Cambridge Stud is the first of the 2012 NZB Karaka vendors to showcase video footage of its draft for the 2012 NZB Karaka Sale.
Cambridge Stud has been the leading vendor by aggregate at NZ Bloodstock’s Karaka Yearling Sales for the last 30 years. Owners Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan have the largest draft in the National Yearling Sales Series with 74 yearlings catalogued, 59 of which are in the Karaka Premier Sale.
“The Cambridge Stud draft is well up to the standard we have set in previous years and we have some lovely horses heading to the Sales next year,” Sir Patrick stated.
“The 2012 draft is unique as not only will we be offering yearlings by a number of leading sires from New Zealand and Australia, we will be offering all of the horses bred on the stud in 2010 at Karaka.”
Cambridge will offer 18 of Zabeel’s 32 Premier Sale entries. The son of Sir Trsitram still holds the Australasian record for the highest priced yearling ever sold at auction – the $3.6 million Group 1 winner and sire Don Eduardo, who was purchased from NZ Bloodstock’s 2000 Karaka Premier Sale.
Cambridge sire Stravinsky (Nureyev) has 30 yearlings at Karaka 2012, 13 of which will be offered by Cambridge Stud.
The sire of 68 stakes winners worldwide, Stravinsky boasts a winners to runners ratio of over 70% and has sired Group 1 winners in New Zealand and Australia including the VRC and AJC Oaks winner Serenade Rose, Stradbroke Handicap winner (Mr) Baritone and NZ Breeders’ Stakes winner Captivate.
One of the superstars of the Cambridge Stud draft this year is the three-quarter brother to the Group 1 winner King’s Rose (Redoute’s Choice). The Fastnet Rock colt (Lot 353) is one of a number of yearlings in the draft by leading Australian sires Commands, Dehere, Exceed and Excel, Flying Spur, Lonhro, More Than Ready, Street Cry and Testa Rossa.
The stud will also offer the High Chaparral filly from Diamond Like (Danehill) at Lot 159. A stakes winning mare, Diamond Like is a daughter of the Group 1 winner Tristalove (Sir Tristram) and produced the colt by Zabeel who topped the 2010 Karaka Sales when purchased by James Bester for $2 million.
Cambridge Stud’s draft and video clips of the yearlings for the Karaka Premier Sale can be viewed at: