Ready to Run Sale Catalogue Stacked With Standout Pedigrees

While breeze-up analysis and physical inspections will come closer to sale time, the recent release of the catalogue for the 2026 NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka has given buyers plenty to think about as they begin to compile their shortlists.

The 2026 edition of the Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 11am (NZT) on 18 & 19 November, with Breeze Ups to be held across two consecutive days on one turf track at Te Rapa Racecourse on 12 & 13 October.

This year’s 460-lot catalogue features no fewer than 66 siblings to Group performers, along with 72 sons or daughters of stakes-performing mares.

 

Group One Siblings and Dams

Lot 45 is one that is sure to be on the radar for many buyers. Offered by Ohukia Lodge, the gelding is by the late, great Savabeel and is out of the stakes-winning mare Starvoia (Starcraft). That makes Lot 45 a full-brother to Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel), the winner of the Group One Tarzino Trophy (1400m) and Flemington’s Group Three Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m). Another half-sibling, Topsy Turvy (NZ) (Super Seth), has shown promise in a three-start career that has already produced a maiden win.

Lot 90 is a colt from the first crop of two-year-olds sired by Anamoe, the seven-time Group One winner and Australian Horse of the Year. A member of the St Kilda Lodge draft, this colt is the second foal out of Group One-winning mare Travelling Light (NZ) (El Roca).

NZB Filly of the Year and Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner Insouciant (NZ) (Keeper) is represented by a Tarzino gelding (Lot 302) on account of Kilgravin Lodge. 

Kilgravin Lodge’s consignment also includes Lot 374, a colt by two-time champion New Zealand sire Proisir out of Meleka Belle (NZ) (Iffraaj). That makes this colt a half-brother to Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), who won no fewer than 14 Group One races and was New Zealand’s Horse of the Year in 2018-19 and 2019-20. Melody Belle is already the dam of the stakes-performed Australian filly Lyrics ‘n’ Song (Written Tycoon), while Meleka Belle’s other notable progeny include multiple black-type winner Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) along with Moet Belle (NZ) (Tavistock), the dam of Group Three Winx Guineas (1600m) winner Cellarmaster (NZ) (Bivouac).

Lot 432 is by the sire of the moment in Hello Youmzain, out of Group One winner Pondarosa Miss (NZ) (High Chaparral). Offered by Di Leoni Equine, this colt is from the family of former NZB Ready to Run champion graduate Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) who went on to be the winner of seven races including the Group One ATC Chipping Norton Stakes in Australia. Lot 158, an Ace High gelding from the same draft, is out of the dam's sister Bak Da Princess (NZ) (Danske) making this lot a sibling to Pondarosa Miss and other stakes-performers Ecuador (NZ) (High Chaparral), Rip Em Up (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) and Dodgy One (NZ) (Reliable Man). 
 

Other Pedigree Notables

Lot 2 is a colt by Starspangledbanner, whose standout 2026 sees him sitting in third on the Irish sires’ premiership and eighth in the UK. His notable progeny this year include Gstaad, winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas (1600m) and runner-up behind the undefeated champion Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder) in the English 2000 Guineas (1600m), St James’s Palace Stakes (1600m) and Sussex Stakes (1600m). Another of his three-year-olds this year, the high-class filly Precise, won the Irish 1000 Guineas (1600m) and Coronation Stakes (1600m). This colt is out of Sacred Eye (High Chaparral), who won the Group Three Caulfield Classic (2000m) and ran second in the Group Two Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m). Second dam Musidora (Rock Of Gibraltar) won at Group Three level and is the dam of three stakes winners and a stakes placegetter.

Lot 139 on account of BMD Bloodstock is a colt by Ghaiyyath, the sire of last season’s Group One Victoria Derby (2500m) and Australian Guineas (1600m) winner Observer. This colt is out of a full-sister to Group One Emirates Stakes (1600m) winner All American (Red Ransom) and half-sister to More Strawberries (More Than Ready), who won the Group Two Furious Stakes (1400m) and Tea Rose Stakes (1500m) and ran second in the Group One Flight Stakes (1600m).

From Riversley Park's 47-strong draft is Lot 149, a gelding by New Zealand's champion sire Proisir, out of Applegate (NZ) (Exceed and Excel), making this lot a half-brother to multiple stakes-performers Impendabelle (NZ) (Impending) and Cloudy (Frosted).

Riverrock Farm’s Lot 175 is a colt by Alabama Express, a young sire who has quickly made his mark with top-class progeny like Treasurethe Moment and Alabama Lass. This colt is out of Bohemian Lily (NZ) (O’Reilly), who won the Group Two Doomben Roses (2000m) and is a full-sister to Group One Australian Derby (2400m) and Australian Guineas (1600m) winner Shamrocker (NZ) (O’Reilly). Another full-sibling to Bohemian Lily is the multiple stakes winner and Group One-placed Vernanme (NZ) (O’Reilly), while half-sister Rock Diva (NZ) (Lucky Unicorn) won the Group One Auckland Cup (3200m).

Lot 223 from Prima Park is by champion stallion Written Tycoon, who spent plenty of time in the headlines in New Zealand last season through the deeds of his unbeaten standout three-year-old filly Well Written. This colt is the first foal out of Daisies (Sebring), who won the Group Two Stocks Stakes (1600m), Group Three Alexandra Stakes (1600m) and Group Three Ethereal Stakes (2000m) and ran second in the Group Two Wakeful Stakes (2000m). Daisies is a half-sister to three stakes performers including the Listed winner and Group One Golden Rose (1400m) and Randwick Guineas (1600m) placegetter Zou Tiger (Zoustar).

The colt catalogued as Lot 225 offered by Woburn Farm is by quality stallion Toronado and is a half-brother to two black-type performers. Pacific Dragon (NZ) (Charm Spirit) won three races including the Listed Ryder Stakes (1200m), and she also placed in the Group Two Eclipse Stakes (1200m) and Group Three Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and ran fifth in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). Another half-sister, Sweltering (Too Darn Hot), ran second in the Group One Australasian Oaks (2000m).

Emerging sire Acrobat is represented by Lot 238 from Leanach Lodge, a colt out of Dragon's Tail (Galileo), making this lot a half to multiple Group One winner Age of Fire (Fastnet Rock). He is also from the family of stakes winners Amazonian Lass (More Than Ready) and Riverplate (Flying Artie).

Lot 259 is a Noverre (NZ) gelding whose half-sister Churchillian (NZ) (Churchill) has won 11 races including the Group Three Anniversary Handicap (1600m), Group Three Rotorua Stakes (1400m) and Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m). He will be offered by Regal Farm.

KB Bloodstock’s 24-strong draft includes Lot 357, a colt by quality stallion Zousain out of the Western Australian Lucy Mae (Stratum). In a high-quality two-year-old season, Lucy Mae won two black-type races including the Group Two Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and also placed in the Group Three Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) and WATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).

Lot 378 from renowned vendor Curraghmore, is a filly by leading sire Satono Aladdin out of Milunka (All Too Hard), whose only foal to race so far is the Group Three Matamata Slipper (1200m) placegetter To Bravery Born (NZ) (Snitzel). Milunka’s pedigree page receives a further boost through her extraordinary dam Distinctive Lass (Orientate), who has been represented by nine winners including five stakes winners. Kahma Lass (NZ) (Darci Brahma) won the Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), while Drops Of God (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) has made a huge impression winning three of her four starts to date including the Group Three Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) by two and a half lengths.

Lot 387 is a gelding by elite shuttler Too Darn Hot, who was leading second-season sire in Australia in 2024-25 and is the sire of multiple Group One winner Broadsiding. The dam of Lot 387 is Miss Scarlatti (NZ) (Stravinsky), winner of the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) and a four-time Group placegetter including in the Group One VRC Oaks (2500m). Miss Scarlatti is a sibling to three stakes performers including the Group One placegetters Abidewithme (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice) and Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock). Six of Miss Scarlatti’s eight foals to race have been winners, and she is granddam of the Group Three winner Star Of Justice (NZ) (Justify).

Another offered by Prima Park is the colt catalogued as Lot 391, by champion stallion Exceed And Excel out of the Shooting To Win mare Ms Catherine, who won the Group Three Typhoon Tracy Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley as a three-year-old.

Lot 411 is a colt by Dundeel (NZ) out of the Fastnet Rock mare Orphea. This colt is a half-brother to the Group Three winner Outovstock (NZ) (Tavistock), while Orphea is a full-sister to Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) winner Rock Classic (Fastnet Rock). He will be presented by Kiltannon Stables.

KB Bloodstock's Lot 421 is another notable colt by Home Affairs, whose exceptional start to his stallion career has been touched on earlier in this article. The dam of Lot 421 is Parure (Fastnet Rock), the winner of three races including the Group Two Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield. Second dam Fontein Ruby (Turffontein) won the Group Two Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), Group Three Caulfield Classic (2000m) and Listed Alexandra Stakes (1600m).

Lot 429 is a colt by Hellbent offered by Woburn Farm. This colt is a three-quarter-brother to Tardelli (I Am Invincible), who has placed in the Group Two Levin Classic (1600m), Group Three Concorde Stakes (1200m) and Group Three Easter Handicap (1600m) and finished fourth in last season’s Group One Railway Stakes (1200m). Tardelli is contesting the Group One Proisir Plate (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

 

The above is a snippet of the quality on offer at the 2026 edition of the world's leading two-year-old sale, set to take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 11am (NZT) on 18 & 19 November. Breeze Ups to be held across two consecutive days on one turf track at Te Rapa Racecourse on 12 & 13 October. View the catalogue online here.

Buyers wishing to physically attend the 2026 Ready to Run Sale can enquire about accommodation options and travel assistance by emailing [email protected].

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