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Our stallion roster remains unchanged for the 2025 breeding season with popular young sire Sword Of State earning a fee rise on the back of his remarkable results at the yearling sales.

“Whether it be on the racetrack or in the sale ring, all our stallions have had a past 12 months to be proud of,” said Cambridge Stud’s Sales and Nominations Manager Scott Calder.

Sword Of State will stand at an increased fee of $20,000 + GST. The son of Snitzel’s first yearlings sold for up to $540,000 and averaged over $200,000 at the major sales this year.

“Sword Of State has provided some fantastic results for his supporters this year. Many of the best trainers and agents have put their faith in his progeny, which bodes very well for his future,” Calder said.

“He has more exceptional stock in the pipeline and we are very bullish about his prospects.”

Frankel’s multiple Gr.1-winner Chaldean returns from Juddmonte in England for his second season at a fee of $35,000 + GST.

“Chaldean covered an outstanding book of mares in his first season – 59% of the mares were either black type performers or producers. Probabeel is one of four Gr.1 winners in foal to him as are the dams of Gr.1 winners Asterix, Ceolwulf, El Castello, Pinarello and Signify,” Calder said.

“We feel that his two-year-old record, in particular, is well suited to this part of the world. He remains Frankel’s best two-year-old son and won the Champagne Stakes/Dewhurst Stakes double at two just like Too Darn Hot.”

Proven sire Almanzor was very popular with breeders in 2024, covering 145 mares, and his fee remains at $30,000 + GST for 2025.

On the track this season he has been represented by Gr.2 Auckland Cup winner Trav and fellow stakes winners Rise At Dawn, Positivity, Mehzebeen and Keeneland.

“Almanzor’s progeny have become a regular feature on the biggest race days across Australia and New Zealand,” Calder said.

“He has had another strong set of results at the sales and continues to show that he produces the right types to give commercial breeders a return in the sale ring as well as producing results on the track.”

Hello Youmzain, who was the leading first season sire in France and leads the first season sire list by winners in New Zealand this season, will stand for $30,000 + GST.

“Hello Youmzain laid down a marker with his early results in Europe and is trending the same way down here. He has had several very promising winners, including our filly Remala who we have high hopes for next season, and he has had another five trial winners this month alone,” Calder said.

Savabeel’s Gr.1 winning son Embellish represents fantastic value again in 2025 at a fee of $5,000 + GST. His first crop headliners Luberon and What You Wish For have added stakes wins this term, while his second crop three-year-old daughter Hitabell won the time-honoured Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic.

“We have experienced firsthand what Embellish is capable of as a sire with his very talented daughter Luberon, who has competed with the best sprinters in the country this year,” Calder said.

“Embellish’s biggest crop are rising three-year-olds so we expect to see even more from him next season.”

Outstanding sprinter Joliestar produced an explosive performance to demolish her G1 Newmarket Handicap rivals at Flemington and press her claims for a trip further afield later in the year.

Our richly bred daughter of Zoustar was in a league of her own in the 1200 metre short course feature with trainer Chris Waller now likely to turn his shorter-term focus to another top-flight title in Sydney.

“There’s the TJ Smith Stakes (at Randwick) and there’s Royal Ascot later, if she were to go that would be amazing, very special,” Waller’s Racing Manager Charie Duckworth said.

Successful in last season’s G1 Thousand Guineas, Joliestar raced without luck in the spring when unplaced in the G1 The Everest and the Golden Eagle before she was put aside.

The four-year-old again didn’t have any favours again when a resuming third in the G2 Expressway Stakes at Randwick before she showed her true colours in the Newmarket.

She camped in behind the leaders and once into clear air, quickly put the issue beyond doubt for her fifth career victory and boosted her earnings beyond A$3.6 million.

“We had faith that she was the best horse in the race, she’s got an electric turn of foot and at her best she’s amazing,” Duckworth said.

“Massive credit to Chris, the team at home and Cambridge Stud. She’s won a Guineas and now a Newmarket, she’s an amazing athlete.”

Joliestar was beautifully handled by Damian Lane, who was in the fun zone a long way from home.

“She just needed an inch of room to put them away, she travelled so easily and I’ve never been as confident in a Group 1. She made light work of it,” he said.

Bred by Chris Barham, Joliestar was offered by Segenhoe draft at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale where we went to A$950,000 to secure the blueblood.

She is out of the Fastnet Rock mare Jolie Bay, winner of the G2 Roman Consul Stakes and finished runner-up in the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, who is a sister to the Australian and international Group 1 winner and stallion Merchant Navy.

All six of Jolie Bay’s progeny to race have been successful and includes stakes performers Emperor and God Of Thunder.

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Sword Of State's first crop were the talk of the sales ground at the major yearling sales this year. His first crop of youngsters averaged $172,000 with a top price of $540,000. He was the third leading first season sire by average across Magic Millions, Inglis and NZB Book 1 behind Home Affairs ($100,000 stud fee) and Stay Inside ($70,000 stud fee).

His progeny were bought by many of the best trainers and bloodstock agents in Australasia including:

Ballymore Racing NZ/Moroney/Bruggeman, Brendon McCullum & Richardson Racing (x2), Busuttin Young Racing, Cambridge Stud, Cameron Cooke B/stock, Ciaron Maher, Crawford Brothers Ltd, DC Ellis (x4), Go Racing / Blandford B/stock, Hamish Auret, Japanoz Equestrian, Kennewell Racing, Group One B/stock, KPW B/stock (x4), Lindsay Park Racing/Dean Hawthorne B/Stock, Malua B/stock, Matt Laurie Racing/ARJB Racing, Matt Vella B/stock/Riversley Park, Mick Price Racing, Mulberry Racing/Brad Widdup, Noble Racing/Robert & Luke Price, O'Brien T/breds, Pike Racing, Richard & Will Freedman, Richards Racing/Cameron Ring, Ridgmont/Bjorn Baker/S & J Gosling/Clarke B/stock, St Kilda Lodge, TAB Racing Club, VL B/stock, and Wexford Stables.

Exciting prospect King Of Enterprise continued his hot run of form to account for a tidy field of three-year-olds metres at Warrnmbool.

Our homebred son of Impending produced another eye-catching performance, carrying his clear topweight of 58.5kg to victory over 1400 metres.

Trained by Natalie Young and Trent Busuttin, King Of Enterprise has won his last two starts after finishing runner-up when opening his current campaign.

“He’s had a wonderful prep. He’s a lovely horse and we’ll try and find a race in the next couple of weeks at Caulfield or Flemington for him,” Young said.

King of Enterprise drifted back from a wide gate before improving 500 metres from home and finished determinedly to take his record to three wins and two placings from seven appearances.

“It was a good race and he had the weight, conceding to some opposition with city form and he had to reel them in,” regular rider Blake Shinn said.

“He’s progressive and talented, he’s going places.”

King Of Enterprise was offered by BMD Bloodstock at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale where Busuttin Racing parted with $90,000 to secure him.

He is out of the unraced High Chaparral mare High Vogue, purchased for 110,000gns on our behalf by agent John Foote at a Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.

She is a sister to former champion European 3YO and multiple Group 1 winer Luxembourg, whose half-brother Leo De Fury was successful at Group 2 level.

We sold High Vogue’s colt by Sword Of State sold for $200,000 to Queensland’s KPB Bloodstock at Karaka earlier this year.

The dam had a filly last season by our Group 1-winning son of Snitzel before another successful return visit.

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Ahuriri has put forward a compelling argument for a trip away following her return to winning form in trying conditions at Canterbury Park.

The stakes-winning daughter of Almanzor came from the back of the field in the hands of Nash Rawiller for a second-up success over 1900 metres on a Heavy 9 surface.

“It was a matter of getting ger back in form, her last win was in the St Leger (Listed, 2800m),” trainer Chris Waller said.

“She certainly stays so maybe we’ll look at a race like the Brisbane Cup (G2, 3200m) for her.”

Ahuriri drifted well back in the running before she was urged forward across the top and the four-year-old produced a sustained finish to score by a comfortable three-quarters of a length.

“It was a nice ride by Nash, he kept the momentum up from the 600m mark,” Waller said.

Ahuriri was bred by Graham and Helen-Gaye Bax and offered through their Blandford Lodge draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale at Karaka where she was bought by daughter Kylie with Waller Racing for $210,000.

She is out of the Darci Brahma mare Mackenzie Kate, who is back in foal to Almanzor, and she is a half-sister to three-time Group 1 winner Lucia Valentina and the family of dual top-flight winner Danzdanzdance.

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Our strapping three-year-old Tycoon Prince made a successful return at Te Rapa where he proved too strong for his older rivals.

The son of Written Tycoon hadn’t raced for three months but was produced in prime order by trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray off the back of two lead-up trials.

He settled close to the away from the fence and answered every call of rider George Rooke in the run home and now has a brace of wins and a couple of placings from eight appearances.

Tycoon Prince is a son of the English-bred mare Vanity Queen, who was purchased on our behalf by bloodstock agent John Foote for 125,000gns at the 2017 Tattersalls December Mares’ Same.

She was successful as a two-year-old and is a half-sister to the Listed Newbury Fillies’ Trial Stakes winner Volume, who also placed at Group 1 level in the English and Irish Oaks, and dam of the G1 Curragh National Stakes winner Quorto.

We sold Vanity Queen’s colt by Almanzor to Foote for $260,000 at Karaka earlier this year and she have a younger sister while the mare missed last season and is now in foal to Embellish.

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Cambridge trainer Tony Pike believes the well-related Wind Rush can realise his full potential next season.

He has a high opinion of Almanor’s son who paid the believers at Te Rapa where he posted a long overdue maiden success with a commanding performance over 1600 metres.

Wind Rush had previously posted eight top four finishes from his previous nine appearances, including a third in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes.

“It’s been a long time coming and he’ll get a lot of confidence from it,” Pike said.

“He’s always been a talented horse, but he’s been immature both physically and mentally and I think he will get to a good level next season.”

Wind Rush settled three back on the fence under rider Ryan Elliot before the short-priced favourite finished powerfully one off the rail to win by a length and a-quarter.

“He drew a nice gate and got into a good rhythm and sprinted away, it was really encouraging,” he said.

Wind Rush was bought out of Kilgravin Lodge’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale by Pike for $170,000.

He is a brother to Adam I Am, whose career was cut short by injury after winning four of his seven starts, with their dam the G2 Japan-New Zealand International Trophy winner Our Famous Eve.

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Progressive filly Esternay handled a rise in class with aplomb at Flemington where she gave a competitive field of fillies a head start and a sound beating.

Trained for us by Mark Walker, the well-related daughter of All Too Hard had broken her maiden at her third start at her previous appearance at Cranbourne and continued her winning form in fine style.

“It’s great for Brendan and Jo and the whole team at Cambridge Stud, they’ve been very patient with this filly and she was quite impressive,” Walker said.

“She can throw a bit of a tantrum, so we’ve handled her with kid gloves,  and she’s needed time for the penny to drop.”

Esternay drifted well back in the running and was still last as the field thundered for home.

Rider Blake Shinn drew her to the outside halfway down the straight and the three-year-old turned on the after burners to mow down her rivals and win going away by three-quarters of a length.

“She’s got a great turn of foot, I rode her in a jump-out prior to this and she had prepped up well,” Shinn said.

“It was a quality field of fillies, and I was very impressed with her.”

We purchased Esternay out of Vinery Stud’s draft for A$400,000 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

She is a daughter of the More Than Ready mare Sezanne, who was a dual winner and finished runner-up in both the G1 Flight Stakes and G2 Moonee Valley Fillies’ Classic.

Sezanne boasts a highly decorated pedigree page that features the Group I winners Bonneval, Charmont and siblings St Reims and Champagne.

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Lightly raced three-year-old Silver Wedding has added performance to her illustrious pedigree with a dominant winning performance at Canterbury Park.

Our regally bred filly placed in her first two appearances from Ciaron Maher’s stable and was then spelled after she was out of the frame in the G3 Reginald Allen Quality at Randwick in the spring.

Silver Wedding resumed over 1100 metres and sat back in a small field before breezing past her rivals in the straight to romp home in the hands of expatriate Kiwi jockey Jason Collett.

She will be a valuable future addition to our broodmare band as the daughter of Zoustar is a sister to the G1 William Reid Stakes winner Schwarz, who will stand his first season in 2025 at Rosemont Stud.

We purchased Silver Wedding from breeder Widden Stud’s draft at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for A$800,000.

She is a daughter of the G2 Angus Armanasco Stakes winner Silver Sham, a Not A Single Doubt mare who hails from the decorated family of multiple Group 1 winners and Champion Sire Redoute’s Choice.

His half-brothers Platinum Scissors and Manhattan Rain were also top-flight winners while their half-sister The Broken Shore is the dam of three-time Group 1 winner Shoals.

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