Millions of Reasons to Purchase at Karaka 2017

20 January 2017

Significantly boosting the appeal of all Karaka 2017 yearlings is the lucrative Karaka Million Series, which all graduates of the Sales Series are eligible to be entered for.

The Karaka Million Series is bigger and better than ever with an enhancement to the Karaka Million 3YO Classic that sees a huge increase in stakes money to $1 million.

These Karaka 2017 yearlings will belong to the second wave of Karaka graduates that are competing for this enhanced Karaka Million Series. They are eligible to enter for the $1 million Karaka Million 2YO in 2018, the $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic in 2019, plus the $100,000 Karaka Stayers Cup from 2020 and each year thereafter.

From 2018, the Karaka Million Twilight Meeting, held at Auckland Racing Club’s Ellerslie Racecourse, will host two of the richest races in New Zealand on its six-race card, cementing its position as one of the most iconic race meetings on the calendar and the richest raceday in New Zealand.

The meeting is run on the eve of the Karaka Premier Sale with the two-year-old race run over 1200m and the three-year-old race over 1600m, both races carry Restricted Listed status.

Nine Years of Winners

2017 will celebrate the 10th running of the Karaka Million feature race. Over the past nine Karaka Million races there have been many great thrills for connections of these gutsy two-year-olds who have raced to a $1 million victory only a year after they were purchased.

Year Karaka Million Winner Sire x Dam Vendor Price & Sale Purchaser Owner Trainer Jockey
2016 Xiong Feng (NZ) Iffraaj x Stray Monovale Farm $30,000 Select Sale ZL Mok Tan Kim Chua Stanley, Tan Koon Eng, James Leong Cen Ming & Lim Keat Joo Stephen McKee & Eddie Chippendale Danielle Johnson
2015 Hardline (NZ) Showcasing x Midnight Breaker Hallmark Stud $130,000 Select Sale LB Racing L F Birchley Liam Birchley Damian Browne
2014 Vespa (NZ) Elusive City x Miss Avalon Valachi Downs $34,000 Select Sale Cavallo Agistment Centre C J B Norwood & C A Rutten Johno Benner Mark du Plessis
2013 Ruud Awakening Bernardini x Dawn Almighty Westbury Stud $90,000 Premier Sale Go Racing Ltd  Go Racing Almighty Dawn Syndicate (Mgr: A Bosma) Stephen Marsh Craig Williams
2012 Ockham's Razor (NZ) Any Suggestion x Shadow Ray Rich Hill Stud $170,000 Premier Sale Bahen Bloodstock A Freedman Anthony Freedman Craig Williams
2011 Fort Lincoln Charge Forward x Belle Toujours Curraghmore $110,000 Premier Sale Lisa Latta Racing Stables Lincoln Farms Ltd Lisa Latta Jonathan Riddell
2010 Sister Havana (NZ) General Nediym x Ultima Vita Shelby Park $40,000 Select Sale Aquanita Racing T & Mrs M Carroll, A Blackwood, R Clark, D Hodge, J Lilienstein, R Pfitzner & S Roberts Liam Birchley Stathi Katsidis
2009 The Heckler Lucky Owners x Comedy Café Woodridge Farm $70,000 Select Sale Peter Walker Sir Patrick Hogan, A J Sutherland, A C Timpson & P J Walker Murray and Bjorn Baker Michael Rodd
2008 Vincent Mangano (NZ) No Excuse Needed x Rationable Waikato Stud $80,000 Premier Sale MR PN & MRS K MCKAY T E Luke, Mrs K & P N McKay Peter McKay Vinnie Colgan

2017 Karaka Million Order of Entry

The field for the 2017 $1 million dollar race has taken shape with Gift of Power (NZ) (Power), Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel), Star Treaure (NZ) (Lonhro), Talaria (NZ) (O’Reilly), Padraig (NZ) (Power) and Felton Road (NZ) (Pins) holding the top six positions on the Order of Entry.

The final field of 14 runners will be announced this Wednesday (25 January).

The Karaka Million Twilight Meeting at Ellerslie will be held on the eve of the 2017 Karaka Premier Sale, this Sunday 29 January. Tickets for a range of hospitality options are available from www.ellerslie.co.nz.

Karaka 2017 Schedule

NZB’s Yearling Sales Series catalogues are available on the free iPad application, can be collected from the Karaka Sales Centre or viewed online at www.nzb.co.nz.