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Co-trainer Donna Logan admits that she went beyond her normal price range to buy Romancer (NZ) (Redwood), but it looks like money well spent after the Karaka graduate produced a quality...

The first three horses home in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial (1500m) at Ellerslie were all Karaka graduates, headed by Top Prospect (NZ) (Swiss Ace) who picked up his third win...

He fell short of his $60,000 reserve at the 2014 Ready to Run Sale, but Cylinder Beach (NZ) (Showcasing) has now earned almost A$250,000 after winning Saturday’s A$100,000 Recognition Stakes...

High-class mare Coldplay (NZ) (Savabeel) picked up the second Group 3 win of her career when she won Saturday’s $70,000 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie, and she has a full-sister...

The result of Friday’s $70,000 Group 3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki had Karaka significance on multiple levels – the winner Lincoln Blue (NZ) (Savabeel) is a graduate of...

Princess Rihanna (NZ) (Showcasing) scored an impressive win in the $20,000 Courtesy Ford 2YO (1000m) at Otaki on Friday, taking a prominent position in the Order of Entry for the Karaka Million at...

Karaka graduate Hazzabeel (NZ) (Zabeel) demonstrated the power and staying prowess of the Kiwi breed when he scored an impressive victory in Sunday’s A$130,000 Listed Kilmore Cup...

Select Sale and Ready to Run Sale graduate Bahana (NZ) (Elusive City) followed in the footsteps of star galloper Debt Collector (NZ) (Thorn Park) to complete a Karaka clean sweep of Singapore’s...

Brimming with quality, the catalogues for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 91st National Yearling Sales Series are available online now and will be in letterboxes from early December.Karaka will burst...

Speedy O’Reilly filly Talaria (NZ) scored a winning debut in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Murdoch Newell Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe, soaring into second place in the Order of Entry for the 2017...

Exciting filly Talaria (NZ) (O’Reilly), a graduate of the 2016 Premier Sale, made the perfect start to her career when she won Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Murdoch Newell Stakes (1100m) at...

The prestigious $100,000 Group 2 NRM Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Saturday turned into an all-Karaka affair as graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales finished...

Lot 349 from Lyndhurst Farm tops Day 2 of the Sale. Photo: Trish Dunell.

The second and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs commences today with Lot 281 to Lot 552 going under the hammer from 10am.

Day 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds closed in a flurry of fierce bidding today, resulting in two record prices achieved in quick succession.The new record Sale...

The second and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs commences today with Lot 281 to Lot 552 going under the hammer from 12pm.The Sale will be streamed live online. To...

NZB’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds – the most successful Sale of its kind in Australasia – commences tomorrow, Wednesday 16 November, with horses available for inspection now at the...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs commences today with 280 lots going under the hammer from 10am at Karaka.

Talented Ready to Run Sale graduate Go Go Partners (NZ) (Bachelor Duke) scored a slick win in the MOP$200,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Trophy (1100m) in Macau on Sunday.The...

Pump Up The Volume (NZ) (Savabeel), who was secured for a mere $14,000 and $10,000 in his two visits to the Karaka Sales ring, has boosted his stakes earnings past $380,000 with a hard-fought win...

A home-town heroine stole the show in the $300,000 Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday as local filly La Diosa (NZ) (So You Think) came from last to...

Speedy Ruakaka filly Prom Queen (NZ) (Super Easy) scored a blistering win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Barneswood Farm Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton, a result with significance for a...

Next week’s NZB Ready to Run Sale is packed with Karaka Million eligible horses. 70 lots are in contention for New Zealand Bloodstock’s lucrative Karaka Million Race Series, significantly...

Purchased at the 2014 Festival Sale at Karaka for just $6,000, quality mare First Serve (NZ) (Swiss Ace) greatly enhanced her value with a stylish win in Wednesday’s $80,000 Group 3 Valachi...

New Zealand’s leading three-year-old fillies will battle for supremacy in Saturday’s $300,000 gavelhouse.com 44th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.The classic is being run under a...

A string of successes in recent months has further enhanced the proud record New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale enjoys as a source of racetrack performers across Asia.Aided by...

Melbourne’s spring carnival is respected the world over for its prestigious and highly competitive racing, and this year’s carnival has provided some notable pedigree updates for New Zealand...

Karaka graduate Anaheim (Fastnet Rock) may have narrowly missed out on a run in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington, but he eased any disappointment for connections with a stylish win...

A remarkable period of dominance by Karaka graduates of the $400,000 Group 1 Sothys New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) continued at Riccarton on Saturday as Ugo Foscolo (NZ) (Zacinto) led home an...

Lady Zafira (NZ) (Iffraaj), who was purchased for only $7,500 as a yearling at Karaka, greatly enhanced her value with her first black-type win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Yesberg Insurance...

The 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale will feature the quality drafts of 62 proven and highly skilled vendors.NZB�s Ready to Run Sale has established itself as the leading Sale of...

Saint Emilion (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) stormed to an emphatic win in Tuesday’s $70,000 Group 3 OMF Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie taking his total earnings to more than $200,000.The grey gelding was...

Hard Merchandize (NZ) (Burgundy) made a stylish winning debut at Otaki on Tuesday and in doing so earned his chance to run in the $1m Karaka Million (1200m) at Ellerslie Racecourse on January...

The countdown is on to next month’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale and, with another timely win, Sale graduate Debt Collector (NZ) (Thorn Park) has bolstered his reputation as...

Ably playing a supporting role to the Sgp-1 Raffles Cup heroics of Debt Collector (NZ) (Thorn Park), fellow New Zealand-bred galloper Bahana (NZ) (Elusive City) made it a day to remember for Ready...

A graduate of the Karaka Weanling Sale made history on one of Australasian racing’s biggest stages, Derby Day at Flemington, when I Am A Star (NZ) (I Am Invincible) won Saturday’s A$500,000...

Accomplished galloper Pump Up The Volume (NZ) (Savabeel), who was purchased for just $10,000 at the 2010 Select Sale at Karaka, scored the second stakes win of his career when he won Saturday’s...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has established itself as an impressive source of winners of some of Australasia’s most prestigious classic races.Graduates of the Ready to Run Sale,...

Two juveniles with Karaka Million aspirations produced sparkling performances on Saturday to take prominent positions in the order of entry for the $1 million feature at Ellerslie on January...

The calibre of horses sold at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale, which swings into action for 2016 on November 16 and 17, was again showcased over the weekend when Happy Agility (NZ)...

Whether he goes by his original name of Gaultier (NZ) (Rios) or his new name Simply Invincible, the Group 1-winning galloper continues to excel on racetracks, flying the flag for next month’s...

It was a case of winning in emphatic style when the super-talented Karaka graduate Ugo Foscolo (NZ) (Zacinto) picked up his second stakes win in the $100,000 Group 2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial...

High-class Karaka graduate Sacred Elixir (NZ) (Pour Moi) picked up his third Australian stakes success with a superb performance in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group 2 LUCRF Super Vase (2040m) at...

Bel Sorriso (NZ) (Keeper) cost just $5,000 at the 2013 Select Sale, and after recording the eighth win of her career in Saturday’s $70,000 Group 3 Civics Cambridge Thoroughbred Lodge Thompson...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has produced a string of top-class graduates – Sangster (NZ) (Savabeel), Atlante (Fastnet Rock), Mongolian Khan (Holy Roman Emperor), Well Done (NZ)...

Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Swiss Ace Westbury Stud Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at Trentham became a battle of the unbeaten Karaka graduates as Gift Of Power (NZ) (Power) and Waldorf (NZ) (Highly...

The Breeze Up videos for NZB’s 2016 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs are now available for viewing online.A total of 513 two-year-olds breezed up at Te Rapa Racecourse on 17 & 18 October, with the...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups concluded today with 271 two-year-olds showcasing their potential as they galloped down the straight at Te Rapa Racecourse.

Day one of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups got off to a strong start today with 262 two-year-olds galloping down the straight at Te Rapa Racecourse.

Fifteen years on from an unforgettable Caulfield Cup triumph by Ethereal (NZ) (Rhythm), there was a fitting result during the 2016 edition of Caulfield Cup day on Saturday as Eleonora (NZ) (Makfi)...