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Singapore’s champion racehorse Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) turned back a fierce challenge from rising star Lim’s Saltoro (NZ) (Shamexpress) to add another feature prize to his collection in...

Less than five months after being passed in at the 2023 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, Domain Ace (NZ) (Swiss Ace) became a black-type winner in Saturday’s $100,000 Listed TAB Star Way Stakes...

A purchase price of just $24,000 for Sassy Merlot (NZ) (Burgundy) in Book 3 of Karaka 2020 has turned into more than $180,000 in stakes, capped by a coveted black-type win in Saturday’s $80,000...

A narrow win by No Rain Ever (No Nay Never) in Saturday’s Listed $80,000 NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton provided an exciting conclusion to the 2023-2024 NZB Southern Filly of the Year...

The international and domestic buying bench went head-to-head during the 2024 National Online Yearling Sale held on Gavelhouse Plus, with top prices secured by the progeny of Ace High, King’s...

Another season of the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series will come to a close on Saturday with a crucial running of the fourth and final leg, the $80,000 Listed NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m) at...

With countless highlights throughout its 100-lot catalogue, the 2024 NZB National Online Yearling Sale gives buyers access to a quality selection of yearlings that would not have been out of place...

Unsold in two trips through the Karaka sale ring in 2022, War Machine (NZ) (Harry Angel) burst on to the black-type scene in Australia on Saturday with an emphatic victory in the A$200,000 Listed...

The number of stakes-winning graduates to come out of Karaka 2022 went up to 40 on Saturday with three new additions, including a courageous and classy performance by Panic (NZ) (Time Test) in the...

Consistent filly Epee Beel (Epaulette) broke through for a well-deserved first stakes win in Saturday’s Listed $80,000 NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton, and in the process she moved...

With the winners of the first two legs of the series set to play no further part, there is everything to play for in the final two races of the 2023-24 NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series –...

Bidding is now open on Gavelhouse Plus for NZB's National Online Yearling Sale, a 100-lot catalogue set for sale on the premium online platform. 
Bidding will run for a five-day period,...

The catalogue for NZB’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale features the progeny of a diverse range of sires, from established stars to newer names with reputations on a rapid rise. 
The...

Hong Kong’s sprinting superstar Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) notched up his 10th black-type victory with an emphatic defence of his title in Sunday’s HK$5.35m Group Two Sprint Cup (1200m)...

Passed in at the 2022 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, Gold Wolf (NZ) (Tivaci) emerged as a potential Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) contender with a potent finish in Saturday’s A$200,000...

Karaka graduate Bradman (NZ) (Pins) became the fourth stakes winner for incredible broodmare Baggy Green (Galileo) when he took out Saturday's $90,000 Listed Bramco Granite & Marble Flying...

Super-consistent Karaka graduate Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) took his career earnings to almost 10 times his purchase price with a bold win in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Victoria...

Waikato Stud's Nereus (NZ) emerged from the shadow of his multiple Group One-winning sister with a blockbuster performance of his own in Saturday's $175,000 Group Two City of Palmerston North...

The initial disappointment of passing in Pulchritudinous (NZ) (Wrote) and Outovstock (NZ) (Tavistock) at the 2022 Ready to Run Sale has turned into a series of big-race triumphs for Riverrock...

With the broodmare paddock looming large on her horizon, quality Karaka graduate Apostrophe (NZ) (Tavistock) significantly enhanced her value with a first black-type win in Saturday’s $120,000...

NZB’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the quality 100-lot catalogue available to view on Gavelhouse Plus.  
For the fourth year, the digital edition to NZB’s...

For the second year in a row, Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood have ventured to Sydney and won the A$750,000 Group One Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill with a high-class...

Showing stacks of courage to go with his obvious class, exciting Karaka graduate Linebacker (NZ) (Super Seth) kept his unblemished record intact with a winning black-type debut in Saturday’s...

Two weeks after claiming her first black-type win, classy Karaka graduate Eternal Flame (NZ) (Sacred Falls) delivered a repeat result with another top-drawer performance in Saturday’s A$300,000...

Syndicators Go Racing have enjoyed an outstanding few weeks with their Karaka graduates, and that purple patch continued with proven mare Diss Is Dramatic (NZ) (Dissident) in Saturday’s $175,000...

Maven Belle (NZ) (Burgundy) is following in some famous Te Akau Racing footsteps, becoming the fifth Group One-winning mare from the stable to be offered for sale on Gavelhouse Plus.
Te Akau Racing...

The Chad Ormsby-trained Pulchritudinous added a superb victory in Saturday’s $500,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham to her last-start win in the Group...

On the same day as the Group One New Zealand Oaks (2400m) confirmed the NZB Filly of the Year title for Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High), her trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott also made...

With a full field of highly talented fillies, Saturday’s $500,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham is set to provide an exciting conclusion to the 2023-24...

Entries for NZB’s 2024 National Weanling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on Thursday 20 June.  
Continuing as a dedicated weanling only...

$1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) heroine Velocious (Written Tycoon) returned to Ellerslie on Saturday and confirmed her position as the season’s standout New Zealand two-year-old.
The $450,000...

Quality Karaka graduate Lekvarte (NZ) (Reliable Man) produced an extraordinary finish to add a second stakes win to her CV in Saturday’s A$250,000 Group Three Mostyncopper Aspiration Quality...

After several luckless runs at stakes level, Eternal Flame (NZ) (Sacred Falls) finally got her moment in the sun with a first stakes win in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Matron Stakes (1600m)...

The step up to 2000 metres worked wonders on Friday for Pulchritudinous (NZ) (Wrote), who made a bold late arrival into the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series with victory in the...

One of the final legs of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series will move to a new venue this week as Taupo takes over as the host of the Group Two Little Avondale Lowland Stakes...

A filly winning the $1m Group One Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) is rare enough, but Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) earned herself an even more special place in the history of the race with a...

Elite Karaka graduate Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) took her earnings past $4m with another stellar performance in Saturday’s A$300,000 Group Two Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington.
Syndicators Go...

Although Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High) was absent from Saturday’s $150,000 Group Three McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie, the race confirmed the Group One-winning filly as the winner...

Rapid improver Drakaina (NZ) (Ace High) burst to an equal lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series with a six-length romp in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed NZB Airfreight...

With the end of the 2023-24 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series rapidly approaching, a high-quality field of fillies will head to Ellerslie and chase crucial points in Saturday’s...

Almost six months after the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) served as a spring curtain-raiser, the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series is back...

The Karaka Sales Centre will be set alight next Tuesday 27 February, with Australasia’s heavy hitters all looking to secure a spot in the Southern Hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race, The...

Less than five years after being bought for $22,000 from the Karaka May Sale and passed in at the Ready to Run Sale, the incredible Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) is a six-time Group One winner...

Having crossed the Tasman with a long list of New Zealand achievements to her name, high-class Karaka graduate Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) added some crucial Australian black-type to her record...

Saturday’s A$300,000 Group Two Stow Storage Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield produced a one-two finish for Karaka graduates, headed by a scintillating performance from an unbeaten...

A quality family that has produced multiple black-type successes by Karaka graduates this season struck again with Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three Fairview Matamata...

Well-related Karaka graduate Saint Alice (So You Think) enhanced her value with a tenacious black-type victory in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed Matamata Veterinary Services Equine Kaimai Stakes...

One of the standout performers on a blockbuster Karaka Millions night at Ellerslie on January 27, Orchestral (NZ) (Savabeel) returned to the same venue and scored another sparkling victory in...

Ellerslie holds fond memories for the connections of 2022 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock), and the high-quality Ready to Run Sale graduate went back to the Auckland...

A filly bought for just $32,000 at Karaka 2022 took her value to far greater heights with a tenacious and classy front-running victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three The Vanity (1400m) at...