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Hours before winning Saturday’s Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) in Sydney with Ready to Run Sale graduate Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle), the Te Akau Racing team collected another...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) was already a proven star before this year, with multiple spectacular stakes wins in his homeland and a placing in the famous Group 1...

A victory at Group 1 level was the only thing missing from the CV of two-time Karaka Million winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel), but she changed that in style in Sydney on Saturday.Just over a month...

Classy Canterbury filly Miss Federer (NZ) (Swiss Ace) went to Wingatui on Saturday and doubled her lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series.Trained by Andrew Carston,...

It came in the second-last leg and too late to have a major New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series impact, but trainer Stephen Autridge and Valachi Downs owner Kevin Hickman celebrated a...

Table-topper Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) is now beyond their reach, but a number of up-and-comers will attempt to make some late impact in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series resumes in the $50,000 Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui on Saturday, and three exciting races between now and the end...

The 2019-20 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series is beginning to follow an increasingly familiar script, with outstanding filly Jennifer Eccles (Rip Van Winkle) romping to another...

Expat New Zealand stayer Home By Midnight (NZ) (Domesday) took his career earnings to the brink of $900,000 with a dominant performance in Wednesday’s A$250,000 Group Three Launceston Cup...

In some years, the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series has already crowned a winner by this stage of the season. In an enthralling 2019-20 Series, that is definitely not the case.There...

Karaka graduate Avantage (Fastnet Rock) extended her excellence to a new distance on Saturday, collecting the third Group One trophy of her career in the $200,000 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m)...

Two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) returned to his all-conquering best with a brilliant victory in Sunday’s HK$10 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup...

$57,500 Ready to Run Sale graduate Countofmontecristo (NZ) (Echoes of Heaven) could be Dubai-bound after recording the ninth win of his high-quality career with a brilliant performance in...

Bought for only $8000 at the 2018 Karaka May Sale, Lightning Jack (NZ) (Per Incanto) continued an outstanding summer with victory in Saturday’s $70,000 Listed ILT Ascot Park Hotel Southland...

After an action-packed week of selling, final results have been accumulated from the 94th National Yearling Sale Series at the iconic Karaka Sales Complex.Karaka 2020 kicked off at Ellerslie with...

It is often said that racing is a game of inches, and on Saturday at Te Rapa, it was one of those minuscule margins that ended the NZB Insurance Weight-for-Age Triple Crown hopes of True Enough...

The tangerine and blue colours of Te Akau Racing have been carried to brilliant victories in two of the three legs of the inaugural NZB Insurance Sprint Triple Crown Series.The John Bell-trained...

The deadlock has been broken and Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) stands alone at the top of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series leader board.Heading into Saturday’s seventh...

Six weeks on from his victory in the Group One Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, True Enough (NZ) (Nom du Jeu) will head to Te Rapa to try to keep his NZB Insurance Weight-for-Age...

A stellar field is set for a scintillating clash in Saturday’s $200,000 Group One BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, the final leg of the inaugural NZB Insurance Sprint Triple Crown.One of...

After six legs of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, star performers Loire (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice) and Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) are deadlocked at the top of the...

American investor and thoroughbred enthusiast Dennis Foster first developed an affinity for New Zealand in 1983 and 37 years later is still going strong.Foster was one of a number of international...

Karaka graduate Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) has gone to a new level as a four-year-old, stringing together a series of super-impressive victories including Saturday’s $80,000 Group 3 Powerworx...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sale Series ended today, with the final day of Book 2 Lots going under the hammer followed immediately by Book 3 yearlings at the iconic Karaka...

The strong demand for New Zealand-based first season sires continued into the second day of Book 2 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sale Series, with kiwi stallions...

On the opening day of Book 2 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sale Series, Australian Bloodstock agent John Foote continued his spending spree off the back of a strong Book 1...

After a solid finish to Book 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sales Series, the key critical indicators were up on last year’s Sale, which reflected a strong market.The...

Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro), a $300,000 purchase at the 2017 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, showed superstar quality in winning Monday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) with a...

Sparks continued to fly on Day Two of Karaka 2020, with the diverse international and local presence creating a strong and competitive middle market.The figures closed with the average and median...

New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame yesterday announced their intention to induct Sir Peter Vela, principal of New Zealand Bloodstock and Pencarrow Stud, into the Racing Hall of Fame.“Inducting Sir...

A strong day of selling has launched New Zealand Bloodstock’s annual yearling showcase during Book 1 at Karaka 2020.After a spectacular Karaka Million Twilight Meeting at Ellerslie last night,...

The 94th National Yearling Sales Series kicks off this morning seeing the first 235 yearlings catalogued in Book 1 go under the hammer from 11am.

$14,000 Karaka weanling purchase Windsor (NZ) (Alamosa) scored his third win in a row and first at black-type level with a strong performance in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Speight’s Timaru...

Superstar filly Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) made Karaka Million history at Ellerslie on Saturday with a sparkling victory in the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m).The $380,000 Book 1 purchase...

Te Akau Racing has been a dominant force on the buyers’ bench at Karaka for more than a decade, and that dominance has carried over into the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) with an incredible...

Despite featuring a field of only six runners, Saturday’s $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m) produced a heart-stopping finish between two highly talented mares.Carrying the colours of...

The broadcast for the 94th National Yearling Sales Series is set to go to new heights with the addition of a stand-alone Freeview Channel added into the mix.  From Sunday the Book 1 broadcast...

Ellerslie Racecourse will play host to arguably the most exciting 70 seconds in New Zealand sport on Saturday when 14 highly talented two-year-olds clash in the 13th Karaka Million 2YO.Introduced...

There are 12 opponents standing between exceptional filly Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) and a piece of Karaka Million history at Ellerslie on Saturday evening.Probabeel scored a brilliant and dominant...

Saturday’s star-studded Karaka Million twilight race meeting at Ellerslie will get underway with a small field of stayers in the $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m), but there is plenty...

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

There are many reasons why buyers from all around the world flock to Karaka every January.They are drawn here by the achievements of graduates of previous New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling...

$200,000 Ready to Run Sale graduate Beat The Clock (Hinchinbrook) successfully defended his title in Sunday’s HK$10 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin.It was the fourth Group 1...

A new contender emerged in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series on Saturday when Showbeel (NZ) (Savabeel) impressively won the $70,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold...

The NZB Insurance Sprint Triple Crown hopes of Julius (NZ) (Swiss Ace) were extinguished at Trentham on Saturday as Avantage (Fastnet Rock) powered to victory in the second leg of the Series, the...

Saturday’s $250,000 Group One JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham will give Julius (NZ) (Swiss Ace) the chance to move one step closer to a lucrative $100,000 NZB Insurance Sprint...

The two fillies at the head of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series points table will go head to head in Saturday’s sixth leg, the $70,000 Group Three New Zealand Bloodstock...

High-class filly Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) will shoot for a slice of history at the Karaka Million twilight race meeting at Ellerslie on January 25.She will attempt to become the first winner of...

A live barrier draw with a new format at Karaka’s iconic sales complex will set the scene for the $1 million Karaka Million 2YO and $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic races in the lead up to...

Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2020 South Island Sale and 2020 Karaka May Sale are now open. The South Island Sale will take place at the Canterbury Agricultural Park on 17 April...