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New Zealand's richest race, the $1 million Karaka Million, looks to have its first confirmed runner as the Stephen McKee trained Silver City held off his rivals to win the Listed Wellesley Stakes...

The unbeaten blue-blood colt Burgundy now heads the market for the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas after an easy win in the Listed Ekraar at Linwood Park Canterbury Stakes (1600m) on Sunday.

Owner-trainer Richard Joostens saw his charge Bragato take his second victory of the season on Saturday when heading a NZB trifecta in the Group 3 Rich Hill Stud Thompson Handicap (1600m).

The $85,000 Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Wellington Guineas (1500m) at Trentham on Saturday is a key race in the build up to the prestigious Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas.

The Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale were successfully completed this afternoon with 307 two-year-olds going through their paces at Te Rapa.

The Michael Freedman trained Super Easy has maintained his unbeaten record in Singapore over the weekend with another big win, this time in open company in the $125,000 Kranji Stakes (1200m).

The Listed Ray Coupland Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton yesterday saw a tough performance from the Peter and Dawn Williams trained Shuka who led home a NZB quinella in the race.

The official Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will be held at Te Rapa racecourse this coming Monday and Tuesday (17 & 18 October) from 10am, with 317...

New Zealand bred super-star So You Think (NZ) heads to Ascot for the second time in his career this weekend as he looks to assert his middle distance dominance in the �1.3 million Group 1 Qipco...

Last season's Listed Bonecrusher Stakes winner Hoofit (NZ) has made a flying start to his racing career in America when taking his first US stakes victory at Keenland last week.

Hawke's Bay trainer John Bary is enjoying a very successful spring taking out another feature race, the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup (1600m) with No Excuse Maggie (NZ), who led a NZB...

The Kevin Hughes trained Crystal Duke made the Listed Christchurch Casino Spring Classic (2000m) his own on Saturday after destroying the field by over four lengths at Riccarton.

Last year's Caulfield Cup winner Descarado (NZ) made a stunning return to Melbourne on Saturday by winning the final leg of the inaugural New Zealand Bloodstock Weight-for-Age Championship, the...

After four trips across the Tasman and two placings in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes, the Stephen McKee trained Mufhasa (NZ) took a deserved victory in the Group 1 $350,000 Toorak Handicap...

The A$400,000 Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Caulfield Stakes (2000m) is the last leg of NZB's Weight-for-Age Championship and looks an intriguing contest with three horses in contention for the...

New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce that the catalogue for the Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will be the first NZB Sale available to be downloaded in Equineline's powerful new iPad...

Capping off a highly successful weekend for New Zealand Bloodstock graduates, Better Than Ever made a brilliant return to the winners circle in the Sgp-1 Kranji Mile (1600m) last night.

Just how good is Ambitious Dragon? It is a question that many will be asking themselves after Saturday night as Hong Kong's reigning Horse of the Year made an unbelievable return to the track in...

Twilight Savings (NZ) headed an impressive double for trainer Murray Baker on Saturday when putting in a strong performance in the Group 3 Traderacks Stakes (1400m).

The Peter McKay trained Antonio Lombardo (NZ) turned the Group 2 DHL Global Hawke's Bay Guineas into a one horse race on Saturday with a superb performance over the 1400 metres.

The $5 Cox Plate favourite Jimmy Choux (NZ) added Group 1 number five to his record at Hastings on Saturday with an impressive win in the Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Spring Classic...

One of the world's most prestigious races, the �4 million Group 1 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe (2400m), saw the New Zealand bred champion So You Think produce a valiant performance to run fourth in...

The eight time Group 1 winner So You Think (NZ) will be looking to re-write the history books on Sunday as he contests one of the world's most prestigious Group 1 races, the �4 million Prix de...

The pinnacle of the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown, the $300,000 Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Spring Classic (2040m), is set to be run at Hastings this Saturday.

The Roger James trained filly Holy Moly headed a Karaka trifecta in the second leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series on Saturday, with an impressive win in the Listed Manuka...

The catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale, the most successful Sale of two-year-olds in Australasia, is now available and can be viewed online.

Saturday's $45,000 Listed Manuka Doctor Soliloquy Lodge Stakes (1400m) sees the second leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series with fourteen three-year-olds looking to make an...

With Lion Tamer (NZ) taking the first Victorian Group 1 race of the season, So You Think (NZ) and Shamrocker (NZ) capped off a highly successful weekend for the Kiwis across the Tasman last night...

Kiwi trainer Mark Walker achieved a significant milestone in Singapore last night with Flying Fulton securing his first Singapore stakes win in the Sgp-3 Committee's Prize (1600m).Read More...

It was a very successful week for trainer Jason Bridgman as he saw another million dollar colt in Rock 'n' Pop win his debut in the Rugby Experience Here October 23 Maiden (1200m) at...

Racing across the Tasman at Kalgoorlie saw further black-type success for Karaka graduates with the Mark Reed trained Kincaple winning the Listed Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m).

The partnership of Karaka graduate Trusting and Singapore's champion jockey Jo Moreira remains unbeaten after they combined for their second consecutive win in the Group 2 Hill Stakes (1800m) at...

The John Sargent trained Kasumi was another filly to put in a brilliant performance fresh-up as a three-year-old in the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton.

Last season's Champion New Zealand Two-Year-Old Anabandana has made a stunning return as a three-year-old, winning the Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders' Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings on Saturday.

The 2010 Group 1 VRC Derby winner Lion Tamer (NZ) added Group 1 victory number two to his impressive record for the kiwis when winning Saturday's Group 1 $350,000 Hyland Race Colours Underwood...

New Zealand's three-year-old fillies will be competing in black-type races on both sides of the Cook Straight on Saturday with the Listed $45,000 Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton...

The third leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Weight for Age Championship - the Group 1 $350,000 Hyland Race Colours Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield - is the first Group 1 race in Victoria this...

Saturday's $70,000 Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings sees the beginning of the 39th running of New Zealand Bloodstock's prestigious Filly of the Year Series.

One of the most anticipated maiden races of the spring, The Battle Paint 3YO Maiden (1200m) at Taupo this afternoon, saw a brilliant debut performance from the blue-blood colt Burgundy.

The race for the 2012 Karaka Million has begun with Silver City winning the second two-year-old race of the season on Saturday, the $11,000 Cowleys Party Hire 880 at Ruakaka.

New Zealand has launched into the new Hong Kong season in fine fashion, with kiwi gallopers and Karaka graduates together winning seven of ten races on the card at the first meeting of the new...

Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock's inaugural $50,000 Southern Bonus Race for graduates of the South Island Sale's two-year-old session, close today at 5pm.

The Peter McKay trained Antonio Lombardo made a stunning return to the track on Saturday with a dominating victory in the $45,000 Listed Westbury Stud Challenge Stakes (1200m).

The five-year-old gelding Ourforeignminister took a big step up in class on Saturday with the biggest victory of his career in the $70,000 Group 3 Merial/Ancare Metric Mile (1600m) at Awapuni.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Parklane Hawk has shown his immense talent in transitioning from thoroughbred racing to top level eventing with a win at the Burghley Horse Trials in England last...

It has been a long time between drinks but Karaka graduate Trusting showed that he is back in winning form with a tough win in the $150,000 Group 2 Tattersalls Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Warwick...

Racing at Wanganui on Saturday saw a number of three-year-olds make their anticipated return to the track with the Listed Fordell O'Leary's Stakes for the fillies and the Listed Wanganui Guineas...

The kiwi bred So You Think (NZ) added another thrilling chapter to his growing list of international achievements on Sunday morning with a stunning win in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes (2000m)...

After eight weeks away from the track since his scintillating battle in the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes with Workforce, the kiwi-bred So You Think (NZ) is set to resume his campaign in the Group 1...

New Zealand Bloodstock enjoyed a successful evening at New Zealand's Thoroughbred Racing Awards on Friday night, with Mufhasa (NZ), Wall Street (NZ) and King's Rose (NZ) earning three of the...