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Group 1 performer Princess Kereru (NZ) (Pins) broke through for her first stakes win in Saturday’s $100,000 Group 3 Waikato Stud Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie.Passed in at the 2015 Select Sale at...

Qiji Express (NZ) (Shamexpress) and She’s a Thief (NZ) (Showcasing) cost just $57,500 between them at Karaka in 2017, but they fought out the finish in a high-quality running of the $60,000...

Just three days after an exciting Lowland Stakes at Hastings, the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series action continues thick and fast with the ninth leg, the $70,000 Group 3 McKee...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series resumes after a summer break on Saturday with the second leg, the $50,000 Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui.The first leg...

After Wednesday’s $100,000 Group 2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings, two fillies are deadlocked at the top of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series points table...

With two Group 2 wins and 16 points already to her name, Imelda Mary (NZ) (Ferlax) will attempt to maintain her New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series lead in Wednesday’s eighth leg –...

Best-known for winning last year’s $1 million Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie, Ready to Run Sale graduate Vin De Dance (NZ) (Roc de Cambes) added another stakes win to his CV at...

Exciting two-year-old Yourdeel (NZ) (Dundeel) took his earnings past his $100,000 Book 1 purchase price with a runaway win in the $70,000 Group 3 Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) at Matamata on Saturday.

Superstar Karaka graduate Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) was outstanding yet again in Saturday’s $200,000 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki, scoring her fifth Group 1 victory and her fourth...

$130,000 Premier Sale purchase Global Exchange (Dundeel) stepped up to three-year-old stakes company with an explosive victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Group 2 Heritage Finance Autumn Classic...

Karaka graduate Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) continued his spectacular dominance of Hong Kong racing with another emphatic victory in Sunday’s HK$10 million Group 1 Queen’s Silver...

Graduates of the 2017 Premier Sale at Karaka fought out an exciting finish to Saturday’s $100,000 Group 2 Schweppes Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie, the main lead-up to the $1 million...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland Guineas (1600m) in Invercargill.The winner Weaponry (NZ)...

$40,000 Select Sale graduate On The Rocks (NZ) (Alamosa) was already a dual Group 2 winner who had delivered priceless thrills for his owners, but he went to a new level in Saturday’s $400,000...

Bought for just $57,500 at the 2016 Premier Sale, Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands) is now a four-time Group 1 winner.The quartet of elite wins was completed at Te Rapa on Saturday, where she prevailed...

Fairytale filly Imelda Mary (NZ) (Ferlax) is now a dual Group 2 winner and the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series leader, courtesy of her victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Group 2...

The 93rd National Yearling Sales Series kicked off at Ellerslie with two million dollar races in what is the culmination of years of breeding, hard work getting a horse ready for the sale ring and...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series is likely to have a new leader following the running of the seventh leg, the $100,000 Group 2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies’ Classic at...

Passed in with a $60,000 reserve at the 2015 Premier Sale, well-bred mare Flamingo (NZ) (Pins) boosted her value with a black-type win in Wednesday’s $50,000 Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Sacred Capital (NZ) (O’Reilly) scored his first stakes win with a stylish performance in Sunday’s M$600,000 Listed Spring Trophy (1500m) in Macau.A winner in...

North Island-based first season sires were to the fore on Sunday with 179 lots going under the hammer at the Book 3 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series.With 123...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 3 Sale takes place today with Lot 1077 to Lot 1284 going through the auction ring from 11am.

Passed in with a $20,000 reserve at the 2017 South Island Sale, Air Max (NZ) (Nadeem) is now a dual Guineas winner.The Lance Robinson-trained gelding won the $50,000 Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) at...

Well-bred Savabeel filly Elate (NZ) scored the first stakes win of her promising career in Saturday’s Listed $55,000 FastTrack Insurance Oaks Prelude (1800m) at New Plymouth.A $270,000 purchase...

Low-priced Book 2 purchase Miss Federer (NZ) (Swiss Ace) showed class and courage in equal measure as she scored her second stakes win in Saturday’s $70,000 Group 3 Woburn Farm 2YO Classic...

A broad buying bench at the close of Book 2 trading has seen the key figures reach a turnover of $9,743,000 for 246 lots sold (73% clearance rate). The average has settled at $39,606 with the...

The second and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 takes place today with Lot 901 to Lot 1076 going through the auction ring from 11am.

Karaka-based vendors vied for the top spot on the first day of selling at Book 2 of the National Yearling Sales Series, with Westbury Stud and Haunui Farm providing the four top lots.The...

The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 Sale commences today with Lot 701 to Lot 900 going under the hammer from 11am.

With 698 horses now under the hammer at the National Yearling Sales Series, the turnover has reached $67,206,500, representing an average of $137,437 for 489 horses sold. The median closed at...

The fourth and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale commences today with Lot 541 through to Lot 698 going under the hammer from 11am.The Sale will be streamed live online, on the...

The benchmark on Day 3 of the 2019 National Yearling Sales Series was set by Bloodstock Agent Dean Hawthorne who was bidding on behalf of Jonathan Munz and his GSA Bloodstock operation in...

The third day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale continues today with Lot 321 through to Lot 540 going under the hammer from 11am.The Sale will be streamed live online, on the NZB facebook...

The trio of Waikato Stud, Te Akau Racing and Savabeel provided fireworks on Day 2 of the 2019 National Yearling Sales Series setting a new top price of the Sale and exceeding that of the top lot...

Premier Sale graduate Furore (NZ) (Pierro) emerged as one of Hong Kong’s budding four-year-old stars with a powerful come-from-behind performance in Sunday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic...

The second day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale continues today with Lot 101 through to Lot 320 going under the hammer from 11am.The Sale will be streamed live online, on the NZB facebook...

Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s first yearling draft under the Cambridge Stud banner delivered a host of highlights at the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2019 National Yearling Sales...

The 2019 National Yearling Sales Series kicks off this afternoon seeing the first 100 yearlings catalogued in Book 1 go under the hammer from 3pm.The Sale will be streamed live on www.nzb.co.nz,...

Saturday’s A$140,000 Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) featured a Karaka quinella as Rock ‘n’ Gold (Rock of Gibraltar) beat Manolo Blahniq (NZ) (Jimmy Choux).Manolo Blahniq had scored a...

Three Australian raiders have won the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie, and on Sunday the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic had its first Australian-trained winner.The $750,000 Premier...

Ellerslie has been an outstanding venue for Volpe Veloce (Foxwedge), and the Premier Sale purchase returned there on Saturday for another big win in the $100,000 Group 2 Westbury Classic...

Te Akau Racing and Brendan and Jo Lindsay are set to be major players in a huge week of selling action at Karaka 2019, and they joined forces for an unforgettable victory by Probabeel (NZ)...

Carrying a testing topweight of 60 kilograms, gutsy gelding Five To Midnight (NZ) (Domesday) showed all of his fighting qualities to win Saturday’s $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m) at...

Karaka weanling purchase He Kin Fly (NZ) (Darci Brahma) scored his first stakes win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Speight’s Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton.Given a ground-saving ride by...

The stage is set for another spectacular Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), with a quality field assembled for the 12th edition at Ellerslie on Saturday.Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has won the race in...

The Karaka Million 3YO Classic is a race with growing importance on the New Zealand calendar, as illustrated by an outstanding field assembled for the 2019 edition at Ellerslie on Saturday.The...

A spectacular twilight race meeting at Ellerslie on Saturday will begin with an exciting clash of stayers in the $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m).Introduced in 2014, the Karaka Cup is...

A live barrier draw at Karaka’s iconic Sales Centre has confirmed the final fields for Saturday’s $1 million Karaka Million 2YO and $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie.Second on...

The stars of the 2018 Singapore racing season were honoured during Monday’s Racing Appreciation Night at the JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach, with Karaka graduates claiming three...

While the fields are shaping up for the two million dollar Karaka Million races at Ellerslie this Saturday, the performances of the runners that have placed them high in the order of entry are...