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No one would bat an eyelid if Dom Sutton talked up Feroce's appearance in Saturday's $3 million Group One Caulfield  Guineas as the culmination of a plan he made...

Dozens of exceptional racehorses have graced Kranji’s turf between its opening in 2000 and the final Singapore race meeting last weekend, and many of those equine marvels have been sourced from...

Just six weeks out from the 2024 edition of the Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, the world’s best sale of two-year-olds was credited with another new Group One winner courtesy of a stunning...

Karaka graduate Keeneland (NZ) (Almanzor) emerged as a staying three-year-old with real promise when he muscled his way to victory in Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed ABC Bullion Super Impose Stakes...

The Karaka Millions spotlight is nothing new for Inglewood Stud, and more could be coming their way after a debut win by Vega For Luck (NZ) (Lucky Vega) in Saturday’s $25,000 BOP Equine Vets 2YO...

Singapore will stage its last ever race meeting on Saturday, appropriately headlined by the iconic S$1.38m Grand Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) – a race whose 100-year history is littered with New...

Karaka graduate Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) has already shown stacks of class as a two-year-old and early three-year-old, but Wednesday’s $175,000 Group Two AHD Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at...

Five years after being bought on gavelhouse.com for just $5,000, stakes-winning mare Casino Princess (NZ) (Casino Princess) is being re-offered as a valuable broodmare prospect on Gavelhouse...

Singapore racing’s final chapter will be written in the S$1.38m Grand Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) this Saturday, ending a proud history at Kranji that several New Zealanders have enriched with...

Previously a black-type star in New Zealand at the ages of two, three and four, quality Karaka graduate Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai) announced his arrival in Australia with a stylish...

Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) was one of the better two-year-old fillies in New Zealand last season, and she has quickly made her mark in Melbourne with a spring black-type double.The daughter of...

Supreme stamina carried Split (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) to a breakthrough victory in Tuesday’s $40,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3200m) at Waverley, earning himself a golden ticket into the...

A bright new talent in Malaysian racing stepped on to the stage at Selangor on Sunday, with Duma (NZ) (Too Darn Hot) making a stylish winning debut in the RM50,000 NZB Ready to Run Sale Trophy...

Just 10 months after her career started, emerging mare Positivity (NZ) (Almanzor) became a three-time Group winner with a tenacious victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Catanach’s...

A gritty win in Friday’s A$250,000 Group Three Australian Bloodstock Cameron Handicap (1500m) at Newcastle took Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) past A$1m in prize-money.Here To Shock was bought by...

Blue-blooded filly Lilac (Justify) has quickly built up value to more than justify her $300,000 purchase price at Karaka, becoming a black-type winner in just her fourth career start in...

The career-best form of Karaka graduate Jay Bee Gee (NZ) (Complacent) continued with a dominant front-running performance in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three Hunterville Vet Club Metric Mile...

A winning debut at Wanganui on Saturday has propelled Landlock (Merchant Navy) to the top of the order of entry for the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m).Saturday’s $40,000 Pilet Contracting...

Promising filly Tristar (NZ) (Exceedance) earned herself a slice of history with a stylish victory in the $18,500 NZB Mega Maiden Series (1200m) at Taupo on Friday.It was the first of 40 maiden...

In recognition of the support of Hong Kong horse owners for New Zealand-bred horses and the outstanding performances of New Zealand-bred horses in Hong Kong, NZB has established the "NZ-bred Star...

Te Akau Racing is putting another Group One-winning mare on the market with the auction of Romancing The Moon (NZ) (El Roca) on Gavelhouse Plus.Romancing The Moon was bought by David Ellis for...

NZB’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is a story of success breeding success – the world-beating record of its graduates on the racetrack has created more and more demand from the buying bench,...

The North Island’s golden ticket into the A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) has found a new home on the calendar this year, with the $40,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3200m) now scheduled...

The career of one of the greatest horses ever sold through the Karaka Sales Centre has ended with the retirement of Hong Kong hero Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro).Offered by Riversley Park at...

The connections of Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) have had plenty of practice when it comes to singing his praises after big-race triumphs, but even they were left struggling for superlatives after...

Classy Karaka graduate Grinzinger Belle (NZ) (Shamexpress) kicked off her four-year-old season in spectacular front-running style in Saturday’s A$300,000 Group Two Furphy Let’s Elope Stakes...

Already a proven performer in New Zealand as a two-year-old last season, Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) snared valuable black type in Australia on Saturday with an impressive come-from-behind...

The Oaks Stud’s homebred filly Raziah (NZ) (Niagara) earned a chance to follow in the footsteps of a famous relative after taking first points in the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series in...

Saturday’s $40,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth will provide an opportunity to follow in some winning footsteps towards a rich prize in Australia later this...

A week after the NZB Filly of the Year Series kicked off in Hawke’s Bay, the South Island’s finest fillies get their first turn in the spotlight in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed NZB Canterbury...

The 2024 edition of the world’s best sale of two-year-olds is now only 71 days away, and NZB is excited to unveil another stellar catalogue for the Ready to Run Sale at Karaka.Showcasing both...

Sunday’s RM200,000 Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) was taken out in never-say-die style by an emerging superstar of Malaysian racing.Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn) was bought for $23,000 by trainer Simon...

Karaka graduates claimed five trophies during Sunday night’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards in Hamilton, with a pair of age-group standouts leading the way.Karaka Millions...

Lightly raced four-year-old Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj) came of age in dazzling style against star-studded opposition at Hastings on Saturday, claiming her first Group One victory in the $400,000...

Classy Karaka graduate Poetic Champion (NZ) (Super Seth) appears to have made giant strides between the ages of two and three, starting his new campaign on a perfect note in the $90,000 Listed El...

As Singaporean racing moves into its final few weeks, local champion Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) continued his Kranji farewell tour with another crowd-pleasing performance in Saturday’s...

Syndicators Champion Thoroughbreds have reaped huge rewards from their $65,000 purchase of Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) at Karaka 2019, and he put them in the winners’ circle again after...

Exciting filly Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) has soared straight to the top of the table in the NZB Filly of the Year Series with a scintillating victory in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three HBPB...

The prestigious NZB Filly of the Year Series is back again for 2024-25, kicking off in style with a superb line-up of fillies contesting Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three HBPB Thoroughbred...

The countdown to the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) got underway on Saturday with New Zealand’s first two-year-old race of the season, and seven-time Karaka Millions 2YO winners Te Akau...

Already a Group One winner in New Zealand, Karaka graduate Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award) added an Australian Group Three to her CV with a dominant first-up performance in Saturday’s A$200,000...

Within the space of just over two years, Read About It (NZ) (Wrote) has risen from a $5,000 price tag at the 2022 National Weanling Sale at Karaka to become a two-time stakes winner and one of New...

The strong influence of New Zealand thoroughbreds and Karaka graduates in Malaysian racing was once again on display in Perak Turf Club’s RM100,000 Charity Cup (1400m) on Sunday, won in...

Trainers Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley played a starring role at Ruakaka on Saturday as classy Karaka-sourced colts So Naive (NZ) (U S Navy Flag) and Toruk Makto (NZ) (Eminent) finished first...

Thanks to the long-term support of Majestic Horse Floats as well as new partner Dunstan Horsefeeds, NZB is pleased to announce that the popular Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series will return for...

Trans-Tasman Group One winner Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) became the fifth mare to break the million-dollar barrier on Gavelhouse Plus when she sold for $1,452,500 on the online platform on Thursday...

The first black-type race of the 2024-25 New Zealand season produced a clean sweep for NZB, with Jay Bee Gee (NZ) (Complacent), Freeze Frame (NZ) (Vadamos) and Bradman (NZ) (Pins) filling the...

As the eagerly anticipated auction of Prowess (NZ) (Proisir) gets underway on Gavelhouse Plus, Roger James has described the multiple Group One winner as one of the finest horses to grace his...

King of Kranji Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) stole the show again in Singapore on Sunday, producing another scintillating performance to win the S$300,000 Lion City Cup (1200m) for the third...

With an emphatic victory in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed Phil’s Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki, Read About It (NZ) (Wrote) dwarfed his $5,000 purchase price at...