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The prestigious NZB Filly of the Year Series heads in a new direction on Saturday with the running of the second leg, the $150,000 Group Three Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Sunline Vase (1400m) at...

As the NZB Ready to Run Sale goes from strength to strength with its stunning results in the sale ring and on the racetrack, the catalogue for the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds continues...

The NZB Mega Maiden Series was a popular new addition to New Zealand racing last season, and the second edition gets underway with the running of the $18,500 NZB Mega Maiden Series (1200m) at...

A dominant victory by Lucky Magic (NZ) (Mendelssohn) in the RM300,000 Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) on Sunday was the fourth consecutive win in the race for graduates of NZB’s Ready to Run...

Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) joined an exclusive club of Karaka graduates with 10 or more Group One wins when he triumphed in the A$750,000 Crown Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on...

An exciting new star of South Island racing was unveiled when the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series got underway with the $80,000 Listed NZB Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton on...

Three years after going close to A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) glory with the winner of one of New Zealand’s NZB Airfreight-sponsored qualifiers, Whanganui trainer Kevin Myers might be on the...

A filly that was bought for just $15,000 from the 2022 National Weanling Sale at Karaka has claimed top honours at the annual South Island Racing Awards. Pivotal Ten (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) was...

- Richard Edmunds, RaceForm  An ever-growing list of star graduates has given the team at Wentwood Grange plenty to celebrate in recent years, but even by their standards, the first Saturday in...

A week after the NZB Filly of the Year Series roared to life with the Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) in the North Island, the spotlight shifts south with the launch of the prestigious NZB Southern...

NZB Airfreight is proud to help make Kiwis’ Jericho Cup (4600m) dream a reality with two golden tickets into the A$300,000 race. The first of those annual qualifiers, the $40,000 NZB...

The New Zealand racing industry is showing their support for the NZ Horse Ambulance Trust by putting up six experiences or items for auction in the Trust's fundraiser on gavelhouse.com. The New...

With the continued long-term support of Majestic Horse Transport and Dunstan Horse Feeds, NZB is pleased to announce that the Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series will return for its sixth edition...

The champions of New Zealand’s 2024-25 season were crowned during the Horse of the Year Awards in Hamilton on Sunday night, where four Karaka graduates were named the standouts of their...

Just a few days after the catalogue was launched for the 2025 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds celebrated another new stakes-winning graduate – Arigato...

Karaka graduate Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award) became a millionaire and a dual Group One winner with a stunning last-to-first performance in the $400,000 Group One Proisir Plate (1400m) at...

The $110,000 Listed Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday was a monumental step up in class for Affirmative Action (Yes Yes Yes) in only the second race of his career, but the...

Its position as the very first leg of the NZB Filly of the Year Series means the Group Three Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) often unveils a sparkling new talent, and that looks like it was the case...

This Saturday sees the running of the Group Three Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie, the first leg of the NZB Filly of the Year Series. Fittingly the race’s namesake, Gold Trail (Chief...

One of the traditional signs that spring racing has arrived in New Zealand is the running of the first leg of the NZB Filly of the Year Series, the Group Three Gold Trail Stakes (1200m). The...

The catalogue for the 2025 edition of the leading sale of two-year-olds is now online and in mailboxes, with NZB excited to unveil another stellar offering at the Ready to Run Sale. Showcasing...

Karaka graduate Platinum Diamond (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) continued her rise with another super-impressive performance in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m). The Lisa...

Karaka 2026 will mark the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand, and a prominent buyer during the history of the Sale was Stanley Goosman (later Sir Stanley).  He was a key player at the...

Both the pedigree and the racetrack performances of Manifique (NZ) (Savabeel) make her a major drawcard in the latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com. Bidding currently stands at $27,000...

The Lowry name is one that is synonymous with New Zealand's thoroughbred breeding industry and features from the very first National Yearling Sale in 1927. Okawa Stud, not far from its original...

Despite making up only 7.7% of the Australian racing population, New Zealand thoroughbreds continued their proud tradition of success across the Tasman with victories in 21% of their Group One...

Saturday’s $110,000 Group Three Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton continued an incredible ride for the connections of Chase (NZ) (Zed), who bought him for only $9,000...

Classy Karaka graduate Platinum Diamond (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) has completed her two-year-old season with a rare black-type double. The Lisa Latta-trained filly added Saturday’s $80,000 Listed...

From a freakish sprinter with a (NZ) suffix to an exciting group of up-and-comers sourced from the Karaka sale ring, New Zealand’s influence was strongly felt on Hong Kong racetracks during the...

Karaka graduate Lucky Magic (NZ) (Mendelssohn) secured a place in Malaysian racing history on Sunday with a triumph in the inaugural RM$1m Selangor Mile (1600m). The winner’s share of that...

A quality cast of four-year-olds will clash in Malaysia’s richest race this weekend, with a significant NZB influence throughout the 16-horse field. Sunday’s Selangor Mile (1600m) is worth...

Rich Hill Stud is a prominent player in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, offering more than 10 percent of the 87-lot catalogue. The Rich Hill consignment features...

The 2024-25 season has been one of the best ever for Pencarrow Stud, and some of the renowned bloodlines that have underpinned that success are now available for purchase in the 2025 National...

Karaka 2026, set to take place at NZB’s Karaka Sales Centre from 25 – 29 January, will mark the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand.    A century of thoroughbred excellence has...

Entries for NZB’s 2025 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 13 and 14 November.   With a reputation like no other, NZB’s...

The need for Cambridge Stud to control the size of their star-studded broodmare band has opened up some special opportunities in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse...

The National Online Breeding Stock Sale has launched on Gavelhouse Plus with bidding open on the 87 Lots sale which is set to end from 7pm on Wednesday 9th July. This year’s sale boasts a...

Less than a month after his raceday debut, Matahga (NZ) (Tivaci) became a black-type winner in Saturday’s A$120,000 Listed David Peacock Oaklands Plate (1400m) at Morphettville and lifted his...

Leading thoroughbred nursery Cambridge Stud have committed their full support for NZB’s 2026 National Yearling Sales Series, with the announcement they will be selling 100% of their yearling...

The 2025 National Weanling Sale saw its first dual-code weanling session in play at Karaka, with a total aggregate of $2,410,000 outlaid across 84 lots by a strong domestic buying bench plus...

By Michael Guerin (NZ herald)
The crossover between New Zealand’s two equine codes will go to a whole new level with an rare dual-code weanling sale at Karaka tomorrow...

The countdown to NZB’s 2025 National Weanling Sale is underway, with a compact yet quality catalogue of 144 youngsters set to go under the hammer on Thursday 26 June at Karaka.   The weanlings...

Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) reigned supreme in this month’s A$1m Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm, continuing a decades-long tradition of Derby excellence by three-year-olds...

After a phenomenal few months for Waikato Stud’s stallion roster, the world-renowned nursery will offer six select progeny of those high-flying sires at this week’s NZB National Weanling Sale...

Previously a two-time second placegetter at stakes level, Cork (NZ) (Complacent) broke through for the biggest win of her career in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic...

A stylish come-from-behind performance in Friday’s $80,000 Listed John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Otaki saw Platinum Diamond (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) become the eighth Karaka...

Many of the vendors at this month’s NZB National Weanling Sale are familiar faces who are renowned for their quality drafts at this sale every year, but the 2025 edition also sees an old friend...

Rising star War Machine (NZ) (Harry Angel) brought up the 20th Group One win of the season for a Karaka graduate – and the 14th in Australia – with a powerhouse performance in Saturday’s...

Group One-winning Karaka graduate Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park) continued his love affair with the Queensland Winter Carnival on Saturday, capturing the A$1.2m Group Two HKJC World Pool Q22 (2200m)...

The thoroughbred and standardbred communities will converge on Karaka for the National Weanling Sale and National Standardbred Weanling Sale on Thursday 26 June, and vendor Ross McKay has horses...