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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...

Strong demand for quality lots concluded Day Two of Book 1 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 96th National Yearling Sales Series. 
The second day of trading at Karaka 2022 saw a further 220...

New Zealand Bloodstock saw an exhilarating start to its 96th National Yearling Sales Series, with a strong buying bench welcomed both on the grounds and online, at the Karaka Sales Centre. 
At...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock) took a quantum leap from a last-start maiden win to Group One glory in the $1m Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, and...

With a half-sister about to go through the ring during Karaka 2022, high-class mare Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man) could hardly have chosen a better moment to bring her outstanding Perth...

A few days before his half-brother takes the spotlight in Karaka 2022, superb three-year-old On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau) added another black type win to his collection in Saturday’s $80,000...

She may have left her run too late to catch New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series leader Self Obsession (NZ) (Shocking), but a superb performance in Saturday’s $90,000 Group Three...

Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) was an unheralded maiden when Art De Triomphe (NZ) (Vadamos) took first blood in the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series in the early spring, but it...

Moving from January to March marks a major departure from tradition for Karaka 2022, but one advantage of the move is that it has allowed an entire summer of feature racing to deliver dozens of...

A group of outstanding international performers were lost from New Zealand’s stallion ranks two seasons ago, and Karaka 2022 will present a precious final opportunity for buyers to access...

Outstanding filly Self Obsession (NZ) (Shocking) soared into the lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series with another commanding performance in Wednesday’s $110,000 Group Two...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series has a new leader for the first time since December, but Saturday’s $90,000 Group Three McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie gives...

March marks the beginning of autumn, and with it comes the business end of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Southern Filly of the Year Series. Over the next seven weeks, three exciting races will decide...

Those who are unable to attend Karaka 2022 in person can keep up with all of the action in the sale ring and beyond with New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series broadcast live...

For the second consecutive year, the A$750,000 Group One Lamaro’s Hotel Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield has produced an outstanding result for New Zealand Bloodstock and the kiwi...

After three placings at Group One level, super-talented Karaka graduate Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) broke through for a richly deserved success in Saturday’s $220,000 El Cheapo Cars WFA...

Talented local two-year-old Alabama Gold (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) put his first win on the board in style at Matamata on Saturday, scoring a runaway victory in the $80,000 Group Three Fairview...