Moonlight Magic gave her rivals a start and a beating when she came from last to break her maiden in grand style in the G3 Championship Stakes at Ellerslie.The Andrew Forsman-trained daughter of our shuttle stallion Almanzor was a deserved winner as she has raced consistently well this preparation in strong age group company.She ran third in the Listed Oaks Prelude in February and then finished fifth in the G3 Sunline Vase, a game sixth in the G1 New Zealand Oaks and was badly hampered when fourth in the G3 Manawatu Classic.“She really deserved to win, she has been unlucky in some good races,” Forsman said.Moonlight Magic dropped back to the tail-end of the field before picking up ground across the top for Craig Grylls and showed a sharp turn of foot in the straight to sail clear by two and a-half lengths.Forsman will now let the dust settle before making a call on a trip to the Brisbane winter carnival.“She’s had a lot of hard racing over ground, but to her credit she has thrived,” he said.Bred and raced by our strong supporters The Sunlight Trust, Moonlight Magic is out of the Encosta De Lago mare Japonica, who is back in foal to Almanzor.Her pedigree page features the three-time Group 1 winner Serenade Rose and Trekking, who posted two victories at the elite level.

We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with Juddmonte Farms in the UK to shuttle Frankel’s dual Gr.1 winning son Chaldean to Cambridge Stud.Chaldean emulated his sire, becoming only the ninth colt in the last 50 years to complete the Gr.1 Dewhurst-Guineas double and are the only father-son duo to complete the Dewhurst-Guineas double ever.In 2023 alone, Frankel sired 11 Group One winners, 27 Group winners and 42 stakes winners, more than any other stallion in the world. From Frankel’s 90 runners in Australia and New Zealand to date, 25 (28%) are stakes horses, 17 (19%) are stakes winners and 12 (13%) are Group winners. These remarkable statistics have driven demand in the sales ring where mares in-foal to Frankel in 2023 were secured for an average of A$807,083 for 12 sold. “The exceptionally talented, good-looking Chaldean has been immensely popular during his first season at Banstead Manor Stud. With the ongoing support for Frankel and his incomparable statistics as they stand, Cambridge Stud have given us the perfect opportunity to send Chaldean to the Southern Hemisphere where we feel his precociousness and physical type will appeal,” Simon Mockridge, General Manager UK, Juddmonte said of the decision to shuttle Chaldean.

“We look forward to working with the team at the internationally renowned Cambridge Stud ahead of the Southern Hemisphere season.”Not only is Chaldean by the world’s best sire but he is also a half-relation to four fast and precocious black-type winners.“Cambridge Stud is delighted to secure the services of Chaldean for the New Zealand breeding industry.  His pedigree, with a strong emphasis on two and three-year-old speed is perfect for our market and racing program. He is a magnificent type, and his conformation will be enthusiastically received by Australasian breeders.,” Henry Plumptre, Cambridge Stud CEO said.“Having a signature Group 1 at two, the Dewhurst Stakes and a three-year-old Classic, the 2,000 Guineas, to his name makes him an extremely attractive prospect. His sire, Frankel, is currently breaking all records as a stallion and the opportunity to secure his best two-year-old was a significant drawcard for us.” Chaldean will stand for a fee of $35,000 + GST and be limited to 120 mares.    

“Jo and I are very proud of the Cambridge Stud brand and welcome the opportunity of joining forces with a global brand like Juddmonte. We thank Juddmonte and their team for affording us this opportunity. We are excited to be able to offer an exceptional horse like Chaldean to our client base.” Cambridge Stud owner Brendan Lindsay concluded.

Colts by our shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain were keenly sought after during the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale at Newmarket and the Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale at Doncaster.The multiple Group 1 winner’s top offering, already named Mylenstein, was offered by Yeomanstown Stud at Tattersalls and knocked down to Megan Nicholls for 220,000gns (NZ$485,000).

“He’ll be going to Charlie Hills and hopefully it will be a lot of fun,” she said. “He has showed a great attitude and I got him out a couple of times and he was very straightforward and very sound. He had a really good vibe about him, a real swing of his hip and a beautiful walk, and a real athlete so we’re all looking forward to getting him going.”

The colt is from the family of the Group 1 winner and champion sire Monsun, who has been an outstanding source of stamina but Nicholls is expecting the Hello Youmzain factor to be the major influence.“He’s all power with a really big hind quarter and I think he will be really sharp,” she said.

“There is loads of improvement still to come, he’s got a big frame to fill so I imagine he will be starting when the six-furlong races start to open up.”

Hello Youmzain's top lot at Goffs was a Kilminfoyle House Stud-consigned colt signed for by Blandford Bloodstock's Richard Brown for £220,000 (NZ$460,000). The son of Royal Applause mare Bibery is a half-brother to Gr.3 winner Steel of Madrid.Another son of Hello Youmzain to spark major interest was consigned by Ireland’s CF Bloodstock in Newmarket and secured by Blandford Bloodstock for 200,000gns (NZ$440,000).He is a half-brother to stakes performer Verimli with the Group 1 winners Valanour and Vayrann featuring on his pedigree page.