Thoroughbred breeding icon Sir Patrick Hogan is fearful his legendary Cambridge Stud farm will be lost to foreign investors.
The 77-year-old established New Zealand’s leading breeding ground for thoroughbred stallions in 1976 which was the leading vendor at the Karaka Yearling Sales for 31-years straight.
Hogan, the last remaining farmer in his family has admitted that he will have no choice but to sell in the near future
“I’m not getting any younger,” Hogan told Andrew Gourdie on RadioLIVE.
“It’s going to have to come along eventually because I haven’t got anybody to take the stud over in the family.”
“Somebody could take away the brand name and say we’ll take all the stock and mares and take them to another country and take the name with them.
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Cambridge Stud’s reputation was built on two of New Zealand’s most iconic horses, Sir Tristram and Zabeel.
Cambridge and Sir Patrick are experiencing a resurgence thanks to his latest star stallion, Tavistick, which has bred four group one winners.
Tavistock's 18 yearlings in this year's sales, which get underway at Karaka on Monday, has Cambridge in contention to be the leading vendor once again.
Hogan hopes that pedigree will convince potential suitors to keep Cambridge Stud alive.
“I think the name Cambridge is too synonymous for whoever bought it, they'd be proud that they are the people than own Cambridge Stud, and I think it’d be someone that would want to keep that name going and it would have to be a person that could afford and have the resource to do it.”
Hogan said that he has had interest from abroad in the last five years, but nothing has come of it. However that time will come soon.
“I’ve considered everything that’s been put in front of me, nothing that would suit me, nothing like it.
“I haven’t seen an out yet, so I have to keep going.”
You can here the full interview with Sir Patrick Hogan at 5.20pm here
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