Timeform World champion miler Charyn will stand his first Southern-hemisphere season this yr at New Zealand’s world-renowned Cambridge Stud.
Charyn (Darkish Angel ) was topped European champion older horse of 2024 after creating historical past as the primary to finish the celebrated treble of the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1).
“The acquisition of Charyn for our stallion roster is the start of one other thrilling chapter for the stud and an important relationship with Charyn’s proprietor, Nurlan Bizakov,” Cambridge Stud proprietor Sir Brendan Lindsay stated.
“His standing because the highest-rated miler on the planet of his yr stamps him as an elite performer, and we’re excited to point out him to the New Zealand business.”
Charyn will stand for a price of $35,000 + GST in 2026, and he’s at present overlaying a second Northern-Hemisphere e book in Normandy for the Kazakhstan-born businessman. Bizakov named his French operation Sumbe after his birthplace, and it consists of studs previously referred to as Haras de Montfort et Preaux and the historic Haras du Mezeray.Join BloodHorse Day by day
Charyn is the very best earner by Darkish Angel, a champion sire in Nice Britain and Eire whose affect is already being felt in Australasia by means of his profitable sire son Harry Angel . On the dam aspect, he is out of a stakes-performed mare, Futoon, who has additionally produced high-class juvenile Wings of Battle, a winner of the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) at 2.
Educated by Roger Varian, Charyn’s expertise was evident from an early age, highlighted by victory within the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte (G2) as a 2-year-old. His championship season at 4 featured the celebrated group 1 mile treble that gained him a Timeform score of 127.
“We’re additionally trying ahead to the connection with Sumbe,” Lindsay continued. “As we’ve discovered with Haras d’Etreham and Juddmonte, the stallion is vital, however a long-lasting relationship with the Bizakov household, Tony Fry, and the Sumbe group is simply as vital.”
Nurlan Bizakov stated Cambridge Stud was the right match for Charyn and seemed ahead to a profitable partnership with the enduring New Zealand nursery. “I am delighted and honored to substantiate the settlement with Cambridge Stud, and I wish to warmly thank Sir Brendan Lindsay, Henry Plumptre, and their whole group for his or her confidence within the stallion, in addition to for his or her enthusiasm and help of Sumbe,” he stated.
“Cambridge is a prestigious stud with a extremely vital broodmare band, offering an impressive platform to help a stallion of Charyn’s calibre. He’ll attraction to Southern Hemisphere breeders, due to his bodily presence and athleticism, which he persistently passes on to his foals.”
Cambridge Stud CEO Henry Plumptre was over the moon to have secured the providers of such a high-class particular person. “Charyn’s three group 1 victories towards elite opposition showcased his tactical velocity and an amazing flip of foot.
“He distanced robust opposition within the Queen Anne and the Prix Jacques le Marois, however was examined within the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, responding with nice braveness to attract clear.
“Darkish Angel continues to provide on the elite degree in Europe, and the success of Harry Angel in Australia ought to give additional confidence. The truth that Darkish Angel is attaining his greatest black-type outcomes with Danzig, Danehill, Exceed And Excel, and Gone West can solely improve his prospects.”
Sword of State’s first 2-year-old crop was extremely anticipated following the 2025 yearling gross sales, and his progeny have wasted no time delivering on that promise.
In Australia, high-class colt Warwoven captured the Pago Pago Stakes (G3) whereas Torture triumphed within the Debutant Stakes. In New Zealand, his early flagbearer has been Sistema Stakes (G1) placegetter State of Valour.
One other robust displaying for Sword of State’s progeny on the gross sales in 2026 was highlighted by the sale topping worth of NZ$1.1 million at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Guide 1 Yearling Sale. These outcomes have seen the son of Snitzel’s price enhance to $50,000 + GST.
“It’s unprecedented for a New Zealand-based stallion to sire two stakes-winning 2-year-olds in Australia, not to mention from his first crop,” stated Cambridge Stud Gross sales and Nominations Supervisor Scott Calder.
Chaldean , the one grade 1-winning 2-year-old by Frankel at stud in Australasia, will enter his third season in New Zealand at a price of $35,000 + GST.
“The win by Sir Delius within the Queen Elizabeth Stakes was one other reminder not solely of Frankel’s prowess as a stallion, but in addition of his unbelievable document in Australia,” Calder stated. “Chaldean’s mixture of pedigree and race document makes him an particularly engaging stallion prospect.
The Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and Two Thousand Guineas (G1) winner was the main first-crop sire on the weanling gross sales in Europe, with a mean of 106,000 kilos (NZ$245,000), and Cambridge Stud is assured his Southern Hemisphere inventory will make an analogous impression.
“Henry was very impressed by his foals on the Tattersalls December Sale, the place they generated some distinctive outcomes,” Calder stated. “I doubt many younger stallions in New Zealand have acquired the caliber of mares he has in his first two crops, and we anticipate the shopping for bench might be drawn to them right here as effectively.
Almanzor will stand for $25,000 + GST after one other profitable season during which he sired 5 group winners, headed by First 5, who accomplished a grade 1-winning dash double within the BCD Dash (G1) and Telegraph Stakes (G1).
On the world stage, his star performer was Prix de Diane (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) winner Gezora .
“Almanzor retains displaying that he’s a reliable supply of black-type winners, and including a grade 1 weight-for-age sprinter this season is one other string to his bow,” Calder stated.
