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With a brilliant defence of his title in Sunday’s HK$20m Group One FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin, megastar Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) soared past fellow Karaka graduate Beauty...

Something about Brisbane at this time of the year brings the very best out of Karaka graduate Kukeracha (NZ) (Night Of Thunder), who took out Saturday’s A$130,000 Listed TAB Tails Stakes (1640m)...

Classy Karaka graduate Carolina Reaper (NZ) (Vespa) took her career to new heights with a first black-type success in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) at...

Buyers had a rare chance to buy into some special Cambridge Stud bloodlines at Karaka 2020, and Saturday’s $120,000 Group Two Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Pukekohe showed just...

Quality Karaka graduate Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) has spent most of his career in Group company, and a deserved victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup...

Co-trainer and part-owner Graeme Rogerson is hoping to shoot for the stars with Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood), who lived up to his name in Saturday’s $70,000 Listed Staphanos by Deep Impact...

The 2021-22 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly Series already had its winner before Saturday’s fourth and final leg, but up-and-comer Burgie (NZ) (Ghibellines) announced herself as a filly to...

Already guaranteed the title of New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year for 2021-22, Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) will try to take her dominant campaign into rare territory in Saturday’s...

Dual Group Two winner and NZB Filly of the Year Imelda Mary (NZ) is the latest quality off-the-track mare to be offered on Gavelhouse Plus. 
Prepared by Wayne Hillis, Imelda Mary was forward...

Buyer demand for freshman and emerging talent was evident throughout New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale, with the highlight prices all secured by exciting young New...

Formerly a stakes-winning three-year-old and runner-up in last year’s Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m), high-class galloper Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) capped a welcome return to form with a...

Gifted Karaka graduate Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) made a brilliant return to racing in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Neds Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield, and now the Queensland Winter...

Close up behind some of New Zealand’s elite three-year-olds through the summer months, Verona (NZ) (Belardo) has wasted no time in making her mark across the Tasman.
The Kiwi filly scored a...

The $60,000 Listed Power Turf Sprint (1200m) has a knack for unearthing exciting sprinting talent, none more so than last year’s winner Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto), and victory in the...

After playing several supporting roles in feature staying races throughout the New Zealand calendar, Swords Drawn (Camelot) broke through for a richly deserved win in Saturday’s $85,000 Listed...

Bidding for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale held on Gavelhouse Plus opened today and will run for a two-day period, with the first lot closing on Wednesday 20 April...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus serves as a digital postscript to its National Yearling Sales Series.
Throughout the 87-strong catalogue, there are...

An exciting new crop of first-season sires turned heads at Karaka 2022 last month, and now New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus is giving buyers another...

High-flying filly Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) extended her winning streak to four in Saturday’s $60,000 Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton, and her back-to-back Listed victories have...

The likes of Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) and Markus Aurelius (NZ) (Ghibellines) have exemplified the gold that can be found in New Zealand Bloodstock’s yearling offerings every autumn, and...

If classy Riccarton filly Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) lives up to her warm favouritism in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) on her home track this weekend, her connections will have one hand on...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the 87-lot catalogue available to view on the NZB website. 
Renowned vendors from across New Zealand are supporting...

The (NZ) suffix towered above all others in one of Sydney’s iconic races on Saturday, with rising star Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) headlining a New Zealand-bred trifecta in the A$3m Group One...

If anyone believed that a couple of recent defeats might have marked the beginning of the end for Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro), the Hong Kong megastar sent them a message at Sha Tin on...

Talented and well-related staying mare Nerve Not Verve (NZ) (Shocking) added a valuable black-type win to her pedigree page with a strong display of stamina in Saturday’s A$300,000 Group Two...

After showing plenty of promise through the first six starts of his career, Te Akau Racing’s Ready to Run Sale recruit Amalfi Prince (Sebring) went to a new level in Saturday’s $80,000 Group...

The auction of Te Akau Racing’s Festivity (NZ) concluded on Friday 1 April with Hunter Valley-based Yarraman Park Stud securing the stakes-winning daughter of their resident sire I Am Invincible...

New Zealand Bloodstock wishes to advise that after discussion with NZTR, Auckland Thoroughbred Racing, Wellington Racing Club and Race, and in the interests of the racing industry as a whole, the...

The auction of Te Akau Racing’s Festivity, a stakes-winning daughter of I Am Invincible, is now live on New Zealand Bloodstock’s online subsidiary Gavelhouse Plus, with bidding set to close...

There have been plenty of ups and downs throughout the career of classy Karaka graduate Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt), but Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Neds Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at...

A smart new addition to the Karaka countryside is set to open its doors this Saturday 26 March with the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock’s DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Hotel.
Set amid...

After careful thought and consideration, New Zealand Bloodstock has decided to stage its Karaka 2023 National Yearling Sales Series in the traditional selling month of January.
After analysing...

Having sold nine-time Group One winner Avantage for an online world record of $4.1 million on Gavelhouse Plus, Te Akau Racing’s Exaltation is the latest high-class mare to be auctioned on the...

For the second time in the last four seasons, the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series title has joint winners – but this time the prestigious title has been shared between two...

A breakthrough performance by Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) was the headline act in a clean sweep by Karaka graduates in Friday’s Group Two DCE Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley,...

With a performance worthy of his name, Karaka graduate No Compromise (NZ) (Pins) overcame a torrid run to score the biggest win of his career in Saturday’s A$160,000 Group Three Queen’s Cup...

After an outstanding six days of trading at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 96th National Yearling Sales Series, final results have been collated for the Karaka 2022 Book 1 and Book 2 yearling sessions...

Another exciting New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series culminates in Saturday’s 11th and final leg, the $400,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at...

Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held on NZB’s online subsidiary Gavelhouse Plus for the second year in a row.
The...

Entries for NZB’s dedicated weanling only sale are now open, set to be held as a physical sale at the Karaka Sales Centre on Friday 17 June.
Taking place in one centralised location, this...

A breakthrough campaign got even better on Monday for Ready to Run Sale graduate Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) (Sweet Orange), who headed a New Zealand-bred quinella in the A$300,000 Group Two Adelaide...

NZB Airfreight would like to inform its customers that Australia has recently detected Japanese Encephalitis Virus in pigs throughout the eastern states.
Restrictions have been put in place for all...

Australia’s sprinters have a well-earned reputation as some of the world’s very best, but they were upstaged on their home turf on Saturday as a Kiwi mare conquered one of Melbourne’s...

Taranaki mare Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) has been a summer standout among New Zealand’s weight-for-age ranks, completing a super-impressive Group One double in Sunday’s $240,000 Group...

Within the space of less than 15 months, Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) has gone from a $90,000 price tag at Karaka 2021 to being an unbeaten Group Three-winning two-year-old in Melbourne.
The...

Powerful stayer Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) collected the third black-type win of his career with a typically tough performance in Saturday’s A$350,000 Group Three Furphy Sky High Stakes (2000m)...

Spirited bidding concluded New Zealand Bloodstock’s 96th National Yearling Sales Series, with a competitive buying bench bringing the final day of trading to a close.Day Three of Book 2 at...

Steady trade throughout Day Two of Book 2 at the National Yearling Sales Series saw yearlings destined for Hong Kong and Australia, in addition to the domestic market. 
The presence of...

After a buoyant Book 1 Sale, selling continued steadily on Day One of Book 2 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka 2022 National Yearling Sales Series. 
Domestic trainers were active in the...

The Karaka 2022 sale ring was alight with activity during the final afternoon of Book 1 selling, with a surge in buying carrying momentum through to the close of the Sale.
New Zealand Bloodstock...