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Performances in Asia over the weekend were headlined by Kaaptan (Kaapstad x Fanny Black) who won the Listed Macau Spring Trophy.

The Roger James trained The Party Stand made it a stakes double for Karaka graduates at Matamata on Saturday when taking out the $45,000 Listed Stanley Group TRAC Stakes (2000m).

New Zealand and Waikato Stud celebrated yet another top line success with Ambitious Dragon continuing his hot run of form to win the HK$6,000,000 HK-1 Mercedes Benz Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m)...

Waikato Stud's resident sire Pins had a weekend of success with three sons winning at black type level across New Zealand and Hong Kong, to bring his stakes-winning tally to 37.

It has been a long time between race wins but seven-year-old Guyno showed that he is far from a spent force with his performance in the A$300,000 Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) yesterday.

The New Zealand Bloodstock Two-Year-Old Handicap (1000m) at Riccarton this afternoon has seen the promising filly Darci Coup become the second winner for her first season sire Darci Brahma.

Up until Saturday the coveted Group 1 victory had eluded top stayer Red Ruler, but all that finally changed with an outstanding performance in the $200,000 Group 1 Darci Brahma International...

With still two races left in the 2011 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, a standout performance by three-year-old filly King's Rose in $100,000 Group 2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram...

In one of the most anticipated races of the season, the $200,000 Group 1 Waikato Draught Sprint (1400m) on Saturday saw a super performance by Mufhasa to head off a stellar field to record his...

Racing at Waikato on Saturday features a number of headline horses making their anticipated return to the track, with Filly of the Year series leader King's Rose amongst them as she targets the...

Yesterday's delayed running of the Listed Manfred Stakes (1300m) at Sandown saw a brilliant performance from the up-and-comer Enjin Number Nine to beat the dual Group 1 winning colt and hot...

New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 National Yearling Sales Series concluded at Karaka yesterday, with the week-long auction showcase buoyed by a powerful international buying bench that underpinned the...

New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 National Yearling Sales Series concluded at Karaka yesterday, with the week-long auction showcase buoyed by a powerful international buying bench that underpinned the...

New Zealand Bloodstock's 85th National Yearling Sales Series concluded with the final session of the two-day Festival Sale today at Karaka, with local sire Don Eduardo providing the highlight of...

New Zealand Bloodstock's 85th National Yearling Sales Series concluded with the final session of the two-day Festival Sale today at Karaka, with local sire Don Eduardo providing the highlight of...

Trading continued at Karaka today with the first session of New Zealand Bloodstock's two-day Festival Sale, the penultimate day of the 2011 National Yearling Sales Series.

TVNZ Close Up reporter Michael Holland tracks the fortunes of two breeders at Karaka 2011, showing first-hand the action and excitement ringside. 

The final day of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale was highlighted by a top price of $250,000 paid for the son of first season sire Excellent Art at Lot 1009.

First season sire Iffraaj remains in high demand at Karaka, providing the top price of the day for the second day in a row at New Zealand Bloodstock's Select Yearling Sale.

The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Yearling Sale saw solid trade today at Karaka, with figures that are holding up strongly against last year's results.

The striking Windsor Park Stud-bred galloper Beauty Flash (NZ) (Golan) - a graduate of the Karaka Select Sale - added the HK-1 Stewards' Cup to his trophy cabinet on Sunday night.

There�was an incredible surge of strength to the market on Day 2 of the Karaka Premier Sale, with results totally outstripping Day 1 as the predominantly international buying bench competed...

Lot 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 National Yearling Sales Series got the auction off to a flying start today at Karaka, with the son of High Chaparral reaching $600,000, only to be surpassed...

Last night's running of the $200,000 NZB Insurance Karaka 3YO Mile saw last season's Champion Two-Year-Old Banchee back to her best as she dealt to the 18 strong field.

A late rails run by Fort Lincoln has seen the two-year-old become the highest earning juvenile in New Zealand for the 2010/2011 season as he impressively took out the coveted Karaka Million.

New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 Premier Sale will be streamed live online from 11am this morning.Click here to view the live webcast.

The grand opening for Karaka 2011 - the Karaka Million - is now only hours away with all fourteen two-year-olds set and ready to run for New Zealand's richest two-year-old prize.

The Graeme & Debbie Rogerson trained filly Dating took the spoils in the $70,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) yesterday, and jumped to third spot in the NZB Filly of...

There was plenty of noise coming from Haunui Farm and Westbury Stud at the Karaka sales complex yesterday as Booming exploded his way to his second consecutive Group 1 win in the $200,000...

As we have come to expect from this season's NZB Filly of the Year Series contests, the Group 3 $70,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) has attracted another strong line up of...

The Lee Freedman trained Chateauneuf Dupape has added his name to the list of horses set to contest the one million dollar Karaka Million at Ellerslie on Sunday evening.

Five-time Champion New Zealand trainer Mark Walker has made a gun start to the newest chapter in his training career at Te Akau Racing's Singapore stable, already sitting in second place on the...

The $200,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Karaka 3YO Mile barrier draw has been completed with the 18-horse field set to race on Sunday night.

The 2011 Karaka Million is living up to the hype with a wonderful line-up of two-year-olds set to compete for New Zealand's richest two-year-old purse on Sunday night.

A key pointer towards the strength of this year's Karaka 2011 catalogues is the presence of over 30 full or half siblings to Group 1 winners amongst the line-up on offer in less than one week from...

The preliminary findings of a comprehensive study of endoscopy results from the New Zealand auction sales has provided conclusive evidence to support current post-sale endoscopy gradings.

Sir Patrick & Lady Justine Hogan's Cambridge Stud - Karaka's leading vendor by aggregate for the last 29 years - will be conducting a full parade of its 2011 yearling draft today at 1.30pm at Karaka.

It's not just Karaka's Premier Sale that is securing all the spoils, the second session Select Sale is exploding with success to quickly become a leading sale in Australasia in its own right.

The $1 million Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph Handicap (1200m) at Trentham on Saturday attracted a star field of local and international talent, but it was the kiwi Mufhasa who proved too good...

New Zealand's richest two-year-old race, the Karaka Million, is now less than two weeks away, and the competition for a place in the field has seen some strong contests on the track.

In a remarkable feat, the 2011 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka will see Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan's world famous Cambridge Stud aiming to become the leading vendor by aggregate...

Tonight Australian interests will be able to watch the first preview for the 2011 Karaka Yearling Sales at 8.30pm eastern summer time on TVN.

Ellerslie's $11,000 'Countdown to Karaka Million' 2YO 1200m has granted another two-year-old a chance to gun for one million dollars, with race favourite Planet Rock taking the valuable...

The accolades just keep coming for the Kiwi bred champion So You Think who is now officially rated amongst the world's best by the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities.

Prime Minister John Key is set to show his support for the New Zealand thoroughbred industry by providing the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock's 85th National Yearling Sales Series at...

Racing over the Christmas and New Year period has seen a number of horses provide timely pedigree updates for their Karaka Sale relatives, with the Select Sale claiming the most significant boost...

Racing over the Christmas and New Year period has seen a number of horses provide timely pedigree updates for their Karaka Sale relatives, with the Select Sale claiming the most significant boost...

Cambridge Stud's resident sire Keeper is quietly making a big impact on the current NZ racing season, heading the sires tables by race wins and winners.

One of the star attractions at Karaka 2011 is no doubt the progeny of hot, young sire High Chaparral, represented by 35 yearlings at Karaka from 31 January.

Macau's second stakes race of the 2010/2011 season, the M$750,000 Listed Macau Trophy (1800m) has seen New Zealand horses quinella the feature race of the meeting.