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Meanwhile, Rick Williams, General Manager of The Oaks Stud has confirmed that after an absence from the sales ring at Karaka last year, the Cambridge-based property will be presenting horses for sale at both the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale and at January’s National Yearling Sales. “We have got six colts by Darci Brahma (Danehill) going to the Ready to Run Sale and we have 16 colts by a variety of stallions entered for the yearling sales next year,” he said, noting, “We will be retaining our fillies. We certainly broke in a lot of yearlings last season, probably about 30.” Williams revealed to NZ Racing Desk, “We have some lovely just-turned 3YOs and by the autumn we will have a fair few of the 2YOs in work. Unless we have a horse that is very mature and fairly forward, and from a 2YO family, we tend not to do much spring and summer 2YO-old racing." Williams is no longer on the board of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, but is pleased to see the Cambridge synthetic track, which was fast-tracked while he was a director, playing a key role in preparing horses in winter and early spring. Coolmore shuttle stallion US Navy Flag (War Front) will join The Oaks Stud after two seasons at Valachi Downs, who have scaled back.
