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.
Hear from our CEO, Henry Plumptre, who saw first-hand how popular the first weanlings by Chaldean were at last week’s Tattersalls December Foal Sale in England.
Chaldean’s weanlings sold for a total of 2,686,00gns, placing him second overall by aggregate, just 14,000gns behind his sire, Frankel. Our dual Gr.1 winner had a total of 25 lots sell at a 93% clearance rate and average of 107,440gns (NZ$260,000) with top prices of 240,000gns (NZ$580,000), 205,000gns (NZ$495,000), 200,000gns (NZ$485,000), 185,000gns (NZ$450,000) etc.
5 Dec
2025
A gallant Ceolwulf emphasised his versatility at the highest level when he overcame a heavy track at Flemington to claim top honours in the G1 Champions’ Mile at Flemington.
It was our homebred son of Tavistock’s second top-flight success, and fourth overall, on the bounce after triumphing on top of the ground in the G1 King Charles III Stakes at Randwick.
“I’ve thought for a long time that he’s the best horse I’ve ever trained and in his last two starts he’s cemented that position,” trainer Joseph Pride said.
“That was another fantastic win, very special, and he’s really turned it on in the second half of his preparation.”
Ceolwulf lobbed along in fourth spot before moving into contention early in the run home and, after being clearly headed, rallied strongly for his seventh career victory and took his earnings to nearly A$11 million.
“He jumped really well to put us in a more forward position and when the race heated up at the 600, he was still going well,” regular rider Chad Schofield said.
“He got a bit lost in the straight, but when he saw that other horse (Pericles) he was the strongest late.
“He’s top class and Joe has done an amazing job with him.”
We sold Ceolwulf through Sam and Hana Beatson’s Riversley Park draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale where he was purchased by Pride for $170,000.
His dam is the unraced Shamardal mare Las Brisas who we secured at the 2018 Tattersalls December are Sale for 50,000gns.
Pride also bought her daughter of Almanzor at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale for A$260,000 and as Lupa Capitolina and she has showed promise in a brief career.
A half-sister to stakes winner Nantyglo, Las Brisas also has a yearling colt by Sword Of State and recently foaled a filly by Chaldean.
8 Nov
2025
Sword Of State has made a dream start to his stallion career with a black-type victory posted by his second representative and first on Australian soil.
We couldn’t have wished for a better result for our young son of Snitzel at Caulfield where his daughter Torture belied her name, providing a painless watch to claim top honours in the Listed Debutant Stakes.
The well-related filly, who had finished runner-up in an 800-metre trial on the track earlier this month, belied her starting price of 15 to 1 with a faultless display over 1000 metres to the sound of champagne corks popping at Cambridge Stud.
“To get black type is fantastic, she was very impressive,” said Ben Hayes, who trains the youngster with brothers Will and JD.
“She’s well-bred and a stakes winner now with so much more improvement to come, the Blue Diamond might be right up her alley.”
The quaintly named Torture bounced out of the gates to settle close the pace before striding to the front 200 metres from home to put the issue beyond any doubt.
“She was very professional and felt like she had strengthened off her trial,” successful rider Ethan Brown said.
“I gave her a squeeze, and she lobbed into a beautiful position and flowed into the race well and was strong to the line.”
Bred by GSA Bloodstock, Torture was offered at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale by Curraghmore and was knocked down for $250,000 to Lindsay Park and Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock.
She is a half-sister to Tavistock’s daughter Ruthless Lady, who won the G1 Robert Sangster Stakes, with their dam Ruthless Dame.
The Keeper mare is a half-sister to multiple South African Group winner Oracy and the family of three-time Group 1 winner Sea Siren, whose daughter Warm Heart also claimed a trip of top-flight titles.
15 Oct
2025
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