Multiple Group One-winning son of Frankel joins Cambridge Stud roster

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Cambridge Stud has teamed up with the globally renowned Juddmonte to shuttle dual Group One winner Chaldean to New Zealand for the 2024 breeding season.

Chaldean is a high-class son of the Juddmonte legend Frankel, who famously won all of his 14 starts including 10 at Group One level.

Frankel has carried on in a similar vein at stud. He was the fastest stallion in history to reach 50 Group winners and was champion sire in Europe, Great Britain and Ireland in 2023. He is already the sire of 34 individual Group One winners among his 567 winners from 814 runners, with a total of 138 stakes winners.

Chaldean was a Group One winner at the ages of two and three. He followed in his sire’s footsteps to win the Dewhurst Stakes (1400m) and 2000 Guineas (1600m) – a double that has been achieved only nine times in the last 50 years.

Newmarket’s Dewhurst was one of three Group wins as a two-year-old for Chaldean, who also won the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes (1400m) at Doncaster and the Gr.3 Acomb Stakes (1400m) at York. Those wins came in succession and confirmed his status as the leading two-year-old in the UK in 2022.

Chaldean returned to Newmarket to score an outstanding classic victory in the 2000 Guineas last May, then went on to run second behind Windsor Park Stud shuttler Paddington in the Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot.

Chaldean winning the Gr.3 Acomb Stakes (1400m) at two
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“Cambridge Stud is delighted to secure the services of Chaldean for the New Zealand breeding industry,” Cambridge Stud chief executive officer Henry Plumptre said.

“His pedigree, with a strong emphasis on two and three-year-old speed, is perfect for our market and racing programme.

“He is a magnificent type, and his conformation will be enthusiastically received by Australasian breeders.

“Having a signature Group One at two and a three-year-old classic 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.”

Since assuming ownership of Cambridge Stud in 2018, Brendan and Jo Lindsay have wasted little time in sourcing quality international bloodlines to bolster the famed New Zealand farm. 

“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,” Brendan Lindsay said.

Juddmonte’s general manager Simon Mockridge is looking forward to seeing how Chaldean will be received in the southern hemisphere.

“The exceptionally talented, good-looking Chaldean has been immensely popular during his first season at Banstead Manor Stud,” he said.

“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.”

A five-time winner overall from 10 career starts, Chaldean is out of a Dutch Art mare who is also the dam of Group One placegetter Get Ahead, Group Two winner Alkumait and two Listed performers.

Chaldean will stand for a fee of $35,000 + GST and his book will be limited to 120 mares.

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