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On-farm parades are underway around New Zealand ahead of the 2026 National Online Yearling Sale, as prospective buyers are looking for their next pinhook or racetrack star. Renowned vendors from...

The search for New Zealand's next Well Written (Written Tycoon), De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan), and more is underway as the 2026 National Online Yearling Sale is live now on Gavelhouse Plus, with the...

A strong finish down the Selangor home straight carried Sir Ruby (NZ) (King Of Comedy) to victory in the lucrative RM150,000 NZB Ready to Run Graduate Cup (1400m) on Sunday. Sir Ruby was a...

Hong Kong’s former champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) returned to winning form in style in Monday’s HK$5.35m Group Two Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin.  Offered by...

NZB's 2026 National Online Yearling Sale is now live on Gavelhouse Plus, with the quality 104-lot catalogue available to view at plus.gavelhouse.com.  How’s this for a track record? 169...

NZB’s 2026 National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the quality 104-lot catalogue available to view on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding will open on Friday 10 April and close from 6pm (NZT) on...

Over the last two Saturdays, top-class Karaka graduate Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) has recorded two heart-stopping and spectacular triumphs at Group One level. The four-year-old added Saturday's...

Exciting two-year-old filly Satono Glow (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) stepped up to stakes level at Flemington on Saturday and remained undefeated with a dominant performance in the A$200,000 Group Three...

Two years on from her first black-type victory in the Listed Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham – and with nine top-five finishes in stakes races in between – quality mare Archaic Smile...

Trentham has been the scene of many highlights in the career of He’s A Doozy (NZ) (Zacinto), who returned to the Wellington track and delivered again in Saturday’s 200,000 Group Two...

Karaka 2026 marked the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand, and it was one for the record books.   The new sale format saw several records being surpassed and increases across all key...

Earlybird entries for the Entain-NZB Insurance Pearl Series close on Tuesday 31 March 2026. The earlybird entry of $1,000 + GST saves you $500, and gives you the opportunity to win a share of...

There could be no better advertisement for the NZB Ready To Run Sale than the almost clean sweep in the Hong Kong Derby (2000m), with the Mark Newnham-trained Invincible Ibis (Hellbent)...

NZB Ready to Run Sale graduates filled three of the first four positions in Sunday’s HK$26m BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin, headed by superb winner Invincible Ibis...

The team that bred Saturday’s A$1m Group One Ranvet Stakes (2000m) heroine Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) capped their big weekend with a NZB Mega Maiden Series bonus at Matamata on Sunday. The...

Through most of her four-year-old season, Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) has taken on Australia’s very best and held her own. On Saturday the super-talented Karaka graduate finally got her day in...

Entries for NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on Thursday 25 June. Continuing as a dedicated weanling only format, the...

The Highview Unreserved Deplenishing Sale will see 43 thoroughbreds for sale, conducted from 1pm on Sunday 15 March 2026 on farm at 1544 Kakaramea Road, Hamilton, with gates open from 10am.
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When Elle Sourit (NZ) (Ocean Park) took out the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, the $120,000 stake money was not the only winning claims for...

At the end of a two-horse war that lasted the length of the Morphettville straight and brought the crowd to their feet, Karaka graduate American Wolf (NZ) (Tivaci) came out on top in Monday’s...

New Zealand racing’s pin-up filly Well Written (Written Tycoon) survived a huge scare to win Saturday’s $4m NZB Kiwi (1500m) at Ellerslie in a nail-biting finish, capping a perfect...

In her final New Zealand race, superstar Karaka graduate Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) produced one of Champions Day’s very best performances and added a fifth Group One trophy to her outstanding...

Among all the big-name horses and stables that were out in force for the big stakes at Ellerslie on Champions Day, one of the very best performances came from an owner-trainer and his $10,000...

A potential future star of fillies and mares’ ranks may have been unveiled in the $120,000 Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) on Champions Day at Ellerslie on Saturday. In addition...

The connections of $80,000 Ready to Run Sale purchase Sweynesday (NZ) (Sweynesse) are dreaming of the A$3m Group One Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) in Brisbane in June after victory in Saturday’s...

Along with its seven Group and Listed races, Champions Day at Ellerslie on Saturday also features a lucrative final for a series that provides outstanding returns to owners, breeders and trainers...

NZB National Online Yearling Sale graduate Well Written (Written Tycoon) has been a headline act all the way through her three-year-old season, and that looks set to continue after she drew...

Entries to the lucrative Karaka Millions Series for all yearlings purchased at Karaka 2026 will close today.

All yearlings purchased are eligible for the Karaka Millions Series featuring the $1m...

NZB South Island Sale graduate Noble Knight (NZ) (Ghibellines) took his career earnings to the brink of $500,000 with a richly deserved big-race breakthrough in the $180,000 Listed Positive Signs...

Karaka 2021 graduate Asva (NZ) (Capitalist) recorded the eighth and most significant win of his career with a bold staying performance in the A$250,000 Group Three Launceston Cup (2400m) in...

The catalogue for Highview’s Unreserved Deplenishing Sale, set to take place on Sunday 15 March, is now available to view online. Consisting of 43 lots, NZB will conduct the auction on-farm...

Entries for NZB’s 2026 National Online Yearling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held again on leading online auction platform Gavelhouse Plus. The source of champion filly Well...

There are Group One goals on the horizon for Single Choice (Anders) after the Ready to Run Sale graduate’s impressive come-from-behind victory in the A$300,000 Group Two Stow Storage Autumn...

New Zealand Oaks-winning trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott capped a rewarding weekend with a bonus-boosted victory by Ruby Rush (NZ) (Ribchester) in the $18,500 Dickie Direct NZ (NZB...

Saturday’s $1m Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Ellerslie crowned Ohope Wins (NZ) (Ocean Park) as a spectacular winner of the 2025-26 NZB Filly of the Year Series. On...

OTI Racing’s $27,500 Karaka yearling purchase Kazaru (NZ) (Embellish) added significant value to her CV with victory in the A$150,000 Listed Kevin Sharkie Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston on...

Karaka 2022 graduate Power Beau (Brazen Beau) defied 60-to-one odds to claim his first black-type victory in the A$120,000 Listed City Of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday, but...

For the first time in four years, the NZB Filly of the Year Series is still well and truly alive heading into its grand finale – the $1m Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks...

A dominant front-running performance carried lightly raced filly Aishiteru (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) to a maiden victory and a NZB Mega Maiden bonus at Riccarton on Wednesday. In addition to the...

The popular National Online Breeding Stock Sale is due to take place again on Gavelhouse Plus this July with dates now confirmed for the stand-alone breeding sale.  Breeders will have...

Karaka graduate My Lips Are Sealed (NZ) (Ace High) took her career earnings past $250,000 with her second black-type success in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Lisa Chittick Champagne Stakes (1400m)...

Karaka 2026 marked the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand, and it was one for the record books. After an action-packed refreshed format, results have been accumulated from the Book 1,...

An emphatic victory in Sunday’s HK$4.2m Group Three Centenary Vase (1800m) at Sha Tin has propelled NZB Ready to Run Sale graduate Numbers (NZ) (Tivaci) into contention for Hong Kong’s coveted...

Top-class Karaka graduate Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) lifted her Group One tally to four with an outstanding performance in the $700,000 Group One Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on...

Oak Hill (NZ) (Per Incanto) is a half-brother to a Group One winner, and he has earned the opportunity to follow in those footsteps after scoring the biggest win of his career in Saturday’s...

Karaka graduate Dad And Dave (NZ) (Time Test) added Friday’s A$150,000 Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m) at Hobart to his victory in last month’s A$125,000 Listed Launceston Guineas (2000m),...

Within the space of just two starts, Ohope Wins (NZ) (Ocean Park) has transformed herself from a maiden into a dual Group Two winner with strong claims for the 2025-26 NZB Filly of the Year...

A change of scenery has provided the missing piece for highly talented Karaka graduate Witz End (NZ) (Savabeel), who scored his first black-type victory in the $80,000 Listed Property Brokers –...

Longstanding vendors Highview who have been selling yearlings since 1986, have announced the staging of an Unreserved Deplenishing Sale at its Hamilton property on Sunday 15 March 2026.  NZB...

In contrast to the runaway dominance of Leica Lucy (NZ) (Derryn) last season, the 2025-26 edition of the NZB Filly of the Year Series still has any number of possible outcomes heading into the...