Top young mare switches stables

27 April 2026 | Adam Hamilton
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ONE of Victoria’s top young mares, Beach Diamond, has moved states.

The Summit Bloodstock owned four-year-old has moved from the powerhouse Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin stable to join prominent WA trainer Michael Young.

The switch followed her first-up fifth in the Geelong Rocket last Friday week.

“There are just more opportunities and money for her to race for in WA to be honest,” Summit Bloodstock chief Jamie Durnberger-Smith said.

Beach Diamond was one of Australia’s top three-year-old fillies last season with 14 starts netting nine wins and four seconds.

Her biggest wins came in the Vicbred and Breeders Crown finals at Group 2 level and the Listed Tasmanian Oaks.

Beach Diamond also finished a close second to Soho Americano in the Group 1 Victoria Oaks.

The fillies brings more class and depth to Young stables as he sits equal second on the WA Metropolitan Premiership with Greg and Skye Bond, behind runaway leader Aiden De Campo.

 

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