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Posted: **Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:55 am**

Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan Named NZ Breeders Of The Year

Monday, 8th August 2016

After what can only be described as a stellar year for Cambridge Stud, Sir Patrick and Justine, Lady Hogan were last night named the 2015/16 New Zealand Breeders of the Year at the annual New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards in Auckland. In an exceptional year for Kiwi-bred horses and breeders worldwide, the Hogans were represented by three individual winners of six Australian Group One contests, and a further 13 stakes performers. They have now won the prestigious title on five occasions, following their awards in 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97 and 2003/04. The Victorian Spring Carnival started the season off well for Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan, with Tarzino winning the Gr1 VRC Derby, and Preferment, bred in partnership, winning the Gr1 Turnbull Stakes, also at Flemington. Autumn was just as kind with Preferment adding the Gr1 Australian Cup in Melbourne before heading to Rosehill in Sydney to claim the prestigious weight-for-age event, the Gr1 The BMW. Rosehill was also a happy hunting ground for Tarzino, who won the Gr1 Rosehill Guineas. Tavago, also by Tavistock and also co-bred by the Hogans, then took out the Australian Derby at The Championships to become Group One winner number three. “I have bred the winners of a number of Derbies but the Australian Derby is the Derby of all Derbies, it’s the ultimate and to nail another one is such a thrill,” said Sir Patrick at the time. This season Cambridge Stud’s young sire Tavistock has swept all before him, emerging as one of Australasia’s most exciting young sires, with two Derby winners in Australia and Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther, winner of the Hong Kong Derby and the Gr1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Besides the deeds of Tavistock, now the sire of nine individual stakes winners, four in Group One company, Cambridge Stud’s former flagship sire Zabeel has continued to shine this year. When Provocative won the Queensland Oaks in June she became his 45th individual Group One winner - equalling Zabeel’s illustrious sire Sir Tristram.