Since its foundation in 1976 by Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan, Cambridge Stud has become world renowned as a breeding ground of champions. Our hallowed turf, in the heart of the Waikato, has produced winners of the biggest races throughout Australasia and been the home to multiple champion stallions. Today the property combines state-of-the-art facilities with the best of local and international bloodlines as we continue to build on the farm’s proud history of success.
Warwoven produced a statement performance at Rosehill where the Sword Of State colt dominated a top quality three-year-old line-up in the G2 Run To The Rose.
The Bjorn Baker-trained representative had finished fifth when he resumed from the outside barrier in the G3 San Domenico Stakes and showed his true colours second-up.
“He had really come on since his first run when he had a tricky gate to deal with,” stable representative Luke Hilton said.
Warwoven jumped well to race on the pace under regular rider Rachel King and lengthened stride impressively to land the 1200 metre age group feature.
He will step up in distance next time out in the G1 Golden Rose Stakes at Rosehill in a bid to advance his record of four wins from seven appearances.
“He’s a quality colt with a beautiful, long action, he relaxes well so 1400 metres should suit him well, Hilton said.
Out of the Makfi mare Needle And Thread who won the G2 Royal Stakes, Warwoven was bred by Kia Ora Stud and was a A$380,000 purchase at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
12 Sep
2026
Resident sire Almanzor enjoyed a memorable weekend both on and off the track.
The internationally successful sire son of Wootton Bassett was a major player at Ellerslie where his daughters Pounce and Asturia played starring roles while his son First Five was honoured at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards.
The David Greene-trained First Five was named Champion Sprinter-miler courtesy of his Group 1 victories in the Telegraph and the BCD Group Sprint.
Homebred Pounce drew attention to her future prospects of higher honours when the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-prepared filly trounced her rivals in the G3 Sunline Vase in the hands of champion jockey Craig Grylls.
She was sold through our draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale with Wexford Stables signing the ticket at $110,000 for the first foal of Caminata.
“As time has gone by, we’ve learned what works best for Almanzor and he loves mares with Danehill and Zabeel in the pedigrees especially,” said Cambridge Stud’s Head of Sales and Nominations Scott Calder.
“Pounce is out of a Darci Brahma mare who combines both of those bloodlines so it’s nice when a plan comes together.”
Te Akau Racing’s Asturia impressively beat a competitive age group line-up over 1400 metres on debut for trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson with Grylls also in the saddle.
“This crop of just turned three-year-olds is from the first year Almanzor stood at the increased fee of $50,000 off the back of the early results he had,” Calder said.
“We were always hoping it would be a crop that showed a lot of promise and Pounce now looks among the best spring three-year-olds and Asturia is also a filly that looks well up to gaining black type.”
8 Sep
2026
Cambridge Stud was crowned the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan New Zealand Breeder of the Year sponsored by Dunstan Horsefeeds on Saturday night at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro.
It is the sixth time the iconic nursery has earned earning New Zealand’s highest breeding honour following another outstanding season on both sides of the Tasman.
The prestigious title is the first since Sir Brendan and Lady Jo Lindsay assumed ownership of Cambridge Stud in 2018, recognising a season headlined by dual Australian Group 1 winner Ceolwulf and New Zealand Group 1 winner Jaarffi.
The farm bred more than 105 individual winners during the season, including five stakes winners and a further nine stakes performers.
The operation also capped a memorable year by finishing as the leading vendor at New Zealand Bloodstock’s landmark 100th National Yearling Sale, underlining its standing among the world’s premier thoroughbred nurseries.
“It’s quite surreal, buying Cambridge Stud and this award being named after Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan,” Sir Brendan said.
“I think Ceolwulf was a real highlight as a breeder this season. John Foote bought the dam for €55,000 and she has gone on to leave an elite-level miler, and we sold a foal out of her for $1.1 million this year, which is just incredible.
“We love our racing and we love our breeding. It is important to thank the team, headed by Henry and Michele Plumptre, and the whole team who work on the farm.”
While acknowledging the industry was going through a period of transition, Sir Brendan remained bullish about the future of New Zealand breeding.
“You can’t ignore the fact that over the last five years, 21 percent of the Group 1 winners in Australia have been bred in New Zealand,” he said.
“The opportunities for this country are just enormous. Unfortunately, there has been a drop in foal numbers, but that creates an opportunity because the industry needs stock, and for us at Cambridge Stud to be able to bring in stallions of international appeal like Chaldean and Charyn is just amazing.
“I get up every morning and look forward to the day. I try to make the day a new challenge, and I think this industry just has so much upside.”
26 Jul
2026
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