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Expectations were exceeded at Karaka with tremendous results witnessed across two days of selling at NZB’S 2024 Ready to Run Sale, confirming the demand for proven racetrack results and quality...

Day One of NZB’S 2024 Ready to Run Sale witnessed incredible results across the board, including an Australasian record for a two-year-old at auction.The aggregate reached $18,547,000, an...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale is just moments away, set to take place on 20 and 21 November at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre.Inspections and parades and well and truly...

Chad Ormsby has had a phenomenal 12 months with horses he has retained from New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sales, but this week at Karaka he is hoping to go home with an empty truck....

The retirement of Hong Kong megastar Golden Sixty has done nothing to slow the momentum of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale, with buyers from across Australasia and Asia converging on Karaka for the...

The catalogue for NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka was already loaded with quality, but a number of big-race performances by siblings and close relatives this spring have added even more...

Outstanding spring campaigns on opposite sides of the Tasman have propelled Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) and Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) to the top of the order of entry for the $1.5m TAB Karaka...

On a Newcastle raceday with extensive NZB sponsorship, a Karaka graduate fittingly spent some time in the spotlight in Saturday's A$300,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock The Beauford (2300m).The...

Karaka graduate Mehzebeen (NZ) (Almanzor) was one of the standout performers of the 2024 New Zealand Cup Carnival, winning two black-type staying races including Saturday’s iconic $400,000 Group...

Arch-rivals Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) and Alabama Lass (Alabama Lass) treated a big Riccarton crowd to a memorable duel on Saturday in the third leg of the NZB Filly of the Year Series –...

Exciting sprinter Mystic Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) faced his first black-type test in Saturday’s $140,000 Listed Lindauer Stewards’ Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton, and his performance left no doubt...

The 2024-25 NZB Filly of the Year Series will up the ante this Saturday with the running of the hugely anticipated third leg, the $550,000 Group One Barneswood Farm 52nd New Zealand 1000 Guineas...

The quality on offer in the 404-lot strong catalogue of NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale due to kick off next week, is further boosted by the eligibility of 28 Karaka Millions nominated lots on...

A pair of fillies moved into prominent positions on the order of entry for the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) with impressive winning performances over the weekend.First up was Te Akau...

The fifth edition of NZB’s popular Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series has boosted local trainers’ chances of holding their own against the powerful overseas market during the Ready to Run Sale...

A notable trend through the last decade of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale is the ever-growing number and quality of fillies featuring in the catalogue for the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds.In...

The build-up to the 2024 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka has been boosted by blockbuster graduate performances in Australia – a trend that continued with Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) and Antino...

The sensational Savaglee (NZ) became the third Karaka-sourced son of Savabeel in the last seven years to win the $650,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at...

Group One-winning Karaka graduate Smokin’ Romans (NZ) (Ghibellines) made a welcome return to winning form in the A$300,000 Group Three Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on...

Already a valuable proposition as a Group One placegetter, Karaka 2021 graduate Mehzebeen (NZ) (Almanzor) added another string to her bow with a first black-type victory in Saturday’s $100,000...

Kenny Rae’s $30,000 purchase from Book 2 of Karaka 2022 has turned out to be a quality sprinting mare that has performed at black-type level at the ages of two, three and four.Illicit Dreams...

Trainer Liam Howley and jockey James McDonald believe there are much bigger and better things in store for Karaka graduate Opening Address (NZ) (So You Think), who claimed his first black-type win...

With the 2024 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka only two weeks away, a previous graduate of the standout two-year-old sale scored a timely win in the A$3m Listed Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick on...

For Kiwi syndicators Go Racing, the $260,000 purchase of Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) from breeders Waikato Stud's Karaka 2019 draft, has turned into more than A$5m and memories to last a...

Karaka graduate Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) announced her arrival in Melbourne with a commanding performance in Saturday’s A$500,000 Group Three Channel 9 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at...

The on-farm parades for NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale are scheduled to take place from Monday 4 November through to Monday 11 November. All prospective buyers are welcome to attend, with the...

Back-to-back Group Two victories have confirmed the status of Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) as a top-tier three-year-old in New Zealand this spring.The classy colt added Wednesday’s $150,000 James...

Malaysia continues to emerge as a leading racing jurisdiction, with many participants making the move to the growing region following the closure of Singapore and Macau.
New Zealand Bloodstock has...

Kevin Myers has won Riccarton’s NZB Airfreight Road to Jericho (3000m) for the second time, securing himself another ballot-free entry for the A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) along with a $5,000...

With three juvenile races, all worth at least $40,000, the Labour Day long weekend has had a major impact on the order of entry for the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January...

Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton was the scene of a breakthrough performance by Karaka graduate He’s Lucid (NZ) (Contributer).The three-year-old feature...

Aljay (NZ) (Rock ‘N’ Pop) added to an outstanding few weeks for Ready to Run Sale graduates with a courageous weight-carrying performance in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed Sothys Spring Classic...

Exciting filly Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) opened up a commanding early lead in the NZB Filly of the Year Series with victory in Saturday’s $175,000 Group Two Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy...

The highly anticipated Breeze Up videos and Mounting Yard parade videos for NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale are now available to view online at www.nzb.co.nz.On Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October,...

All eyes will be on Ellerslie on Saturday for the running of the $175,000 Group Two Windsor Park Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) – the second leg of the NZB Filly of the Year Series, and an...

The South Island stages its stepping stone towards the A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) this weekend with the running of the $50,000 NZB Airfreight Road to Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton.
Saturday’s...

There have now been three winners of NZB Mega Maiden Series bonuses this spring, and two of them have carried the white and red colours of prominent owner and racing industry supporter Terry...

Day Two of NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw a further 178 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa Racecourse with an average time of 10.72 reached.Leading vendor...

Day One of NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups kicked off on Monday at Te Rapa Racecourse with perfect weather and track conditions for the two-year-olds.169 expertly prepared...

Next month’s NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is receiving the best possible publicity in Sydney this spring thanks to a stunning Group One double by 2022 Ready to Run graduate Ceolwulf (NZ)...

Powerful-finishing mare Lekvarte (NZ) (Reliable Man) showcased her turn of foot on a big stage at Randwick on Saturday, adding a third Group Three win to her collection with victory in the...

Highly rated Karaka graduate Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) took a big step up in class on Saturday and passed it with flying colours, capturing the A$250,000 Group Three Bisley Workwear Reginald...

Breeze Ups for the world’s best sale of two-year-olds are set to take place next week on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October at Te Rapa Racecourse.All two-year-olds entered in NZB’s Ready to...

The NZB Ready to Run Sale’s class of 2023 has wasted little time in delivering returns to buyers with several having already won races, including highly impressive starts to the careers of three...

Talented mare Suavetta (NZ) (Almanzor) became the second winner of an NZB Mega Maiden bonus when she scored a dominant victory in Wednesday’s $25,000 NZB Mega Maiden Series (1600m) at Pukekohe...

The quality of horses available at NZB’s Ready to Run Sale is being showcased in style in Malaysia this year by rising star four-year-old Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn), who added another feature race...

Two new Group One-winning graduates have put NZB’s Ready to Run Sale up in bright lights, just a few weeks out from the 2024 edition of the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds.A week after...

High-flying filly Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) completed a superb treble of spring features in Melbourne with a rare achievement in Saturday's A$300,000 Group Two Henley Homes Schillaci Stakes...

Karaka graduate Grinzinger Belle (NZ) (Shamexpress) collected the third Group win of her career with another bold front-running performance in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Catanach’s 150...

Well-performed Karaka graduate Nikau Spur (NZ) (Proisir) collected a richly deserved first black-type win with a runaway performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed XXXX Queensland Cup (2400m) at...