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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...

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.