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A consistent performer in New Zealand’s staying features over the last 12 months, $16,000 Select Sale purchase Dee and Gee (NZ) (Darci Brahma) scored a well-deserved win in Saturday’s $250,000...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s sponsorship of the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle began on a perfect note on Saturday in front of a bumper crowd of more than 6,000.For just the fourth time...

After impressive auditions throughout the spring from numerous New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series contenders, Saturday’s $300,000 Group One gavelhouse.com 47th New Zealand 1000...

Ticket To Ride (NZ) (Shocking), who was offered at the 2014 Ready to Run Sale, capped her racing career with a valuable black-type win in Wednesday’s $80,000 Group 3 Valachi Downs Canterbury...

 Valuable Group 2 Win for Oceanex (NZ)Karaka 2017 graduate Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park) sent her value skyrocketing with a determined victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 TAB Matriarch...

$120,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase Miami Bound (NZ) (Reliable Man) blew her rivals off the track at Flemington on Thursday, romping to victory by more than three lengths in the A$1 million Group 1...

This month marks New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds - a gold mine of thoroughbred talent and highlight event on the calendars of leading trainers, bloodstock agents and...

Kiwi trainers will get the opportunity to scoop a $21,000 Karaka Yearling Sales windfall thanks to the generosity of Dunstan Feeds as the globally-respected feed merchant celebrates its 21st year...

$57,500 Select Sale purchase Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) took her outstanding form to one of Australasian racing’s biggest stages on Saturday, winning the A$1 million Group One Empire Rose...

With a stirring victory in Wednesday’s A$400,000 Group 3 Jayco Bendigo Cup (2400m), Top Of The Range (NZ) (Savabeel) took his career earnings to A$546,350 – more than double his purchase price...

The number one Sale of its kind, NZB�s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds is the unrefuted source of Stakes winners and performers purchased from 2YO Sales in Australasia.Once again,...

Karaka graduate Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) came of age at Te Rapa on Monday with an emphatic victory in the $100,000 Group 2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m).The colt was a $100,000...

The annual Breeze Ups saw 369 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight of Te Rapa Racecourse, with their last 200 metres of work filmed and timed. Once again, NZB�s Ready to Run Sale vendors...

Day 2 saw the final 181 two-year-olds sprint down the straight of Te Rapa Racecourse, concluding the NZB Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups.Following on from yesterday’s Dead 5 track conditions, the...

Day One of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw 188 two-year-olds charge down the final straight of Te Rapa Racecourse.

Dawn Patrol (NZ) Too Slick in SweynessePlaced at Group One level last season, $20,000 Select Sale purchase Dawn Patrol (NZ) (Dawn Approach) took his career earnings past $200,000 with a...

Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will take place next week on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 October, commencing at 10am each day with all prospective buyers...

A talented line-up of contenders for next month’s Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) will clash in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Ethereal Stakes (2000m) – a race that has special...

Book 3, the third and final session of the 94th National Yearling Sales Series, will now take place on the afternoon of Friday 31 January, instead of Sunday 2 February.The new structure will see...

The 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will feature the progeny of an outstanding selection of stallions, with proven champions, tried and true performers and emerging...

The Chosen One (NZ) Seals Caulfield Cup SpotBeautifully bred four-year-old The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) earned a shot at next week’s A$5 million Group One Caulfield Cup (2400m) with a crucial...

A close second placing in Saturday’s A$1 million Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes (2000m) has confirmed Black Heart Bart (Blackfriars) as a two-time winner of the New Zealand Bloodstock Caulfield WFA...

The 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Caulfield WFA Championship is set to go right down to the wire in Saturday’s fourth and final leg, the A$1 million Group One Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes...

The racetrack achievements by graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds at Karaka sit head and shoulders above any other Sale of its kind in the southern...

Karaka graduate Surprise Baby (NZ) (Shocking) booked a spot in next month’s Melbourne Cup (3200m) with a powerful come-from-behind win in Saturday’s A$500,000 Group 3 Bart Cummings (2520m) at...

Saturday’s time-honoured and prestigious A$1 million Group 1 TAB Epsom (1600m) at Randwick turned into an all-Kiwi affair.Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) and Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle), who...

Karaka graduate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) made New Zealand racing history with her dominant victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings.The $57,500 Premier Sale...

In his first start since winning the A$3 million Group 1 Doncaster (1600m) in April, Karaka graduate Brutal (NZ) (O’Reilly) scored a strong win in Saturday’s A$500,000 Group 2 Bisley Workwear...

The road to New Zealand’s most coveted race meeting has officially begun, with a number of youngsters set to take centre stage leading up to the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Million Twilight...

All-conquering Karaka graduate Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) began his latest campaign with another record-breaking performance in Tuesday’s HK$3.25 million Group 3 Celebration Cup...

Nine-year-old warrior Black Heart Bart (Blackfriars) turned back the clock with an amazing victory in Sunday’s A$750,000 Hyland Race Colours Underwood Stakes (1800m), the third leg of the New...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales dominated the finish of Friday’s A$200,000 Group 2 MSC Signs Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.The Holy One (NZ) (Tavistock), Vegas Knight...

Already a proven Group 1 performer, the $120,000 Karaka Premier Sale purchase Princess Jenni (NZ) (High Chaparral) added some more lustre to her resume at Moonee Valley on Friday night.The...

 Joint table-topper Hartnell (Authorized) will attempt to take control of the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Caulfield WFA Championship when he lines up in Sunday’s third leg, the A$750,000 Group...

Sensational Karaka graduate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) shares a slice of New Zealand racing history after an effortless win in Saturday’s $200,000 Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at...

Karaka graduate Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) will be given a chance at Group 1 level after prevailing in an exciting finish to Saturday’s A$160,000 Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at...

High-class filly Aretha (NZ) (Charm Spirit) has picked up right where she left off last season, taking the early lead in the 2019-20 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series with a brave...

Less than 24 hours after being crowned last season’s champion South Island two-year-old, Miss Federer (NZ) (Swiss Ace) has scored first points in the 2019-20 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern...

Karaka graduates enjoyed a big evening at Friday’s 2018/19 Christchurch Casino South Island Racing Awards at Riccarton, headed by a second Horse of the Year title for Savvy Coup (NZ)...

Get to know the people behind New Zealand Bloodstock and their connections in the industry. This week's episode features NZB Marketing and Hospitality ace Harry King #WhereWinningBeginsView the...

The stage is set for some early fireworks in the 2019-20 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, with a high-quality field assembled for Saturday’s first leg, the $70,000 Group 3...

Saturday’s $50,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton marks a milestone for the Southern Filly of the Year Series – the 20th year of sponsorship by New...

New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance, in association with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, is proud to announce three new Triple Crown Series for the 2019-20 New Zealand racing season. With $300,000...

The countdown is underway to Australasia’s leading two-year-old sale, with the catalogue now released for the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds.CLICK HERE TO VIEW...

As anticipation builds around the upcoming Ready to Run Sale, it is the perfect time for international buyers to take advantage of our complimentary hotel booking service.  Hotel...

With a sensational five Group 1 victories to her name during the 2018-19 season, superstar Karaka graduate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) was a runaway winner of the New Zealand Horse of the Year...

Cooga Doon (NZ) (Makfi), who could have been bought for $50,000 in Book 1 of Karaka 2018, became a black-type winner with a dominant performance at Wanganui on Saturday.A seven-length winner of...

New Zealand Bloodstock is excited to enter a partnership with the Newcastle Jockey Club, sponsoring the A$160,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Spring Stakes (1600m) on November 16.First run in...

There is a three-way tie at the top of the New Zealand Bloodstock Caulfield WFA Championship table after Scales Of Justice (Not a Single Doubt) scored a superb win in Saturday’s A$1 million...

Three and a half years after her purchase for only $57,500 at Karaka in 2016, Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) is the undisputed queen of Group 1 weight-for-age racing in New Zealand.The superstar...