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Karaka graduate Po Kare Kare (NZ) (Savabeel) collected the fourth and most valuable victory of her nine-start career with a stylish performance in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Robrick Lodge...

A daring late dive through a narrow opening carried exciting Karaka graduate Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) to victory in Friday’s A$150,000 Listed Schweppes Tasmanian Derby (2200m) at Hobart.Bought for...

Eight weeks after a Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) hard-luck story, Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) produced a sensational performance at Sha Tin on Sunday to claim a Group One victory befitting his...

In only the third start of his fledgling career, talented three-year-old Loosespender (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) stepped into the spotlight with a commanding performance in Friday’s $120,000 Group Two...

Singapore’s superstar racehorse Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) bounced back from a Hong Kong disappointment and made a triumphant return to home soil in Saturday’s Group Three S$110,000 Merlion...

Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three White Robe Lodge (1600m) at Wingatui was a well-deserved win at stakes level for Perfect Scenario (NZ) (Iffraaj), who headed a clean sweep of the first three...

After two close fourths in stakes company, including a big performance in the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), Ulanova (NZ) (Santos) blew her rivals away at New Plymouth on...

The tangerine colours of Te Akau Racing have been carried to victory in both of the last two runnings of the Group One New Zealand Oaks (2400m), and a contender for this year’s edition of the...

The final session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 Sale concluded on a high note, wrapping up a successful week of selling at Karaka 2023. 
Key sale indicators have headed in an upwards...

A buoyant day of selling concluded Day Two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 Sale, with the clearance rate lifting significantly off the back of the opening session. 
International flavour...

A mixed day of selling opened New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 session of Karaka 2023, and it was international buyers that were to the fore, with the Australian and Asian markets making their...

An electric atmosphere was felt during the final session of Book 1 at Karaka 2023, with a late flurry of bidding setting the sale ring alight. 
At the conclusion of selling, the total turnover...

International presence returned to the sale ring on Day Two of Karaka 2023, with heated competition for the top lots and leading Australian stables featuring prominently. 
The international...

A pair of super-talented younger challengers are doing everything they can to force a changing of the guard in Hong Kong racing, but the enduring greatness of Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro)...

Day One of Karaka 2023 saw a long-awaited return to normal selling for New Zealand Bloodstock, who welcomed back international buyers to the sale ring for the first time since 2020. 
Also felt...

In honour of the late Sir Patrick Hogan, NZB Principal Sir Peter Vela paid tribute to Hogan and his profound influence on the thoroughbred industry, immediately prior to the opening of its Karaka...

A breakthrough 2022-23 season just keeps getting better and better for He’s A Doozy (NZ) (Zacinto), who scored his first Group One triumph in Saturday’s $300,000 Harcourts Thorndon Mile...

Exciting prospect Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) added a first piece of black type to his record with a thrilling victory in Friday’s A$125,000 Listed Kevin Sharkie Launceston Guineas...

With an outstanding performance in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham, talented filly Mazzolino (NZ) (Savabeel) made a significant move...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 97th National Yearling Sale Series National Yearling Sales Series is just moments away, set to ignite the Karaka Sales Centre over six-actioned packed days of selling...

When they head to Karaka every year, buyers can expect to be greeted with a catalogue stacked with elite female families that have been built up by some of New Zealand’s most famous nurseries...

In honour of the late Sir Patrick Hogan, New Zealand Bloodstock will open its 97th National Yearling Sales Series with a commemorative ceremony dedicated to the legendary studmaster, breeder,...

With an outstanding selection of yearlings about to go through the ring during six days of Karaka 2023 selling action, top-tier racing over the last three months has delivered plenty of extra...

New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale graduate Goldie’s Chance (NZ) (Iffraaj) added a valuable blacktype victory to her CV with a gutsy performance in Saturday’s $70,000 Listed...

Super-talented filly Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) was slightly under the radar as she arrived at Pukekohe on Saturday to face one of the strongest fields in the history of the $1m Karaka Million 3YO...

In some ways, Saturday’s 16th running of the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) was a Karaka Million like no other – the first million-dollar race ever run at Pukekohe, with...

After coming so close in countless feature races, quality Karaka-sourced staying mare Zee Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) had a deserved moment in the spotlight as the $120,000 Collinson Forex Karaka...

While powerhouse syndicators Te Akau Racing had a mixed bag with the barrier draws for their seven runners in Saturday’s $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe, it was a...

All eyes are on the showdown between Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) and Wild Night (NZ) (Vanbrugh) in Saturday’s $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday, and the two star...

Karaka 2023 is set to showcase the drafts of a diverse blend of vendors, with the established and respected big names being joined by a number of relative newcomers who are just beginning to make...

Caroline Searcy’s popular and informative preview of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka National Yearling Sales Series returns this Tuesday 17 January on Australia’s Sky Thoroughbred Central....

Having a Group One winner as a half-sister is a hard act to follow, but Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) took a big step in the right direction with his first stakes win in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three...

Classy sprinter Snapper (NZ) (Power) continued his rise through the grades with an impressive front-running performance to claim a first black-type win in Saturday’s A$250,000 Group Three...

A breakthrough Hong Kong season for Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) hit another high on Wednesday night with a bold front-running performance in the HK$3.9m Group Three January Cup (1800m) at Happy...

With New Zealand Bloodstock welcoming overseas buyers back on site for its National Yearling Sales Series for the first time in three years, there was always going to be plenty of hype and...

Every year, one of the most vital lead-up races for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) is the one run 13 days beforehand over the same course and distance. The redevelopment...

Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj) soared to stardom in the summer and autumn of his three-year-old season, and a promising pair of Karaka 2021 graduates could have the opportunity to follow a similar...

With the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan, the New Zealand thoroughbred industry has lost a legendary studmaster, breeder, racehorse owner and king of the Karaka sale ring.
An inductee into both the...

Sale-topping yearlings during the last decade of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series have included progeny of established star sires Savabeel (three times), Zoustar, Pierro,

Exciting two-year-old Trobriand (Kermadec) added a black-type tinge to his flawless record with another impressive performance in the $140,000 Group Two Carlaw Park Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Te...

Sunday’s $140,000 Group Two Jamieson Park Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Te Rapa became a battle of two progeny of Rich Hill Stud’s premiership-leading sire Proisir, and it was star filly Prowess...

Dropping way down in distance from a last-start Listed win over 2500 metres in November, Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) produced a brilliant fresh-up performance to take out the $140,000 Group Two...

Cambridge Stud’s homebred filly Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) has surged into second on the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series points table with a dominant performance in...

A year on from his victory in the $100,000 Dunstan Feeds Stayers’ Championship Final (2400m), Dionysus (NZ) (Ocean Park) returned to the New Year’s Day race meeting and picked up an even...

Emerging Hong Kong sprinting star Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) put a piece of Group One misfortune behind him with an authoritative victory in Sunday’s HK$3.9m Group Three Chinese Club...

With a bold performance at Pukekohe on Boxing Day, unbeaten gelding Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) may have established himself as one of the top seeds for powerhouse stable Te Akau Racing in...

The first five legs of the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series have been dominated by undefeated superstar Legarto (NZ) (Proisir), who has opened up a commanding lead with...

Karaka graduate Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj) capped a consistent form line with a richly deserved first black-type win in Wednesday’s $65,000 Listed Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Timaru Cup...

With a performance in the $150,000 Group Two ATR Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day that had to be seen to be believed, superstar filly Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) has kept her...

Karaka graduates finished first, second and third in the $100,000 Listed Shaw’s Wire Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day, and once again it was the winning machine Wild...