Sword Of State Colt Makes NZ$1.1m At Karaka

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Cambridge Stud's lot 513, a son of Sword Of State, topped the second session and took the lead at the NZB National Yearling Sale at NZ$1.1 million on Monday.

The bay was purchased by Will Bourne, bidding on behalf of Sanxiong Gao and Ciaron Maher Bloodstock. He is a half-brother to three-time Group 1 winner Ceowulf (Tavistock) out of the mare Las Brisas (Shamardal).

“David Ellis is a hard guy to beat, especially here on his home deck. But he's a lovely horse. We got some great support from a new client, Mr Gao, and we're thrilled to have him on board,” said Bourne, head of bloodstock for Maher.

“Ciaron Maher sent me the videos of this horse when we were working through a shortlist five days ago. He was one of Ciaron's picks. I've just got off the phone with Ciaron now. He's delighted and he wants me to sell the last shares, so I'm going to go and do that now.”

At the end of Monday's trade, the overall gross was up to NZ$79,022,500 for 422 lots sold comparted to NZ$75,332,500 from the first three days of Book 1 (457 lots) in 2025. The average rose to NZ$187,257 (+9%), while the median remained at NZ$140,000 (+27%) for this sale. It was NZ$110,000 in 2025.

David Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ) remained the sale's leading buyer with 17 head acquired over the first two days for NZ$4.26 million. Cambridge Stud is the leading vendor, with 50 yearlings sold for NZ$10.64 million at an average of NZ$212,800. Satono Aladdin is the leading sire by aggregate, with 40 lots sold for NZ$8 million at an average of NZ$200,825.

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