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This year’s Melbourne Spring Carnival has been a prolific one, particularly the past week, for New Zealand bred and sold thoroughbreds.

Karaka graduate Top Act (NZ) (O’Reilly) took centre stage last night with a determined triumph in the HK$3,000,000 HK-3 The SA SA Ladies’ Purse (1800m) in Hong Kong.

Group 1 winning kiwi mare Lucia Valentina (NZ) (Savabeel) ruled at Flemington once again with victory in the A$300,000 Group 2 Presto Matriarch Stakes (2000m).

Te Akau Racing trained three-year-old Xtravagant (NZ) (Pentire) was a dominant 8.5 length winner of the $400,000 Group 1 Sothys 43rd New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton Park in race...

Group 1 winning New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate Turn Me Loose (NZ) (Iffraaj) scored his second Group 1 victory on Saturday, the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, in the...

Lightly raced three-year-old Hursley (NZ) (Makfi) relished the step up to stakes company with a stylish victory in the A$150,000 Listed TCL Curved TV Stakes (1800m) at Flemington yesterday.

With New Zealand renowned for producing top performing three-year-olds, buyers will be getting ready to find their next ‘classic’ winner at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of...

Karaka graduate Sea Lord (Street Cry) breezed by his rivals as he sailed to victory in the A$150,000 Listed MSS Security Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day.

Kiwi stayer Prince of Penzance (NZ) (Pentire) outclassed a star-studded international field to take out the A$6 million Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington yesterday.

Karaka graduate The Centenary (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) celebrated her first stakes success yesterday in the R250,000 Group 3 Yellowwood Handicap (1800m) at Turffontein.

An outstanding staying performance awarded three-year-old Karaka graduate Tarzino (NZ) (Tavistock) the winner of the A$1,500,000 Group 1 AAMI Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington yesterday.

The upcoming New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds is the most successful sale of its kind in Australasia with a proven record of success. 

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Danny Rolston will spend the next week helping local breeders in a long-term plan to produce the next Trust In A Gust, Foxwedge or Anabandana.

Karaka graduates were to the fore in Singapore on Sunday with eight winners on the 11-race card.

Karaka graduate Serena Miss (NZ) (Iffraaj) scored her second stakes win yesterday with a powerful performance in the $100,000 Group 2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa.

Promising three-year-old filly No More Tears (NZ) (Darci Brahma) scored her second stakes victory in the $50,000 Listed Harold Plumley Junior Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie yesterday.

Karaka graduate Tennessee (NZ) (Per Incanto) has a firm grip on the Karaka Million Order of Entry as she remained unbeaten in the Listed $50,000 Linwood Park Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at Trentham...

Group 1 winning New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate Turn Me Loose’s (NZ) (Iffraaj) bold front running style landed victory in yesterday’s Group 2 A$200,000 Schweppes Crystal Mile...

Breeze Up clips for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2015 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now online and can viewed on NZB’s new website at www.nzb.co.nz.

New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate Extra Choice (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice) raced into Group 1 Victoria Derby contention with an impressive victory in the A$120,000 Listed Emsley...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups concluded today with another productive day at Te Rapa Racecourse that saw 176 ‘ready to run’ horses gallop down the straight.

The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups was completed successfully today with 167 two-year-olds dashing down the straight at Te Rapa Racecourse.

Karaka graduate Dragon Fury (NZ) (Sufficient) scored his first stakes success last night after a gutsy run against proven performers in the S$200,000 Singapore Group 3 Saas Fee Stakes (1400m) in...

On the eve of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups, Group 1 winning Sale graduate Turn Me Loose (NZ) (Iffraaj) gained further stakes success in the A$150,000 Listed Darley...

An impressive win by Dawnie Perfect (Big Brown) in the A$150,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield yesterday has her set for a tilt at the Group 1 VRC Oaks.

Promising three-year-old Strada Cavallo (NZ) (Alamosa) shredded her maiden status yesterday with a black-type triumph at Ashburton in the $50,000 Listed John Grigg Stakes (1400m).

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale graduate Mongolian Khan (Holy Roman Emperor) ran out a convincing winner of the A$3 million Group 1 BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) at Caulfield, beating a...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s sponsorship continues this weekend at Caulfield with the A$150,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Ethereal Stakes for three-year-old fillies over 2000m, following on...

New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance has partnered with Majestic Horse Transport, The Informant Online and the Canterbury Jockey Club to offer the winning trainers of two upcoming races at Riccarton...

With the New Zealand Cup Carnival at Christchurch upcoming, NZB Airfreight has a number of flights from Auckland to Christchurch to accommodate horses travelling from the North Island.

New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduate Tyne Cot (NZ) (Keeper) continued the run of success for the Sale with victory in the $50,000 Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m) at...

Kiwi galloper Criterion (NZ) (Sebring) made a victorious return to Australian racing in the A$400,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

The New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series: South Island Session will have a change of venue for 2016, with the sale ring now being located in the Riding for the Disabled Building...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Spring WFA Championship at Caulfield is set to conclude on Saturday with the running of the A$400,000 Group 1 Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes over 2000m.

New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the appointment of Laragh de Burgh as its European Representative. NZB has had a long association with the Irish based company de Burgh Equine and...

New Zealand Bloodstock and the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry Co. Ltd have partnered together to introduce the New Zealand Bloodstock Cup to be held in Inner Mongolia, China next year.

The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale had a fruitful weekend with graduates winning across New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, including two promising young horses that were...

The race towards the 2016 $1 million Karaka Million – New Zealand’s richest race – has heated up another notch with two-year-old What Choux Want (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) now at the top of the...

Precocious three-year-old filly Serious Satire (More Than Ready) made a bold run for home on Saturday to claim victory in the $70,000 Group 3 Windsor Park/Hawke’s Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes...

Karaka graduate Allez Eagle (NZ) (Guillotine) raised the stakes with triumph in a fresh up run in the $70,000 Group 3 Linwood Park Stud Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday.

Promising three-year-old colt Amarula (NZ) (Thorn Park) is out to impress after a brilliant display winning the $100,000 Group 2 Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday.

Esteemed Karaka graduate Preferment (NZ) (Zabeel) notched up his second victory at the highest level  with a compelling victory in the A$500,000 Group 1 Yellowglen Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series kicks into action at Hastings on Saturday with the running of the re-programmed $70,000 Group 3 Windsor Park/Hawke’s Bay Breeders Gold Trail...

To clarify the previous press release regarding Lot 2 in the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale catalogue, the incorrect horse was entered by the vendor.

Over the weekend the New Zealand thoroughbred industry lost a breed-shaper in Zabeel, a sire that dominated the sale ring at Karaka.

Earlier in the year New Zealand Bloodstock announced their commitment to growing its Australian market with the appointment of Mike Kneebone as the Director of Business Development, and he is...

A second win in the New Zealand Bloodstock Spring Weight-For-Age Championship at Caulfield has propelled Mourinho (Oratorio) into a clear lead in the Championship following an exhilarating victory...

The race has begun towards the 2016 $1 million Karaka Million – New Zealand’s richest race – taking place on January 24 at Ellerslie Racecourse.

The third leg of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Spring Weight-For-Age Championship at Caulfield Racecourse will be contested on Saturday with the running of the A$400,000 Group 1 Hyland Race Colours...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka Million Twilight Meeting has received a significant boost to the three undercard races on the six-race card held in January, with each race increasing to $50,000,...