Hear from Chris Waller following Joliestar’s jump out down the straight at Flemington today. The master trainer also explains how his team is preparing our star mare for her journey to England 🏇✈️
@cwallerracing@FlemingtonVRC@Ascot
The Captain salutes.
Hello Youmzain’s promising son, Hello Captain made it 2 wins from just 3 starts with a stirring performance, coming from last at the top of the straight to run over his rivals in impressive fashion for @mcacajamez.
Congratulations to owner Glenn Ritchie and @cwallerracing, who purchased Hello Captain from us in conjunction with @MulcasterBS@KarakaChat.
We can’t wait to show off Chaldean’s weanlings at the @NZTBA1 Weanling Walk on Friday June 5th.
Mark your diaries for this great opportunity to get a sneak peek at Chaldean’s first crop, featuring weanlings out of our very best mares.
Charyn's first crop of foals have arrived in Europe this season and they impressed our General Manager Ben Tappenden on his recent visit to France.
Charyn already has a full season under his belt in France @sumbe_fr where he covered 177 mares, making him the most popular flat stallion in the country in 2025.
On this day three years ago, CHALDEAN won the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas 🏆
His first foals were in high demand last year, with a top price of 240,000gns and the highest average of any European first-crop sire 🙌
🔗 https://t.co/Y1Ru3dCjJ1
We are proud to announce our 2026 stallion roster. Our six stallions offer breeders access to world-class bloodlines at a range of stud fees.
More here: https://t.co/RRigBIBNWm
Backed by the best
Over half of Chaldean’s first crop foals are out of black type performers or producers and his current in-foal mares include the dams of recent Gr.1 winners Belle Cheval and Road To Paris.
And off to the Slipper he goes! 🏇
Warwoven stamps his class with victory in the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes, becoming the second stakes winner for our first season sire Sword of State.
Bred by @kiaorastud, Warwoven is trained by @BBakerRacing and was purchased by the stable in partnership with @ClarkeBstock for @ridgmont_ and partners.
Another masterclass from our golden girl Joliestar, securing Group 1 win number four in the Canterbury Stakes. 🌟
A cool and composed ride from @mcacajamez made all the difference, guiding Joliestar to yet another elite-level victory as she continues her exciting path toward Royal Ascot.
As always, the team at @cwallerracing presented Joliestar in magnificent order, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible job they continue to do with her. 👏
We couldn’t be any prouder of Jaarffi – such a talented mare and today she earned a well-deserved Gr.1 victory in the Ōtaki Māori Classic.
A special congratulations to Lance Noble on securing his first Group 1 winner in our colours. It’s fantastic to see all the hard work by the staff in our racing stable rewarded on the biggest stage.
A terrific result all round – and a moment to savour.
What an incredible story for the industry. Thank you @GuerinSports for following our special colt through his journey. It’s been a weekly highlight viewing his segments for our team at @CambridgeStud. Looking forward to following his next chapter as a racehorse @cmaherracing.
After 18 months following our little Guerin Report colt Micky G, today he went under the hammer at @KarakaChat. What happened next was something very cool and special. Have a watch…..
https://t.co/UL4u5qhB4T via @YouTube
Proud to have co-bred the Sword of State filly that was purchased by a brilliant judge in Phil Cataldo and the @OTIRacing selection panel. She will have every chance to succeed in the @marshracing stable. All the best of luck!
4 exciting new additions from @KarakaChat, all headed to top stables 👇
• Sword Of State x Savette (filly) – with @marshracing
• Contributer x Altachine (filly) – with @pikeracingnz
• Circus Maximus x Catch Your Idol (colt) – with @TeAkauRacing in Australia
• Profondo x Deedee Panache (colt) – with @pstokesracing
For more details, feel free to email [email protected] or call (03) 9670 0255.
Embellish was top of the pops during book 2 at Karaka 2026.
Our filly out of Queen of Wizardry landed the highest price when selling to @busuttin for $200,000.
@KarakaChat
That’s a wrap on a mammoth NZB Karaka 2026 National Yearling Sale.
We are proud to add a 33rd leading vendor title to Cambridge Stud’s record. We couldn’t have done it without our awesome team and the support of all the bidders on our horses.
@KarakaChat
Book 1 Sets New Benchmark at Centennial Sale 🥂
The first session at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 100th National Yearling Sale set a new benchmark, with the Book 1 Sale reaching total sales of over $79 million after two days of selling, a $3.6 million increase despite a more compact offering. 👏🏻
The Book 1 average reached a record $187,257 (14% increase), the median a record $140,000 (27% increase) and the clearance rate a solid 81%.
NZB’s Managing Director Andrew Seabrook was proud of the results achieved during the first session of the milestone Sale.
"The new format has seen Book 1 come back from three days to two, and despite having 94 less horses catalogued, the aggregate is up more than $3 million on last year."
Fittingly, it was longstanding vendor @CambridgeStud who claimed the Leading Vendor title for the 34th time, and offered the Sale-topping yearling.
Lot 513, a colt by their emerging sire Sword of State, a half-brother to multiple Group One winner #Ceolwulf (NZ), was purchased for $1.1 million by Mr Sanxiong Gao and @cmaherracing.
“It tells the industry that you can turn a $15,000 service fee into a million-dollar profit, that’s really encouraging. We’re a great country, and we breed the best horses,” commented a jubilant Sir Brendan Lindsay.
“It’s a moment the team are going to remember for the rest of their lives.”
At the end selling, Cambridge Stud sold 50 lots for $10,640,000.
“A lot of hard work goes in behind the scenes, and they are emotional. Jo and I believe in our country, everything we do is about New Zealand.
“It’s the 100th anniversary of an iconic New Zealand event, and we’re a part of it.”
Ciaron Maher’s bloodstock representative Will Bourne was pleased to secure the Sale-topping colt.
“David Ellis is a hard guy to beat, especially here on his home deck.”
“But this is a lovely horse. We got some great support from a new client, Mr Gao, we’re thrilled to have him on board.
Attention now turns to Book 2 on Tuesday where the selling of lots 568 – 848 will get underway from 10am (NZT) at Karaka.
Read more here 📰: https://t.co/VNTgB8NdW4