Cambridge Stud unveils 2026 stallion roster with addition of Champion Miler Charyn

Cambridge Stud has announced its stallion roster for 2026, with the outstanding Charyn to stand at the farm in partnership with Nurlan Bizakov’s French operation Sumbe.

The World Champion Miler and Cartier Champion Older Horse of 2024 brings elite international form and a world-class pedigree to the farm’s line-up.

Charyn’s talent was evident from an early age, highlighted by victory in the Gr.2 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte at two.

His championship season as a four-year-old featured victories in three of Europe’s premier mile contests: the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes, Gr.1 Prix Jacques le Marois and Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes to become the first horse to complete the prestigious Group 1 treble.

Charyn is the highest earner by Dark Angel, a champion sire in Great Britain and Ireland whose influence is already being felt in Australasia through his successful sire son Harry Angel.

On the dam side, Charyn is out of a stakes-performed daughter of Kodiac, who has also produced the Gr.2-winning juvenile Wings of War.

“The acquisition of Charyn for the Cambridge Stud stallion roster is the beginning of another exciting chapter for the stud and a very important relationship with Nurlan Bizakov’s Sumbe in Normandy,” said Sir Brendan Lindsay, who owns Cambridge Stud with his wife Lady Jo Lindsay.

“While Cambridge Stud is delighted to secure Charyn for stud duties in New Zealand, we are also looking forward to the relationship with Sumbe.

“As we have found with Haras d’Etreham and Juddmonte, the stallion is important, but a lasting relationship with the Bizakov family, Tony Fry and the Sumbe team is just as important.

“His status as the highest-rated miler in the world of his year stamps him as an elite performer, and we are excited to show him to the New Zealand industry.”

Nurlan Bizakov said Cambridge Stud was the perfect fit for Charyn and looked forward to a successful partnership with the iconic New Zealand nursery.

“I am delighted and honoured to confirm the agreement with Cambridge Stud to stand Charyn for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, and I would like to warmly thank Sir Brendan Lindsay, Henry Plumptre and their entire team for their confidence in the stallion, as well as for their enthusiasm and support,” he said.

“It is a prestigious stud with a highly significant broodmare band, providing an outstanding platform to support a stallion of Charyn’s calibre.

“I am confident that Charyn will greatly appeal to Southern Hemisphere breeders, thanks to his physical presence and athleticism, which he consistently passes on to his foals.

“I am therefore pleased to announce the beginning of what I hope will be a prosperous and successful partnership for the future between Sumbe and Cambridge Stud.”

Henry Plumptre was over the moon to have secured the services of such a high-class individual.

“Charyn’s three Group 1 victories, in elite events and against elite opposition, showcased his tactical speed and a great turn of foot,” Cambridge Stud’s Chief Executive Officer said.

“He distanced strong opposition in the Queen Anne and the Prix Jacques le Marois, but was tested in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, responding with great courage to draw clear. That determination, combined with his natural speed, gained him a Timeform rating of 127.

“We have just spent two days in France with the Sumbe team and CEO Tony Fry. Charyn presents as a standout individual – strong, with good scope and quality. He is a particularly good mover, and his athleticism is quite obvious.

“We were delighted with him and the small sample of foals that we were shown at Sumbe. They were a very even bunch, mostly between four and six weeks old, but already developing strong tops, good bone and their sire’s quality.

“Dark Angel continues to produce at the elite level in Europe, and the success of Harry Angel in Australia should give further confidence. The fact that Dark Angel is achieving his best black-type results with Danzig, Danehill, Exceed And Excel and Gone West can only enhance his prospects in New Zealand.

“I am confident that breeders in New Zealand and Australia will have no hesitation in supporting him when they see him.”

Charyn will stand for a fee of $35,000 + GST in 2026.