Cambridge Stud to offer 22 lots on Gavelhouse
A 22-strong offering from Cambridge Stud feature among the latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com with the famous nursery giving buyers access to 11 weanlings, two yearlings and nine broodmares.
“We’ve used gavelhouse.com quite a few times to sell mares in the past, and we’ve noticed that the online market is gaining more and more traction,” Cambridge Stud’s sales and nominations manager Scott Calder said.
“Buyers are very comfortable bidding on horses online now. It also suits us well as vendors, because we can sell straight off the farm, which reduces the stress for horses.
“We’ve traditionally taken a draft of weanlings to Karaka, but we’ve decided to offer those on
gavelhouse.com this year as well. It allows us to keep them here on the farm, where people can come and have a look at them if they wish.”
Cambridge Stud’s weanling selection on gavelhouse.com includes six progeny of shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain (Kodiac).
“I think the Hello Youmzain weanlings are a really key opportunity for buyers among this group of horses,” Calder said. “His first yearlings sold very strongly at Karaka earlier in the year, and his first two-year-olds are off to an exciting start in Europe.
“We’re fortunate to have a large number of his progeny on the farm, so this is a good opportunity to give others the chance to secure some.”
The Cambridge Stud broodmares are also set to command plenty of attention.
“In terms of the quality of the mares we’re selling, the bar is getting higher and higher every year,” Calder said. “A lot of the mares that we’re selling here are very current and active.
“Eliza Blues was a Group 1 placegetter herself in the Queensland Oaks, and she had a Group 1 runner last weekend with her son Navy King in the Queensland Derby.
“Phenetic has a three-year-old filly by Almanzor racing in Melbourne this weekend. Tipilk is being offered in foal to Almanzor, who’s just going from strength to strength with his progeny.
“We’re also selling mares in foal to Hello Youmzain, Sword Of State and Embellish, who all have a lot going for them as well.
“I think this selection of horses represents some very good quality opportunities and great value for buyers. People have had some real success from pinhooking our weanlings in the past, and I’d expect this year to bring more of the same.”
Overall, the 58-lot catalogue is made up of 15 weanlings, six yearlings, 25 broodmares and assorted racing stock.
Bidding is open now, with the first lot closing from 7pm on Monday. To view the full catalogue click here.