{"id":209638,"date":"2025-06-24T06:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T06:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209638\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T06:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T06:09:12","slug":"trainer-keen-to-solve-mystery-of-retired-stallion-aylmerton-after-buying-son-for-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/209638\/","title":{"rendered":"Trainer keen to solve mystery of retired stallion Aylmerton after buying son for $10,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

A win at Wodonga on Saturday could bring the answer to a question that has left Albury trainer Rob Wellington<\/a> wondering.<\/p>\n

Where is the stallion Aylmerton?<\/p>\n

Aylmerton won the Group 2 Todman Slipper trial as a two-year-old in 2018 before losing form and heading to stand at Woodpark Stud in the Southern Highlands of NSW, who subsequently sought expressions of interest to stand the son of top European stallion Siyouni in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Aylmerton only produced 19 live foals in four seasons at stud before he was retired from breeding last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve tried to find out a bit more about it but no luck,\u201d Wellington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shame about him not getting the mares or being infertile or whatever.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not many of them around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aylmerton twigged Wellington\u2019s interest when he inspected Drumcondra<\/a> at a Gold Coast yearling sale last year.<\/p>\n

Drumcondra was passed in for $14,000 but Wellington secured the youngster for $10,000.<\/p>\n

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After showing a bit of initial early spirit, Wellington said Drumcondra has settled into his work as a professional racehorse as shown by his two trial wins in NSW.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t know what you\u2019re trialling against of course but he\u2019s a sensible enough horse,\u201d Wellington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a bit of a spark early but he\u2019s matured and mellowed and that\u2019s why he trialled so well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wellington considered making the trip to Caulfield for a two-year-old race on Saturday but decided to stay up near the Victoria and NSW border.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere aren\u2019t many two-year-old races around so we thought we throw in a nom and hope there would be only eight or 10 in it,\u201d Wellington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it has come up a very strong field and it\u2019s out of our class but we thought we\u2019d stick with Wodonga and go there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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