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A star-studded field of nine three-year-olds has been attracted for the $250,000 NZB Insurance 3YO Mile (1600m), which will be held at the Karaka Million Twilight Meeting at Ellerslie on...

A field of 12 horses has been assembled for the $100,000 Windsor Park Stud Karaka Stayers Cup (2200m) during the Karaka Million Twilight Meeting at Ellerslie on Sunday.Added to New Zealand...

The 2017 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka is shaping up to be an exciting clash for vendor supremacy between three powerhouses of the New Zealand breeding industry.Leading vendor honours...

With a half-brother catalogued for the Select Sale, high-class Karaka graduate Savaria (NZ) (Savabeel) made a timely and welcome return to top form when she scored a stirring win in Saturday’s...

Signify (NZ) (Perfectly Ready), who cost just $5,500 at the 2013 South Island Sale, upstaged a star-studded field of sprinters for a career-defining victory in the Group 1 $250,000 JR & N Berkett...

In-form Karaka graduate Ecuador (NZ) (High Chaparral), who also has a half-sister catalogued for Karaka 2017, carried on his winning way with a stylish performance in Saturday’s A$150,000 Listed...

Significantly boosting the appeal of all Karaka 2017 yearlings is the lucrative Karaka Million Series, which all graduates of the Sales Series are eligible to be entered for.The Karaka Million...

The National Yearling Sales Series is a proven formula for racetrack success for a number of trainers, syndicators and bloodstock agents, bringing them back to the Karaka Sales Centre year after...

The 2016 Singapore Racing Awards, held at Fullerton Hotel on Tuesday night, featured an outstanding haul for Karaka graduates including five awards for the superstar Debt Collector (NZ) (Thorn...

Tonight at 7pm (AEST) on Sky Thoroughbred Central Foxtel channel 528 take a big step towards finding your next champion of the turf!The 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Premier Yearling Sale...

Karaka 2017 will showcase the first yearling crops of 18 exciting new sires from throughout Australasia.Camelot retired to Coolmore Stud as one of the Irish powerhouse’s finest racetrack...

One of the most exciting aspects of the upcoming National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka is the strong representation of talented young sires who are rapidly making names for themselves with...

All of the biggest names in New Zealand and Australia’s sire ranks will be represented in force at the upcoming 2017 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.Waikato Stud stallion Savabeel had a...

The Karaka Million dream remains alive for the connections of Padraig (NZ) (Power) and Felton Road (NZ) (Pins), who both clinched a spot in the field for the $1m feature with impressive wins on...

A year after finishing second in the Group 3 Tui Anniversary (1600m), Karaka graduate Seize The Moment (NZ) (Pins) returned to Trentham on Saturday and went one better in the $70,000 race.Ridden...

With a dominant win in Saturday’s $70,000 Group 3 Mills Reef Winery Trentham Stakes (2100m), Sampson (NZ) (Dubai Destination) boosted his career prize-money earnings to more than 10 times what...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Hall Of Fame (NZ) (Savabeel) has delivered another Group 1 triumph for perennial leading Karaka buyers Te Akau Racing, claiming Saturday’s $225,000 Randwick Meats...

Well-performed Karaka graduate Kuro (NZ) (Denman) picked up the fifth stakes win of his career when he won Friday’s A$125,000 Listed Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) at Gosford. 

Imposing Lass (NZ) (Makfi), who won the A$150,000 Group 3 Gosford RSL Belle of the Turf Stakes (1600m) at Gosford on Friday, boasts a dual Karaka connection – she is a graduate of the 2014...

Two-year-old races at Ellerslie and Trentham this Saturday will give a number of Karaka Million hopefuls the chance to secure their place in the field for the $1 million feature at Ellerslie on...

In exciting news announced today, a group of private investors have established the New Zealand Chinese Jockey Club to cater for the high level of interest in racehorse ownership by the Chinese...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2017 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka has impressive depth with a large quantity of siblings and progeny of Group 1 winners.For the second consecutive year, the...

An impressive Group 2 win in the $100,000 Stella Artois Royal Stakes (2000m) made She Brings Joy (NZ) (Sebring) one of the stars of the recent Ellerslie Christmas carnival, and a half-brother to...

Top fillies Gift of Power (NZ) (Power) and Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel) filled the quinella in a Group race for the second time this season when they clashed in the $70,000 Group 3 Barneswood Farm...

The National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka gained an important pedigree update when Blizzard (Starcraft) won Sunday’s HK$3 million Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.A...

Karaka Festival Sale graduate Swissta (NZ) (Swiss Ace) earned almost three times his purchase price in one hit when he won Sunday’s $100,000 Group 2 Jamieson Park Great Northern Guineas (1600m)...

Karaka graduate Ruud Not Too (NZ) (Bernardini) completed a notable Ellerslie carnival double when she won the $100,000 Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on Sunday.Trained by Stephen...

Karaka graduate Cylinder Beach (NZ) (Showcasing) delivered a blockbuster performance in Saturday’s Listed Bernborough Handicap (1600m) at Eagle Farm, breaking the track record at the Brisbane...

For the second time this season, Karaka graduates Gift Of Power (NZ) (Power) and Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel) finished first and second in a two-year-old stakes race – but this they were the other...

With a perfectly timed charge, She Brings Joy (NZ) (Sebring) got up in the last stride for a thrilling win in the fifth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, the $100,000...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series stretches beyond 1600 metres for the first time in the 2016-17 season when a field of 12 fillies contests the $100,000 Group 2 Stella Artois...

The connections of 2016 Karaka Million winner Xiong Feng (NZ) (Iffraaj) are set to take part in the $1m race again 12 months later.Star Treasure (NZ) (Lonhro) guaranteed himself a place in the...

Quality mare Consensus (NZ) (Postponed) achieved a new career highlight in the $200,000 Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, greatly enhancing both her own pedigree and that...

High-class filly Volpe Veloce (Foxwedge) extended her unbeaten record to six out of six when she won the $100,000 Group 2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day,...

Speech Craft (Oratorio), who has twice been sold at the Karaka sales complex, picked up the biggest win of his career at Ellerslie on Boxing Day when he claimed the $60,000 Listed Hallmark Stud...

Under-rated sprinter Batman (NZ) (Falkirk) picked up the biggest win of his career when he took out the $50,000 Listed BP2Go Alco Mosgiel Stakes (1200m) at Wingatui on Boxing Day.Previously...

The famous Boxing Day races at Ellerslie will feature the running of the fourth leg of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Filly of the Year Series, the $100,000 Group 2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic...

One of the standout features of New Zealand Bloodstock’s upcoming National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka is the plethora of blue-blooded fillies on offer.Quality fillies at Karaka is nothing...

It took just one start for Dijon Bleu (NZ) (Burgundy) to race her way into contention for next month’s $1m Karaka Million (1200m) at Ellerslie.Purchased for $26,000 by Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta...

High-class stayer Jacksstar (NZ) (Zed) took his career to new heights with a win in Sunday’s $100,000 Group 3 Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup (2300m) at Awapuni, and a half-brother to the...

Karaka graduate Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins) produced another supreme performance at Sha Tin today to win the HK$18.5 million Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) for the second time in three...

Exciting Savabeel colt Lincoln Blue (NZ), a graduate of the 2015 Premier Sale at Karaka and a full-brother to a yearling entered for the 2017 Sale, picked up his second consecutive stakes win when...

Foxwedge filly Volpe Veloce extended her unbeaten record to five wins from five starts and picked up her first points in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series when she won today’s...

A full-sister to Coldplay (NZ) (Savabeel) will go through the ring at Karaka 2017, and the classy mare has given the yearling’s pedigree a massive boost with two stakes wins since the catalogues...

A strong contingent of Karaka graduates and New Zealand-breds will take on the world in Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin, and the Kiwis have a proud record in the four...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series returns to the North Island on Saturday with leg three, the $70,000 Group 3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni, the chance for some...

Gift of Power (NZ) (Power) strengthened her position at the top of the Order of Entry for the 2017 Karaka Million (1200m) when she extended her unbeaten career record to three from three in...

Precocious Karaka graduate Gift Of Power (NZ) (Power) kept her unbeaten record intact when she scored a tough win in the $100,000 Group 2 Wellington Seamarket Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at...

A drop in weight allowed high-quality Karaka graduate Kuro (NZ) (Denman) to make a welcome return to winning form in Saturday’s A$125,000 Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill.The...

Natuzzi (NZ) (Coats Choice) was bought at the South Island Sale for just $9,000, but he won his sixth black-type race in Saturday’s Group 3 $70,000 J.A. Russell Ltd Concorde Handicap (1200m) at...