NZB Ready To Run Sale 2024
Lot 13 - Savabeel (AUS) - Jolie Blonde (AUS) Bay Gelding
$330,000
Karaka Yearling Sales 2025
Lot 223 bay colt Sword Of State – Prose Poem (Street Cry) - draft: Cambridge Stud
The colt is from the first crop of Sword Of State (Snitzel), whose first offerings sold for $380,000, $375,000, & $340,000, earlier in January at the Magic Millions Yearling Sales on the Gold Coast.
Sword Of State was represented by six colts and two fillies. Six of his progenies sold, while two were passed in, with prices up to $380,000, off a $15,000 + GST service fee, and $240,800 average.
Sword Of State was purchased by David Ellis as a yearling on the Gold Coast. He won won four of five starts, including the Sistema Stakes (Gr. 1, 1200m), before being named Champion Two-Year-Old, and now stands at Cambridge Stud, where his first foals drew high praise.
Dam Prose Poem is by high-class international stallion Street Cry (Machiavellian), a Dubai World Cup winner, who famously sired the greatest of all time, Winx (37 wins, 25 Group One, and NZ$28.1 million).
Street Cry (Machiavellian) is also the sire of Champion US mare Zenyatta, and Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, who stands at stud in New Zealand.
From an international family, grand-dam Latice (Inchinor), a Group One winner over 2100m, was Champion Three-Year-Old in France, and left six individual winners of 14 races, including stakes winner and multiple Group placed Fencing (Street Cry), and stakes placed four-time winner Mirsky (Siyouni).
“We’ve inspected all the first crop yearlings by Sword Of State, on the Gold Coast and at Karaka, and this colt is a strong type, good walk, and has a lovely deep girth,” Ellis said.
“The family of the colt has plenty of European winners throughout, and the second dam was a Champion Filly.
“Sword Of State was one of the most readymade two-year-old colts we’ve ever purchased and his progeny are certainly resembling his physical attributes.
“By Champion Sire Snitzel, he had an enormous amount of ability right from the outset and a very worthy Champion Two-Year-Old.
“We’ve really couldn’t wait to see his progeny, like others we’re really impressed, and we’re excited to be buying them.”
Sword Of State carries a cross of breed shaping sire Danehill (Danzig), while Prose Poem has a cross of high-quality international sire influence Mr. Prospector.
Share price includes pedigree research/analysis & sale expenses at cost, as well as full pre purchase veterinary inspection & x-ray examination. Your share of post-sale transport, Karaka 2YO and 3YO Millions' entry, Pearl Bonus Series entry (fillies only),insurance, post-sale shoe removal & drench additional. Ongoing costs per month approx. $500 +GST per 10% share. Full disclosure document is available on request. Prices quoted are NZD and GST exclusive.