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New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sale Series exceeded all expectations after a buoyant atmosphere continued to play out in the final session of Book 2.
The market remained...

The opening day of Book 2 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sales Series, saw a positive outcome for vendors off the back of a competitive Book 1 Sale. 
The momentum from...

A solid day of trading on Day Three has concluded Book 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sales Series with encouraging results for the New Zealand industry.
The turnover...

The momentum gathered on the opening day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sales Series continued today on Day Two of Book 1, with the clearance rate rising to a healthy...

The pin-up horse for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has delivered yet again, with Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) overcoming plenty of adversity to extend his winning streak in...

It was a welcoming sight on Day One at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sales Series with a number of active bidders participating online and in person at the Karaka Sales...

With a thrilling victory at Ellerslie on Saturday, star three-year-old Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) became the first horse in history to win both the Group One New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and...

Te Akau Racing’s David Ellis has been a powerhouse on the buyers’ bench at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka for more than a decade, and that dominance has...

Proven top-level performer Tiptronic (NZ) (O’Reilly) returned to top form with a commanding victory in Saturday’s $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m) at Ellerslie, setting up a...

Super-talented Karaka graduate Need I Say More (No Nay Never) collected the fourth Group-race win of his short career with a brilliant first-up performance in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 National Online Yearling Sale is now live and available to view on Gavelhouse Plus.
The newcomer to NZB’s National Yearling Sale Series will take up a fully...

The broadcast for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sales Series is set to bring viewers all of the live action across five days of selling at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre. The...

Results of major races around the world over the last few weeks have delivered a series of significant boosts to pedigree pages for Karaka 2021.
The catalogues for Book 1 and Book 2 feature several...

Auckland’s Ellerslie Racecourse will host the richest 70 seconds in New Zealand sport this Saturday with the 14th running of the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m).
The fields...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s live barrier draw conducted at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre has confirmed the final fields for the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) to be held at Ellerslie this...

Some of New Zealand’s standout stayers are set for a superb clash in Saturday’s $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m) at Ellerslie.
The Karaka Cup was a welcome addition to the Karaka...

Time and time again, the Karaka sale ring has proven to be an incredible source of star quality for value prices. 
Since the beginning of the 2018-19 season, no fewer than 32 Karaka graduates...

The live barrier draw format for New Zealand Bloodstock’s $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) will take place on Wednesday 20 January...

Spend some time having a chat with Hong Kong resident Ben Kwok and it doesn’t take long to work out he has a real love for New Zealand and the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. 
The...

Superb mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) lifted her Group One tally to six with a dominant defence of her crown in Saturday’s $250,000 Group One JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at...

Karaka graduates finished first and second in Saturday’s prestigious $225,000 Group One Devan Plastics Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham, with super-talented filly Bonham (Per Incanto) stepping...

Taranaki mare Our Hail Mary (NZ) (Ocean Park) pushed her value well beyond her $35,000 purchase price at Karaka 2017 with a coveted black-type victory in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three Dixon...

Legendary breeder Sir Patrick Hogan is looking forward to getting back to Karaka in just over a week for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sales Series.
For a remarkable 31...

While international buyers won’t be able to be physically present at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series later this month, Beaufort Downs will ensure there is still some...

Less than two weeks out from New Zealand racing’s richest day, the fields are taking shape for this year’s $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO...

Karaka graduate Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) is firmly on the road to the $1m Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m) after scoring a powerful victory in Sunday’s $50,000 Listed Te Akau Gingernuts Salver...

A stunning Ready to Run Sale two months ago has proven two things to New Zealand Bloodstock bosses as they count down to the most important week in the thoroughbred industry.
One is they can sell...

Superstar mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) collected her fifth Group One victory in Friday’s $200,000 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie, heading a quinella for Karaka graduates in the sprint...

Karaka graduate Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) stepped up to stakes level with a powerful performance in Friday’s A$160,000 Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
Bought for $50,000 from Cambridge...

The sixth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series provided a special result for the sponsor, with the first and second placegetters in Friday’s $100,000 Group Two Valachi...

Champion trainer Jamie Richards has an unparalleled Karaka Million record, and he has an ever-growing number of chances of further success on January 23.
Richards and the powerful Te Akau Racing...

Saturday’s $100,000 Group Two Jamieson Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie was the fifth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, and it delivered a third win for...

Exciting colt Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) mastered the step up to stakes class with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Listed $60,000 Shaw’s Wire Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at...

Another black-type prize was added to the remarkable story of low-priced Karaka graduate Sheezallmine (NZ) (Super Easy) at Wingatui on Saturday.
Bought for just $1,000 at the 2017 Festival Sale,...

With 28 points up for grabs in two Group Two races within the space of six days, Ellerslie’s Christmas Carnival looms a pivotal period in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year...

New Zealand currently boasts one of its strongest stallion line-ups in decades. In addition to outstanding exploits on home soil, kiwi stallions have sired the winners of seven Group One races in...

All eyes will be on a number of sensational new names from stallion line-ups on both sides of the Tasman when their first crops of yearlings go through the ring during Karaka 2021.

The catalogues...

With just under six weeks to go until the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), we are currently in a period of calm before the...

Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) took on the world and won on Sunday, effortlessly beating a star-studded international field in the HK$25 million Group One Longines Hong Kong...

With a powerful performance in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni, Whimsical (NZ) (Savabeel) moved straight up to third on the New Zealand Bloodstock...

A horse with a reserve of only $20,000 at Karaka 2017 landed one of New Zealand’s biggest summer staying prizes with an outstanding performance in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three SkyCity...

Karaka graduates finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, with Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) recording an impressive...

Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni gives a new wave of talented fillies the chance to make an impact in the 2020-21 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the...

A $26,000 purchase at the 2016 Festival Sale at Karaka took a popular family to racing’s pinnacle in the $200,000 Group One Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on...

The same connections that won last year’s S$125,000 Golden Horseshoe (1200m) in Singapore with superstar Karaka graduate Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) struck again on Saturday with a repeat...

Karaka-sourced She’s Alight (NZ) (Tavistock) added valuable black type to her quality pedigree page with a determined win in Saturday’s A$100,000 Listed Ascend Sales Jungle Dawn Classic...

Each year, New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series features a number of quality thoroughbred youngsters that catch the eye of astute pinhookers looking to further their...

After an action-packed two days of trading both physically and virtually, final results have been accumulated for NZB’s 2020 Ready to Run Sale.
From a small but quality catalogue, 198...

The A$300,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) is developing into a real fan favourite on the Australian racing calendar, and Karaka graduate Count Zero (NZ) (Zed) stole the show on Sunday with a...

A horse that caught the eye of trainer Daniel Bowman at the 2019 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is now an unbeaten stakes winner in Victoria.
Ocean Beyond (NZ) (Ocean Park), who was initially passed...