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Mufhasa returned to his magnificent best yesterday at Otaki to take New Zealand Bloodstock's Group 1 2009/10 tally to 18 in the Group 1 Fully Fledged at Fairdale WFA Classic (1600m).

All Karaka Million aspirants have just over a week to enter in the 2011/12 Karaka Million Race Series.

Karaka graduates snared their second Tasmanian feature cup for the season when Larry's Never Late ran away with the Group 3 AAMI Launceston Cup (2400m) yesterday.

New Zealand Bloodstock is set to conduct the Selwyn River Stud Unreserved Dispersal Sale on Friday 26 March.

New Zealand Bloodstock's one million dollar Karaka Million has proven the launch pad of many top performers already in just three years, and this continued when the 2010 race produced its first...

Celebrations at race meetings in Hong Kong and Singapore last night brought in the Chinese New Year with plenty of colour and festivities with Karaka graduates building on past success to win half...

New Zealand Bloodstock has confirmed that its annual yearling showcase - the 85th National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka - is scheduled to start on Monday 31st January 2011.

Gorgeous grey Katie Lee built herself an unassailable lead in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series when she galloped away with the Group 2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies...

With its unrivalled race-track success, the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale looks to have produced another star in the Lloyd Williams owned Linton who crushed his opposition in the Group...

Group 1 victories by Tavistock and Veloce Bella at Te Rapa on Saturday took the Karaka Group 1 haul to 17 for the season.

A staggering sale week at Karaka last week saw pre-sale expectations thoroughly surpassed, from vendors to buyers to casual observers seeing no signs of recession dampening spirited trade at New...

A field full of 16 of New Zealand's leading three-year-old fillies has been assembled for the Group 2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (2000m) to be run at Te Rapa this Saturday.

On the back of an extremely positive Karaka 2010 National Yearling Sale Series (1 - 8 February), which saw yearlings with an aptitude for middle-distance racing sell strongly, New Zealand...

In a press release from NZ Minister for Racing John Carter's office yesterday, the Minister praises New Zealand Bloodstock's successful 2010 National Yearling Sales Series.

Karaka graduate Growl returned to his best yesterday when he ran away with the Group 3 Hobart Cup (2200m) in Tasmania.

Selling at New Zealand Bloodstock's 84th National Yearling Sales concluded at Karaka today, with the final day of the two-day Festival session rounding off an extremely successful Sales Series.

Continuing on from the outstanding results recorded by the Premier and Select sessions last week, spirited bidding continued at Karaka today with key indicators up on last year's Festival Sale...

The stellar week of selling at Karaka continued right to the end of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale today, with a host of new highlights recorded for this session.

The momentum continued on Day Two of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select session today at Karaka, with the highlight of the day's trade coming late in proceedings with the $200,000 Elusive...

The momentum continued on Day Two of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select session today at Karaka, with the highlight of the day's trade coming late in proceedings with the $200,000 Elusive...

Focus at Karaka today turned to the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale with the strength seen during the Premier session continuing throughout the day.

The staggering results of Day One at New Zealand Bloodstock's Premier Sale flowed into Day Two today at Karaka, with a $2 million colt by New Zealand's own champion sire Zabeel eclipsing...

The staggering results of Day One at New Zealand Bloodstock's Premier Sale flowed into Day Two today at Karaka, with a $2 million colt by New Zealand's own champion sire Zabeel eclipsing...

Expectations were blown out of the water at Karaka today, with Australasia's first million dollar yearling of the year heading a string of highlights for the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock's...

The third running of the $1,000,000 Karaka Million (1200m) provided a wonderful result for Liam Birchley and Aquanita Racing when their flying Karaka machine Sister Havana gave an...

Karaka's quinella of the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) in Melbourne yesterday saw positive ramifications flow right through the Karaka 2010 National Yearling Sale Series.

Keep The Peace regained her second position in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series yesterday when she beat the very best of her age and sex in the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m).

After Montjeu Karaka graduates quinellaed the Group 1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) yesterday at Trentham there was an extremely happy vendor on the complex yesterday who boasts the only yearling son of...

Since the catalogues for the 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale Series (1-8 February) head to the printers in mid-November, it is inevitable that many of the 1621 yearlings selling...

Half-siblings to two of Australia's top rated three-year-olds, So You Think and Monaco Consul, will be offered by Windsor Park Stud this year at Karaka.

The Trelawney Stud draft of�42 yearlings bound for Karaka 2010 is stocked full of well related youngsters including a full brother to Hill of Grace and Renewable.

New Zealand's most gifted three-year-old fillies will make their way to Trentham on Saturday for the  Group 3 Little India Desert Gold Stakes (1600m), the seventh race in the New Zealand...

New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka Premier Sale (1 & 2 February) will be broadcast live on Sky Sports 3 - and for the first time also on TVN, Australia's dedicated thoroughbred channel.

New Zealand's Champion Breeder of 2008/09, the Chittick family's Waikato Stud presents a draft of 68 yearlings at Karaka 2010 including a half-brother to Alamosa.

With just days to go until Karaka 2010, we turn the spotlight on some of the lots of special interest, starting with the famed Cambridge Stud who once again offers its exceptional yearling draft...

The field for the $200,000 Karaka 3YO Mile (1600m) set for Ellerslie this Sunday (31 January) at 6.15pm:

The field for the $1,000,000 Karaka Million (1200m)�set for Ellerslie this Sunday (31 January) at 7.23pm:

The barrier draw for the 2010 Karaka Million will be announced live on Radio Trackside at 12.10pm tomorrow by Peter Earley and Butch Castles, followed by the draw announcement for the inaugural...

A full brother to scintillating Group 1 The Oaks Stud Telegraph Handicap (1200m) winner Vonusti will be offered by Brighthill Farm at the 2010 Karaka Select Sale.

Just a week out from New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sale Series (1-8 February) the dominance of New Zealand-breds sold through Karaka was again on show in Hong Kong with the fearless...

The 2010 National Yearling Sales Series - due to start in just over a week - will see a plethora of young stakes-winning racemares represented by their first foals headed for auction.

Thanks to the Auckland Racing Club, the Ellerslie track was made available to all Karaka Million entrants this morning and the connections of Irish Jewel and Nacho Man both took up the opportunity...

New Zealand Bloodstock's one million dollar graduates race - the 2010 Karaka Million - is set to be beamed live into Australia, Singapore and Malaysia on Sunday 31 January, courtesy of Trackside,...

The $200,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Karaka 3YO Mile field is rapidly taking shape, with less than two weeks to the inaugural running at Ellerslie on 31 January.

The rise and rise of Heat Haze on the racetrack in recent months could not have come at a better time for her half-sister who will be offered by Loch-Haven Thoroughbreds at Karaka 2010.

The running of the $15,000 Countdown to Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) yesterday at Ellerslie was contested solely by Karaka Million entrants, all of whom were there to win to ensure their spot in the...

The much-anticipated Karaka Million Twilight Meeting on Sunday 31 January will showcase not only a sample of supreme equine prowess, but also the support of four outstanding sponsors including...

A Mossman half-brother to yesterday's fast finishing BMW Magic Millions Classic (1200m) place-getter Demanding Miss will highlight the draft of Matamata-based JK Farm at the Karaka 2010 Select Sale.

Karaka 2010 marks the introduction of twenty-four first season sires represented by their first crop at New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales.

Leading Victorian trainer Peter Moody has set his sights on travelling to New Zealand with Encosta Belief after the three-year-old scored by a length yesterday in the Kenvain Handicap (1400m) at...