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Group One-winning Karaka graduate Media Sensation (I Am Invincible) began a new campaign on a brilliant note in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Two Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’...

Hong Kong Derby (2000m)-winning Karaka graduate Furore (Pierro) is right back at the peak of his powers, scoring back-to-back Group wins in his last two starts.
The Tony Cruz-trained gelding made a...

A long drought was broken at Pukekohe on Saturday when In A Twinkling (Fastnet Rock) became the first horse in three decades to win back-to-back runnings of the $100,000 Group Three Franklin...

The Karaka sale ring played a key part in a special week for young Cambridge horseman Glen Harvey, which culminated with a stakes win by Brix (NZ) (Sweynesse) at Pukekohe on Saturday.
A few days...

With a brilliant closure to what has been an outstanding two days of trading, New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale broke their own record in the final moments of Day Two. 
Sam and Hana...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale cemented its unrivalled position in the two-year-old sale market with strong international and domestic buying benches represented on the opening day...

In the days leading into a horse sale, the energy around the Sale Complex is often a crucial pointer to what lies heads.
And while sales expert Danny Rolston admits that energy is different at...

With a breakthrough performance in Saturday’s $300,000 Group One Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, lightly raced filly Kahma Lass (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has burst...

A Karaka graduate with Cup triumphs on both sides of his pedigree has followed his parents’ example, capturing Saturday’s $250,000 Group Three Christchurch Casino 157th New Zealand Cup (3200m)...

Over the last seven years, Chris Rutten’s trips to Karaka have produced multiple Group One victories, a Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), a Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), and two New Zealand...

Significant pedigree updates to the 2020 Ready to Run Sale catalogue have come thick and fast throughout the spring, right up to and including the prestigious New Zealand Cup carnival in...

For one filly among a star-studded line-up for the Group One Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, Saturday’s $300,000 feature will be a giant step towards the...

Wednesday’s $230,000 Group Two Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton produced an impressive and timely victory by Karaka graduate Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man), who has a half-brother for...

Bought for only $10,000 at the 2018 Karaka May Sale, Aimee’s Jewel (NZ) (Proisir) has emerged as a bright new star of New Zealand fillies and mares’ racing.
The four-year-old swept to victory...

Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa produced a new career highlight for exciting sprinter Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting to Win), who cost $160,000 at Karaka 2018 and...

Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has followed in his sire’s footsteps, all the way from the Karaka sale ring to becoming an undefeated winner of the $500,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale consistently shine brightly on racetracks across Australasia and Asia, and their performances have been recognised with multiple awards in...

After months of preparation and extensive testing, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce that registrations for their anticipated online bidding platform are now open, with the platform...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales were right in the thick of the action as Tuesday’s A$175,000 Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) at Flemington ended in a tight three-way finish.
Purple Sector...

Flemington’s star-studded Melbourne Cup Carnival is the greatest stage in Australasian racing, and New Zealand Bloodstock and the Kiwi industry made an immediate impact in the 2020...

With a remarkable come-from-behind performance in Sunday’s HK$3.5 million Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1800m) at Sha Tin, Karaka graduate Furore (NZ) (Pierro) provided a stunning reminder of his star...

After making a big impression rising through the grades, highly talented Karaka graduate Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man) stepped up to stakes class on Saturday and delivered more of the...

For the fifth time in just over a decade, a Karaka graduate has triumphed in Australia’s oldest classic – the A$2 million Group One AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington.
Johnny Get Angry...

The powerful Te Akau Racing operation has an incredible record in the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) in recent seasons, and they are well placed to carry on in the same vein in 2021.
Horses...

Group One-winning Karaka purchase Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) made an impressive return to winning form in Wednesday’s A$400,000 Group Three Apiam Bendigo Cup (2400m).
Bought for...

The temporary relocation of Saturday’s Group Three Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) played right into the hands of Te Rapa specialist De La Terre (NZ) (Reliable Man).
Bought for $55,000 at...

Karaka 2018 graduate Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) scored a dominant victory in Saturday’s A$500,000 Group Two McCafe Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m), becoming the first mare to win the race in...

Need I Say More (No Nay Never) produced one of the New Zealand spring’s standout three-year-old performances in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Two James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m)...

Ruakaka raider Dragon Storm (NZ) (Shocking) lived up to his stamina-stacked pedigree with a powerful performance in the $30,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton Park on...

Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) is developing into an unstoppable force in Singapore racing – a reputation the Karaka graduate enhanced with another powerhouse performance in Sunday’s S$400,000...

Ready to Run Sale graduate William Wallace (NZ) (Darci Brahma) produced a remarkable performance to claim his first stakes win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Christchurch Casino Spring Classic...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series has been expanded to 11 legs this season with the addition of the $70,000 Group Three Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), which will be run...

The South Island gets its shot at the A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) with the running of the $30,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton Park on Saturday.Saturday’s race at...

The long weekend will see two NZB sponsored Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series races take place throughout the country at Riccarton Park and Trentham.
Eight NZB Ready to Run Sale race sponsorships...

The top flight of Australian racing is among the highest echelons of the sport anywhere in the world. Although, stallions sourced from the other side of the Tasman are more than holding their...

The facts, figures and Group One graduates that have come out of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale paint a picture of a sale that is one of a kind.
The Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, which...

In the same week that she was crowned New Zealand’s Horse of the Year for the second time, megastar Karaka graduate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) has added another Group One victory to her...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) extended his dominant form in Hong Kong with yet another sparkling performance in Sunday’s HK$4.5m Group Two The Oriental Watch Sha Tin...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock sales played starring roles in Saturday’s A$250,000 Group Three Neds Classic (2000m) at Caulfield, finishing first, second and fourth.
The staying...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings.
In a tight finish, the $50,000 Select...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s annual Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw 255 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse earlier this week.

With significant importance placed on...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock sales claimed seven of the eight equine awards at the 2020 New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards on Sunday, headed by superstar mare Melody Belle...

Day Two of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw the final 126 two-year-olds sprint down the straight of Te Rapa Racecourse.
A total of 255 horses breezed up across the two...

Day One of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw 129 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse.
Bloodstock Sales Manager Danny Rolston was quick to...

Passed in at the 2017 Festival Sale at Karaka, Supreme Heights (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) is a now a back-to-back winner at Group Three level.
Supreme Heights added Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three...

Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will take place next week on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October, commencing at 10am each day.
Held across two days at Te...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka features an outstanding selection of up-and-coming sires with exciting racetrack potential.

Superstar stallions have lit up racetracks on both sides of the Tasman this season, and now their two-year-olds are set to impress at the 2020 Ready to Run Sale.

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales celebrated five stakes victories across Australasia over the weekend, headed by a trans-Tasman Group One double for the Jamie Richards-trained stablemates...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales won five trophies at the Christchurch Casino 2019-20 South Island Racing Awards at Riccarton on Friday night.The South Island’s Champion Three-Year-Old...