NZ Bloodstock’s Karaka Sale produced another Australian feature double on Saturday when Lord Tavistock and The Embassy won in Melbourne and Sydney respectively.  Lord Tavistock powered home to nail Vigor in the G2 Flemington Blamey Stakes while The Embassy continued on his winning way in the G3 Randwick City Stakes in Sydney.

Lord Tavistock (Montjeu) began his racing career with a debut win as a juvenile at Masterton where he defeated subsequent G3 winner Juice (Bertolini).  He went on to claim a Group 1 in the Waikato Draught Sprint in February before travelling to Australia for a first-up fifth behind Typhoon Tracey in the G1 Futurity Stakes.

He was ridden from an uncustomary forward position at Caulfield but, with regular rider Jason Waddell aboard on Saturday, he came from the clouds to collar fellow Karaka graduate Vigor.

An $85,000 Karaka Select Yearling purchase from Bloomsbury Stud, Lord Tavistock descends from the wonderful Mrs Moss family established by Henrietta, the Duchess Bedford from her Bloomsbury Stud (UK) base.

Now the earner of over $700,000 in prize-money, Lord Tavistock will now head to Sydney where he is likely to contest the G1 George Ryder Stakes.

The Embassy (Danasinga) also won his debut in New Zealand when successful in a Rotorua maiden over 1400m.  Transferred to Chris Waller in Sydney, the gelding has shown tremendous staying qualities by winning five of his ten starts this season from 1600m to 2400m.  The G1 Sydney Cup is now on the radar for the gelding who is from the family of Horlicks, Brew, Fiumicino, and Bubble.

The Embassy sold to Frontier Bloodstock for $100,000 at Karaka’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds.  He was consigned by Gordon Cunningham’s Curraghmore Stud and has now earned over $200,000 for his owners Joseph Lau, Tony Pike, Bruce Sherwin, and Lawrence Wadey.