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The $100,000 Group 2 Classic Hits Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie on Saturday saw a very strong performance from Hidden Asset to win his first black type race and record more stakes...

Yesterday's $200,000 Group 1 Blandford Lodge Railway Stakes (1200m) saw Karaka graduate Miss Raggedy Ann score an 80/1 upset in New Zealand's premier sprint race.

New Zealand's richest two-year-old race, the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Million, is now only four weeks away and the Order of Entry for the race is looking very strong.

In a strong day for New Zealand Bloodstock graduates on New Zealand shores, Group success was also attained in Australia and Hong Kong.

The $100,000 Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes (2000m) has seen King's Rose take her third win in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series in a tough performance at Ellerslie...

The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series sees the sixth leg, the $100,000 Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes (2000m), on New Year's Day with 18 fillies entered in the event.

The $100,000 Group 2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m), the fifth leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series, saw a great contest with Smoulder coming out on top.

The feature race on Boxing Day at Ellerslie, the $200,000 Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m), saw the 2010 Auckland Cup runner up Booming take his first Group 1 victory in fine fashion.

Cambridge Stud - with the largest draft of the Karaka Premier Sale - now has video clips online with 49 yearlings filmed and posted on the NZB website.

Video clips of 27 yearlings from Waikato Stud's Karaka Premier Sale draft are now online.

This week will see the release of video clips from a number of stud farms with yearlings entered for the 2011 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.

The fifth leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series - the $100,000 Group 2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day - has attracted a large field of 19...

Since New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka 2011 catalogues went to print in November there are already a number of notable updates to the pedigrees on offer before the Christmas Carnivals get underway.

Every January the Karaka sales ring sees yearlings from the first southern hemisphere crop of a host of emerging sires from all over the globe go under the hammer.

In a new initiative from New Zealand Bloodstock, the 2011 National Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale will host a new sales session dedicated to horses currently in training.

Octagonal, Might and Power, Sky Heights, Vengeance of Rain, Efficient and Champagne, just some of the formidable line-up of Group 1 winners claimed by New Zealand's own super-sire, Zabeel.

Since New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka 2011 catalogues went to print in November there are already a number of notable updates to the pedigrees on offer before the Christmas Carnivals get underway.

The standard of two-year-old racing this season has been of a high quality and that is set to continue over the weekend with two New Zealand Bloodstock sponsored juvenile races.

Racing on Saturday and Sunday saw strong performances from November Rain and Yourein as they both signalled their intentions for future summer assignments with stakes race wins.

Group 1 NZB 1000 Guineas winner King's Rose took a step closer to the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series title with an impressive victory in Saturday's $70,000 Group 3 Ezibuy Eulogy...

Sunday night's running of the world's richest mile race, the Group 1 HK$16 million HKJC Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin saw a brilliant performance from Beauty Flash to take the...

Saturday's $70,000 Group 3 Ezibuy Eulogy Stakes (1600m) is the fourth leg of the coveted New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series and it has attracted a quality field of three-year-old fillies.

Today New Zealand Bloodstock launches the Select and Festival catalogues which are now online.

The Group 2 $85,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Concorde Handicap (1200m) on Saturday saw a very even contest with the Ben Foote trained Ego taking the prize.

The young, blue-blood sire Darci Brahma (Danehill) recorded his first winner on the weekend with his smart two-year-old colt Super Easy in the KPR Catering 2YO Handicap (1000m).

Saturday's Group 2 $85,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Concorde Handicap (1200m) is one of the form races heading into the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1200m) on New Year's Day.

Last week's racing saw two Karaka graduates gain valuable black type with Celeris at Otaki on Friday and Loose Change at Wanganui on Saturday.

Today New Zealand Bloodstock launches its 2011 Karaka Premier Sale catalogue.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Able One romped home to win the Group 2 Cathay Pacific Jockey Club Mile (1600m) with ease at Sha Tin on Sunday.

A feature day of racing on the Pukekohe calendar, Counties Cup day, provided a string of pin-up performances, including the Group 2 $100,000 DHL Counties Cup (2100m).

A day of steady trade concluded the 2010 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs today at Karaka, with good demand reflected in an improvement on yesterday's results.

The $340,000 colt by Fusaichi Pegasus at Lot 52 provided an early highlight to an otherwise mixed day's trade on Day 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock's 2010 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs today at Karaka.

The Longines Singapore Gold Cup Day saw Karaka graduate Martial Art gallop to victory in the S$75,000 Goodwill Stakes (1800m) on Sunday at Kranji.

Saturday's Listed $45,000 Berkley Stud Welcome Stakes saw Karaka Graduates trifecta the race and Bespoke emerge as the newest leader on the Karaka Million Order of Entry.

The Group 1 $300,000 New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas saw the well-bred filly King's Rose down a talented field of three-year-olds to take Group 1 honours at Riccarton on the final day of the...

With almost 500 horses in next week's Ready to Run Sale, there was always going to be a lot of pedigree updates coming up to the sale, but the sheer amount and quality of the updates received is...

The Group 1 $300,000 New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas - the third leg of the coveted NZB Filly of the Year Series - has attracted a stellar line up of 15 three-year-old fillies for the feature...

Canterbury's Premier week of racing has seen some fantastic racing and yesterday's meeting was no exception with three black type races on the card, and two being taken out by Karaka graduates.

This year's Ready to Run Sale is not only celebrating the strongest catalogue in its 30 year history, it is also welcoming 12 new vendors to the Sale next week.

The outstanding spring racing in New Zealand and Australia has seen both proven and emerging sires to the fore, many of whom are represented at NZB's forthcoming Ready to Run Sale.

The Karaka Million is really starting to take shape with another two races last week which saw a number of new graduates take to the track.

Wall Street capped off one of the best Victoria Spring Carnivals ever for New Zealand Bloodstock when he notched up the sixth Group 1 victory for the Karaka sale ring with a mighty win in...

NZB graduates Blood Brotha and Vincent Mangano swooped to black type victory on the first day of the Christchurch Carnival on Saturday, with Blood Brotha claiming the $70,000 Group 3 Gold Club...

The Melbourne Spring Carnival just keeps getting better for New Zealand Bloodstock with the latest Group 1 race, the $1 million VRC Oaks (2500m) being quinellaed by its graduates Brazilian Pulse...

Yesterday's 150th running of the Group 1 $6 million Melbourne Cup proven yet again that 'the race that stops two nations' is one of the toughest staying contests in the world.

In celebration of the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup Racing Victoria's Chief Handicapper Greg Carpenter has rated his top 24 Melbourne Cup winners of all time with two Kiwi bred horses heading...

New Zealand Bloodstock has sold a remarkable 14 Melbourne Cup winners since 1966 and has a strong hand in this afternoon's feature with seven runners, three who have already won at Group 1 level.

New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run graduates had a strong weekend with winners in three countries and a confirmed runner for tomorrow's $6 million Melbourne Cup.

Topping off an exceptional weekend of performances in Melbourne and New Zealand, graduates of the Karaka sale ring notched up 14 victories in Hong Kong and Singapore on Sunday evening.

Australasia's greatest day of racing, Saturday's Victoria Derby Day at Flemington, saw some brilliant performances with four New Zealand Bloodstock graduates showcasing their potential for their...