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Several New Zealand Bloodstock sale graduates performed well at the Easter meetings over the weekend, despite rain affected tracks on both sides of the Tasman.

The Listed New Zealand Bloodstock St Leger (2500m) was taken home in style by the Roger James-trained, Aeroforce One (Marscay x Maurine) at Trentham on Saturday. The colt won by a comfortable...

An exciting quinella in the HK$14 Million Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (2000m) was a superb result for the New Zealand breeding industry.

The country's richest fillies and mares race is held at Te Aroha this weekend. The Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Breeders' Stakes (1600m) is worth $120,000 and as usual has drawn some of the...

The prestigious title of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year had already been secured by smart filly Justa Tad with an unassailable lead on the points table heading into the last race of the...

This weekend saw an onslaught of top quality group races from Ellerslie and Sydney.

Westbury Stud announced this week that they will offer over 270 horses as part of an unreserved reduction sale run in conjunction with the National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale.

A sizeable stake increase has been announced today for one of New Zealand's time-honoured races.

The 2004-5 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series comes to a close this Saturday at Ellerslie.

A weekend of great racing in New Zealand, across the Tasman and in Hong Kong saw several notable victories for New Zealand Bloodstock graduates.

Veteran Group 1 performer Sedecrem (Faltaat x Real Trier) put a spate of unlucky races behind him on Saturday when he won the Group 1 Waikato Draught Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa for the second time....

New Zealand Bloodstock announced today that the Insurance arm of the company will add the Group 2 Championship Stakes to their stable of sponsored stakes races.

The final session of the Festival Sale brought the 79th National Yearlings Sales Series to a close at Karaka today, with outstanding success right throughout the Premier, Select and Festival...

It has been a record-breaking week at the 79th National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, with outstanding success throughout the Premier, Select and Festival sessions.

The outstanding success of the Premier and Select sessions at Karaka has continued into the Festival Sale today, with the first day's results showing further increases in aggregate, average and...

Wahid (Almutawakel x Rory's Helen) became the country's richest two year yesterday when he stormed to victory in the New Zealand Bloodstock $500,000 Two-Year-Old Classique (1200m).

The success of the Premier Sale has had a flow-on effect into New Zealand Bloodstock's Select Sale as it concluded today with increases in aggregate, average and median.

New Zealand's richest juvenile race, the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock 2YO $500,000 Classique takes place this Saturday at Te Rapa. The race is open to all two-year-olds purchased through the 2004...

With the buying frenzy of the Premier Sale now over, the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock's Select Sale saw the market settle into solid demand for good quality yearlings resulting in increases...

It has been a spectacular end to the Premier Sale at Karaka this week, with the sale aggregate, average and median all smashing sale records.

Today saw New Zealand Bloodstock's Premier Sale post a record session average of NZ$137,410 - a remarkable 23% increase from the final Premier Sale average in 2004.

A fantastic day of selling at Karaka saw an extremely strong international buying bench compete fiercely for the 174 lots on offer today.

Million dollar sale topper Darci Brahma (by Danehill ex Grand Echezeaux by Zabeel) won impressively on debut at Avondale today.

Last year's sale topping yearling will have his first start exactly one year after he was sold. Darci Brahma (Danehill x Grand Echezeaux) was sold by Pencarrow Stud at the 2004 Premier Yearling...

Justa Tad (Istidaad x Infinity) proved herself the country's top filly when winning the Group 1 Smokefree New Zealand Oaks at Trentham on Saturday. The $300,000 race was the third to last leg of...

The Wellington Racing Carnival kicks off this Saturday with the Group 1 Smokefree New Zealand Oaks (2400m). The country's premier fillies staying race is the third to last event in the New Zealand...

The New Zealand Government has shown its support for the New Zealand thoroughbred industry by agreeing to conduct the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series at...

Some exciting young performers have displayed their talents over the recent weeks, adding a timely boost to some of the yearling pedigrees on offer at Karaka from 31st January.

In the wake of successful results at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale, Karaka 2005 now offers buyers from around the world one of their last ever opportunities to secure a Danehill yearling from...

Gai Waterhouse trained filly Basra (Desert King x Dupion) managed an impressive victory in the Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes earlier this week. The filly, who started in the Eight...

New Zealand based sire, Pentire, has been showing the locals what his progeny are capable of in the lead up to Karaka 2005, with two electric performances over the New Zealand Summer Carnival at...

This weekend's installment of the Filly of the Year Series, the Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes at Ellerslie, begins to filter the country's top staying fillies in the lead up to the Oaks.

Mercedes Derby "superstar", Xcellent (Pentire x Excelo), stole the show on Boxing Day with a sensational win at just his third start in the $500,000 feature race. The unbeaten 3YO was sold by...

New Zealand Bloodstock sale graduate Spin 'N Grin (Spinning World x Smile) added to her Filly of the Year points when she won the Group 2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic on Boxing Day.

This year's Group 2 Eight Carat Classic has drawn Australian galloper Basra (Desert King x Dupion). The Gai Waterhouse trained horse will face a quality line up of New Zealand fillies on Boxing...

New Zealand bred horses had another successful night in Hong Kong winning five of the eight-race card on Wednesday at Happy Valley.

NZB graduates once again performed with distinction at Sha Tin at the weekend.

The weekend's Hong Kong International Sale proved incredibly successful for New Zealand breeders when one of the nine Kiwi entries topped the sale at HK$6 million.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates had a great weekend winning five of the seven stakes races held around the country.

Ellerslie hosted two fields of Derby hopefuls when both the Listed Bonecrusher Stakes and the Group 2 Avondale Guineas took place on Sunday. The Guineas had been rescheduled after Avondale's...

The Group 2 Robertson Holden Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday was filled with drama from the outset when two of the smart three-year-olds lining up in the event became late scratchings.

The top three fillies on the Filly of the Year Series table will battle it out in the Group 3 Robertson Holden Eulogy Stakes this Saturday at Manawatu Racing Club. The 1600 metre race is worth...

The Gr.1 New Zealand Bloodstock Avondale Gold Cup went down to the wire but it was smart mare, The Mighty Lions (Grosvenor x Maybe Yes), that scored the victory.On a firm track, the six year old...

The much anticipated catalogues for New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka are hot off the press today.

La Sizeranne stormed home to take the fourth race in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, the Listed Goldstar Soliloquy Stakes (1400),�on Saturday.Roger James trained filly La...

Saturday's Listed Goldstar Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie, the fourth race in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, is set to be an interesting contest. The race has drawn a...

NZB graduates St Reims (Zabeel) and The Duke (Danehill) claimed two of this weekend's feature races.

With NZ breds dominating the 10 race card at Sha Tin on Sunday, NZB sale graduates were six of the winners on the night.

It was a courageous run by Waltermitty (Grosvenor x Daria's Fun) that stole the Gr.2 New Zealand Cup from local hope, Normandy Boy, at Canterbury on Saturday.

Canterbury's Cup Carnival week has been particularly rewarding for New Zealand Bloodstock as its sale graduates took both the big races in the lead up to the New Zealand Cup.