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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.

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.