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Two years after selling Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) for $800,000 on Gavelhouse Plus, Adrian Clark’s Challenge Syndications is set to offer another proven Group One performer for online...

NZB Airfreight, one of the leading equine airfreight services in Australasia, has announced a new regular flight route for domestic travellers.
The Auckland to Christchurch and return service will...

The catalogue for the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale features the progeny of 92 different sires, including some of the cream of the stallion crop from both sides of the Tasman.New...

Karaka graduate Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) has taken to his career to new heights in the first two months of the new season, collecting his first two wins at Group Three level.
The five-year-old...

Singapore’s Horse of the Year Lim's Kosciuszko (Kermadec) continues to stand head and shoulders above all others at Kranji, rolling to the 16th win of his 20-start career with another dominant...

Racing NSW recently announced the launch of a first of its kind equestrian event with a minimum of $1 million in prizemoney exclusively for retired thoroughbred racehorses.
The Equimillion will...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups are just under a month out, set to take place on 16 and 17 October.  
The Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is the world’s leading...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Director of Business Mike Kneebone was recently presented the NZTR Award for Outstanding Global Achievement at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards last...

Just over two months out from the 2023 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale, the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds has been credited with yet another stakes winner.
Pasir Pinji (NZ)...

Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) continues to go strength from strength in his sensational spring, taking his career earnings past A$9m with another exceptional Group One victory in Saturday’s...

A placegetter in the 2022 edition of the NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3210m) at New Plymouth, Nassak Diamond (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) returned to Taranaki on Saturday and took this year’s...

Just like they did in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year opener seven days earlier, powerhouse syndicators Te Akau Racing have swept to an early lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales collected four trophies in Friday evening’s Christchurch Casino South Island Racing Awards, headed by the 2022-23 Horse of the Year Buoyant (NZ)...

A cruel blow for syndicators Go Racing has paved the way for a special opportunity for buyers on gavelhouse.com this week.
The latest 46 Lot online auction features Sedaka (NZ) (Savabeel), who...

After initially catching the eyes of respected trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood when she was offered as a yearling on Gavelhouse Plus, Contagious (NZ) (Proisir) has come full-circle and...

Warrnambool’s Jericho Cup (4600m) has quickly become a hugely popular target every December for some of the toughest Australasian-bred stayers, and NZB Airfreight is once again giving Kiwi...

A week after the Group Three Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) brought the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series to life in the North Island, the stars of the south are about to get their turn...

Buyers are drawn to New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale every year by the remarkable racetrack performances of previous graduates, as well as the vendors’ renowned ability to nurture...

A Karaka graduate has been named New Zealand’s Horse of the Year for the ninth season in succession, with Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood) claiming the coveted title in Auckland on Sunday...

Undefeated filly Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award) kicked off the 2023-24 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series in style on Saturday with a scintillating win in the $120,000 Group Three HBPB...

For the second year in a row, Te Akau Racing has unleashed a reigning Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner on the opening day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival and struck even more black-type...

Last season’s superstars have given them a hard act to follow, but the class of 2023-24 get their time to shine when the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series kicks off in Saturday’s...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale is a launchpad to racetrack stardom across Australasia and Asia, with an unparalleled honour roll that features two of the highest-rated horses on the...

The countdown to the 2024 TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) kicked off on Saturday with the first two-year-old race of New Zealand’s 2023-24 racing season.
The $25,000 Whanganui Chronicle 2YO...

Already a two-time winner of Sydney’s most famous handicap, superstar Karaka graduate Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) confirmed his place among the best of Melbourne’s weight-for-age ranks with...

The New South Wales Racehorse Owners Association celebrated their state’s equine stars of the 2022-23 season during the Night of Champions Awards at Randwick on Thursday, and Karaka graduate

Despite placing at Group One level and banking more than A$600,000 in stakes, a win at black-type level was the one thing that eluded high-quality Karaka graduate Benaud (Reliable Man) – until...

Superstar Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) stands head and shoulders above his opposition in Singapore at the moment, and the reigning Singapore Horse of the Year once again showcased that...

The curtain recently came down on one of New Zealand Bloodstock’s greatest seasons to date .The 2022-23 season saw twenty-two individual Group One winners, who emerged from Karaka last season,...

New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Sham as the latest addition to the international agents representing the premier New Zealand auction house and its brands...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s eight-million-dollar man Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) has started his new campaign on the exact same note as he did 12 months ago, winning the A$300,000 Group Two P B...

Well-related Karaka graduate Savannah Cloud (NZ) (Savabeel) was rewarded for his four seasons of consistency and quality when he scored a deserved feature-race win in Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed...

Adding to the list of further boosts Entain and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing have made to New Zealand’s racing industry in recent months is the delivery of enhanced Pearl Series bonuses for...

New Zealand Bloodstock has made a flying start to the new racing season, with Belardo Boy (NZ) (Belardo) heading a Karaka quinella in the first black-type feature of 2023-24 – the $110,000 Group...

New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the running of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series will continue this season, with incentivised prize packages awarded to trainers across a...

Karaka graduate Famous Jonathn (NZ) (Deep Field) claimed the biggest win of his career so far with a brilliant front-running performance in Sunday’s M$800,000 Chairman’s Challenge Cup (1200m)...

Karaka graduates finished first and second in Sunday’s Dr Lim Ah Soo Memorial Trophy (1300m) at Penang, headed by an impressive all-the-way victory by Gamestonks (NZ) (Showcasing).
Passed in as a...

An exceptional 2022-23 season for New Zealand Bloodstock sale graduates has finished off with one final black-type flourish, thanks to a thrilling last-stride win by Itza Charmdeel (Charm Spirit)...

New Zealand’s richest raceday will be further enhanced in 2024 with stakes increases and the launch of a new partnership announced today for New Zealand Bloodstock’s iconic Karaka Millions...

Golden Sixty and Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) are two of the biggest stars in world racing.
Aside from their elite level of ability, the pair share a common bond as graduates of New Zealand...

New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Buick as the latest addition to the burgeoning bloodstock team, beginning late July. 
Buick is well-immersed in the...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale swept four categories in Hong Kong’s Champion Awards on Friday evening, including a slice of history for Horse of the Year Golden Sixty...

The 2023 National Online Breeding Stock Sale, which is currently in progress on Gavelhouse Plus, gives buyers rare access to a number of young mares who have just reached the end of their quality...

Two weeks after returning to top form in the Listed Civic Stakes (1400m) at Randwick, prolific winner Ucalledit (NZ) (Zacinto) delivered a repeat result in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Robrick...

Seven months after being bought for only $13,000 from the Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, two-year-old filly Dolphin Skin (NZ) (Telperion) became a stakes winner in Saturday’s A$175,000 Listed...

The 2023 National Online Breeding Stock Sale is now live online on Gavelhouse Plus, with 54 lots on offer.
Bidding is set to open on Friday 7th July and will close from 7pm (NZT) on Wednesday 12th...

Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2023 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 22 and 23 November.
With a reputation like no...

A gallant runner-up in the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) and Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) earlier this year, Tuchel (NZ) (Redwood) broke through for a well-deserved first stakes win in Sunday’s...

Karaka graduate Ucalledit (NZ) (Zacinto) landed his second stakes win in Australia with an impressive performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Drinkwise Civic Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
Bought...

A positive atmosphere fuelled by the recent NZTR announcement on prizemoney increases saw strength across the buying bench with New Zealand proven sires coming out on top at NZB's 2023...