New Zealand’s iconic thoroughbred nursery is building on its proud history of success.
Cambridge Stud is owned by Brendan and Jo Lindsay. It was originally established in 1976 after Patrick and Justine Hogan sold their Fencourt Stud property and purchased land at Discombe Road Cambridge.
The selection of Sir Tristram as their foundation sire would change the landscape of Australasian breeding.
Sir Tristram arrived at Cambridge Stud in 1976; it was the beginning of a stud career which at one time saw him as the world's leading sire for individual Group One winners. When the curtain came down on his long and illustrious career, Sir Tristram left a record of 45 individual Group One winners. He won the Australian Stallion Premiership on 6 occasions; won 'The Dewar Award' (NZ & Australian combined earnings for a NZ-based stallion) 9 times; was Champion Australian Broodmare Sire 6 times and Champion NZ Broodmare Sire 3 times.
One of Sir Tristram's 45 Group One winners was his son from Lady Giselle, Zabeel. As fate would have it, Zabeel followed on in Sir Tristram's footsteps as a world-class sire and to this day remains Australasia’s greatest active stallion. Zabeel has sired 46 Group One winners (to date); has been Australia’s Champion Sire twice; has won 14 Dewar Awards as well as four New Zealand Stallion Premierships. In the current season Zabeel is the leading Broodmare Sire in both Australia and New Zealand.