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An outstanding summer for Karaka-sourced three-year-olds in the tartan colours of owners Hugh Fletcher and Dame Sian Elias kept on rolling in Saturday’s $100,000 Listed Skycity Horizon Uncle...

The latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com has been given a black-type boost by the addition of quality racetrack performer Aromatic.
The grey daughter of Sacred Falls carried the tangerine...

Entries for NZB’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held on Gavelhouse Plus.
The catalogue will be available to view online from Wednesday 3 April, with...

The career of Karaka graduate Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) continues to reach greater and greater heights, including a stunning performance to get up off the canvas and snatch a first-up victory...

Superstar Karaka graduate Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) added another string to her bow at Te Rapa on Saturday, stretching out beyond 1600 metres for the first time and scoring a superb win in the...

Snow Patrol (NZ) (Contributer) scored a stirring win in Saturday’s A$300,000 Group Two Hyland Race Colours Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, becoming the fourth individual stakes winner to...

Saturday’s $175,000 Group Two David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa was the eighth leg of the 2023-24 NZB Filly of the Year Series, and it marked the third win of...

After more than 20 months off the scene due to a tendon strain, high-class Karaka graduate Yonce (NZ) (Proisir) announced her return to the big stage with victory in Saturday’s A$200,000...

Victorian trainer Patrick Payne has claimed back-to-back victories in the A$150,000 Listed Graham Family Funerals Tasmanian Derby (2200m) with three-year-olds sourced from Karaka.
A year after...

After an action-packed six days of trading at Karaka 2024, results have been accumulated from the incredible Book 1 and Book 2 yearling sessions held from 28 January to 2 February at the Karaka...

Saturday’s $175,000 Group Two David & Karyn Ellis Fillies’ Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa is the eighth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series for 2023-24, and...

Super-consistent Karaka graduate Nimble Nimbus (NZ) (Sacred Falls) broke through for a deserved first feature-race victory in Sunday’s HK$4.2m Group Three Centenary Vase (1800m) at Sha...

Karaka 2019 graduate Perfect Scenario (NZ) (Iffraaj) has gone back-to-back in the $120,000 Group Three White Robe Lodge Weight-For-Age (1600m) at Wingatui.
Perfect Scenario’s successful defence...

Karaka graduate Shockallia (NZ) (Shocking) has wasted no time in making his mark among the South Island’s staying ranks, scoring a superb come-from-behind win in Saturday’s $100,000...

The curtain came down on the final day of selling at NZB’s Karaka 2024 Book 2 Sale with the third and final day proving to be the strongest day of selling for the third consecutive year.
NZB’s...

Demand for proven sire Proisir was evident on Day Two of NZB’s Karaka 2024 Book 2 Sale, which saw 170 yearlings go under the hammer.
The top lot of the day was knocked down to the successful...

Well-related Karaka graduate Ascend The Throne (NZ) (Savabeel) took his promising career to new heights in Wednesday's $160,000 Group Two Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa.
Ascend The...

Following a record-breaking Book 1, a quickfire day of selling saw 118 lots go under the hammer at the opening session of NZB’s Karaka 2024 Book 2 Sale.
Book 2 has been a happy hunting ground for...

Day Three of NZB’s National Yearling Sales Series concluded on Tuesday with a record-breaking Book 1 session for the 2024 edition. 
At the close of selling, the Book 1 aggregate reached just...

After a record-breaking opening session, Day Two of NZB’s Karaka 2024 Book 1 Sale rounded off with a late flurry of bids, cementing a strong day of trade.
At the close of selling, the aggregate...

Day One of Karaka 2024’s Book 1 Sale reflected ongoing industry positivity with several records broken and key sale indicators increasing.
At the close of trade for the opening session, the...

On the eve of the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka, a number of major players in the Kiwi breeding industry shared a black-type success with Kinloch (I Am Invincible)...

Exciting Karaka graduate Master Fay (Deep Field) extended his unbeaten record to three-from-three with another stellar performance in Saturday’s $225,000 Group Three Brighthill Farm Concorde...

A gallant placegetter in last year’s $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), under-rated Karaka graduate Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride Of Dubai) returned to the Karaka Millions meeting at...

The $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) is becoming one of the brightest highlights on the New Zealand racing calendar, and now Roger James and Robert Wellwood have won it twice in a row.
The...

Eleven years after winning the same race with champion two-year-old Ruud Awakening (Bernardini), syndicators Go Racing and trainer Stephen Marsh returned with another top-class filly and achieved...

On the eve of the blockbuster Karaka Millions twilight race meeting and the Karaka 2024 National Yearling Sales, an exciting three-year-old sourced from the New Zealand Bloodstock sale ring made a...

Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) was passed in at Karaka 2019 with a reserve of only $40,000, but a tenacious victory in Friday’s A$175,000 Listed Evergreen Turf John Dillon Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield has...

- By Michael GuerinWhile the young horses are nurtured, prettied and preened before and on their big day, when they enter the sales ring it is with a Lot number stuck to their hindquarters and...

Top-flight filly Molly Bloom (NZ) (Ace High) will attempt to join exclusive company when she takes her place among an elite field in Saturday’s $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at...

Favoured fillies Velocious (Written Tycoon) and Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) have strengthened their status as headline acts for Saturday’s $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) after drawing...

The stage is set for another spectacular showdown in the $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, with a star-studded field of 15 three-year-olds battling it out in New...

A full and high-quality field of 15 plus one emergency has been confirmed for Saturday’s 2024 edition of the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie.
Of this year’s 15 Karaka Millions...

Westbury Stud has an enviable feature race roll of honour with graduates of the farm excelling to the highest level over a wide range of distances.

The Gerry Harvey-owned Karaka nursery has bred,...

Many of the yearlings about to be sold at Karaka 2024 have had their profiles boosted with big-race performances by siblings since the catalogues went to print.
Among the most notable of these...

Love Racing's Paul Vettise writes: A warm early welcome for Little Avondale Stud’s draft at Karaka has further fuelled its New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale...

In another raft of positive announcements made by TAB New Zealand, Entain and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, the Southern Hemisphere will soon be witness to the richest three-year-old race –...

Curraghmore principal Gordon Cunningham is quick to share what drives him as he prepares to present another quality draft at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale when it kicks off at...

A half-sister to a former New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year has joined the points table for the 2023-24 edition of the prestigious series.
Sudbina (NZ) (Almanzor) earned 6 points with her...

NZB’s 98th National Yearling Sale Series is just days away, set to take place on 28 January to 2 February at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre.
Inspections and parades onsite will commence early...

A field stacked with emerging talent will clash in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham, which is the seventh leg of the prestigious New...

Throughout the 12 months between Karaka 2023 and this month’s Karaka 2024 yearling sales, there has been a long line of graduate Group One successes across major carnivals in Sydney, Brisbane,...

Join Caroline Searcy on Monday night for the biggest and best NZB National Yearling Sale Series  Preview yet – a 90 minute look at feature yearlings by leading global stallions on offer...

Sunday’s $45,000 Stella Artois 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie confirmed a spot in the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) field for three talented juveniles, headed by the impressive winner So Naive...

Rapid improver Renegade Rebel (NZ) (El Roca) jumped from maiden ranks to black-type company at Ellerslie on Sunday and led every step of the way in the $100,000 Listed Gingernuts Salver...

Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis knows a thing or two about picking out top-quality fillies at Karaka, and he celebrated another major success story with Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award) in...

A tenacious victory in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three Dixon & Dunlop Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham has added extra value to the pedigree page of well-related mare Churchillian...

Two-year-old Karaka graduates swept the first three placings in Saturday’s $90,000 Listed  Wellesley Stakes (1100m) at Trentham, headed by a commanding performance by Archaic Smile (Saxon...

Attending a New Zealand stud tour could turn into a lucrative payday for Queensland trainers Maddysen and Tony Sears.
Maddysen Sears was invited on an Australian Young Trainers Tour hosted by New...

Each year, New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series features a number of quality thoroughbred youngsters that catch the eye of astute pinhookers looking to further their...