singapore trained horses.

Prior to being purchased by Robert Sangster and Colin Hayes in 1995, the land on which the Stud now sits housed a well-regarded cattle operation belonging to the Sleigh family. Since then it has been transformed into a beautiful and very functional stud facility, encompassing facilities for stallions, mares, foals and yearlings.

Among the stallions currently standing at Swettenham is the 2010 Melbourne Cup winner AMERICAIN.

Its principal Adam Sangster will be in Penang to present the trophies to the winning connections on Sunday.