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Synchronize (NZ) (Savabeel) has always had a stellar pedigree and enormous potential, and on Boxing Day at Pukekohe, she lived up to those credentials with a blockbuster black-type...

Offered for a reserve of only $3000 at the 2019 Karaka May Sale, star Southland sprinter Buoyant (NZ) (Dalghar) is now a two-time stakes winner and set to strut his stuff across the...

An exciting group of young stallions on both sides of the Tasman are starting to really find their groove, and demand for their progeny is only going to grow in the months and seasons ahead. With...

The Boxing Day races have been a mainstay on Auckland’s summer calendar for 160 years, but with Ellerslie undergoing a major track renovation, the iconic fixture is about to be staged by...

The catalogues for Karaka 2023 feature a quality cross-section of some of Australasia’s finest sire talent, including a strong representation of the latest crop of well-credentialled newcomers...

Improving with age and defying the doubts of his connections around unsuitable rain-affected track conditions, Karaka graduate Sagunto (NZ) (O’Reilly) scaled new heights with his first stakes...

Since being moved to a new position on the calendar, Eagle Farm’s A$250,000 Group Three Ascot Green Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) is showing signs of becoming a springboard to stardom for quality...

What a difference a week has made for Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended), who sits in third place on the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series points table after winning a race she...

Previously a four-race winner from 12 starts in New Zealand, low-priced Karaka graduate Ucalledit (NZ) (Zacinto) has gone to a new level since crossing the Tasman.Bought for only $15,000 by Kevin...

New Zealand Bloodstock invites all prospective buyers, racing enthusiasts and public to join the auction house at its Karaka 2023 National Yearling Sales Series, a pinnacle event on the New...

An impressive Group Two victory at Trentham earlier this month has thrust the undefeated filly Impendabelle (Impending) to the top of the order of entry for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka...

The former Group Two Villiers Stakes (1600m) has been transformed in 2022, renamed The Ingham and having its prizemoney more than doubled to A$2 million. Saturday’s inaugural running at Randwick...

Remarkable veteran Viktor Vegas (NZ) (Tavistock) delivered a dream result for owner-trainer Casey Lock in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m).Originally raced by...

Karaka graduate London Banker (NZ) (Tavistock) landed his second black-type win in Friday’s A$150,000 Listed Roku Gin Brisbane Handicap (1640m) at Doomben, just a few weeks before his...

The New Zealand flag flew high on Australia’s biggest stages during this year’s spring carnivals, and now buyers will have the opportunity to secure siblings to a number of those star...

The early stages of the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series have propelled undefeated superstar Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) into a clear and undisputed lead over her generation, but...

After more than a dozen previous starts at the highest level and a string of placings, Te Akau Racing’s Group One warrior Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) finally had a richly deserved breakthrough...

Two trips to Trentham this spring have brought two victories for two-year-old filly Impendabelle (Impending), including a valuable black-type triumph in Saturday’s $140,000 Group Two Mode...

Close up against some of New Zealand’s best two-year-olds last season, and then held up by a badly timed spring setback, highly talented Karaka graduate Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) got...

Lightly raced seven-year-old Kissinger (NZ) (Tavistock) has richly rewarded the patience of his connections, stepping up to stakes level for the first time and winning Saturday’s A$300,000...

Final results have been accumulated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale held at Karaka on 16 and 17 November. 
The 2022 edition saw a positive return to normality for New...

With a pair of impressive winners of age-group feature races over the last fortnight, Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has emerged as a key player for both the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka...

Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) mastered the A$200,000 Group Three Lamaro’s Hotel Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday, completing a trans-Tasman stakes double for Karaka-sourced sons of...

A popular saying in racing is that form is temporary and class is permanent, and high-quality Karaka graduate Crosshaven (Smart Missile) provided living proof with a welcome return to a winning...

Making her first attempt at the Melbourne direction of racing, Karaka graduate Gin Martini (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) showed class and toughness in equal measure to take out Saturday’s A$175,000...

Te Akau Racing’s big-race warhorse Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) took his career earnings past $650,000 with a spectacular come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s $85,000 Group Three Eagle...

Just a few days after the launch of the Karaka 2023 catalogue, Thursday’s $80,000 Group Three Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki delivered a fitting result for New Zealand Bloodstock...

With a series of spring racetrack successes followed by a blockbuster Ready to Run Sale, the New Zealand industry has been on a high in recent weeks, and now New Zealand Bloodstock is keen to keep...

Hong Kong Champion Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) stared down a pretender to his throne at Sha Tin on Sunday and came out on top, capturing the HK$5m Group Two BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) announced his arrival among Hong Kong’s premier sprinters with a highly impressive come-from-behind victory in Sunday’s HK$5m Group...

Frequent big-race bridesmaid Aromatic (NZ) (Sacred Falls) stepped up to claim a deserved win at Pukekohe on Saturday, coming out on top in a tight finish to the $130,000 Group Three Pukekohe...

One of Karaka 2022’s highest-priced fillies has provided a valuable early return to her connections, capturing Saturday’s $90,000 Listed Barfoot & Thompson Challenge Stakes (1100m) at...

Tremendous results were achieved at the conclusion of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale, confirming the confidence buyers have in kiwi educated and prepared two-year-olds. 
The...

Day One of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale saw trade gather momentum throughout the day, with 139 juveniles going under the hammer at Karaka to finish on a high.
At the close of...

After a dazzling performance in the $400,000 Group One Barneswood Farm 50th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), one name stands alone at the top of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year...

On the eve of the eagerly anticipated 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, a graduate of the 2019 edition played a starring role at Riccarton on Monday. 
Aljay (NZ) (Rock...

A horse that could have been bought for only $3000 at Karaka has emerged as one of the South Island’s brightest sprinting talents. 
Buoyant (NZ) (Dalghar), who was offered by Brighthill Farm...

The Karaka Million twilight extravaganza might be at a temporary location of Pukekohe this January instead of Ellerslie, and Te Akau Racing might have a different trainer at the helm in Mark...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale is just moments away, set to take place this week on 16 and 17 November at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre. 
Now that horses have arrived...

The unfortunate postponement of a huge day at Riccarton significantly reduced the number of black-type prizes on offer in New Zealand on Saturday, but graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock sales...

The sun shone brightly on the Hunter Valley in New South Wales on Saturday, and fans at Newcastle Racecourse were treated to an outstanding afternoon of racing where Godolphin and the Snowden...

For the second straight year, New Zealand Bloodstock is teaming up with the Newcastle Jockey Club to stage a lucrative New Zealand-themed raceday at Newcastle Racecourse this Saturday.NZB is proud...

Worth a massive 12 points to the winner, the Group One Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) is always a pivotal race in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series. The...

Lisa Latta has long rated her Karaka 2019 purchase He’s A Doozy (NZ) (Zacinto) as a top-liner in the making, and the Awapuni trainer got her wish with a superb win in Wednesday’s $250,000...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale always receives a number of notable pedigree updates from feature spring racing across New Zealand and Australia, and this year’s group is headed by...

For the second time this year, a kiwi sprinter who could have been bought for only $40,000 at Karaka has landed one of Melbourne’s greatest sprints. 
Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto)...

Quality Karaka graduate Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) showed her class on Champions Day at Flemington on Saturday, claiming the biggest win of her career so far in the A$300,000 Group Two Matriarch...

The countdown to the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale continues to be littered with stakes-winning graduates of previous editions of the sale – most recently perennial big-race...

Just days out from the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, Saturday’s opening day of the New Zealand Cup Carnival at Riccarton unearthed another new stakes-winning graduate...

With her value already assured as a half-sister to stakes winners Tennessee (NZ) (Per Incanto) and Leedox (NZ) (Time Test), quality mare Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) went to a new level with a...