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Seventeen fillies will take the line at Te Rapa on Saturday for the seventh race in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, the Group 2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic...

Central Districts trainer John Wheeler seems to be holding all the aces in the form of Our Saint and Elle's Aura, for the $100,000 Carnival Bonus to be contested on 28 February at Ellerslie.

Amid worldwide economic uncertainty the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales Series has delivered solid results over the course of the past week at Karaka, with decreases across key statistics...

Karaka Premier Sale graduate, Marquardt, franked her impressive trial form on Saturday with her debut win in the STC Theslipper.com.au 2YO Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill.

New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series concluded at Karaka today, with the pace picking up over the final 260 lots of the Festival Sale to conclude the sales week on a positive note.

New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 Festival Sale got underway at Karaka today with a strong clearance rate the highlight on Day One of the two-day sale.

It was a big Saturday for Karaka graduates on both sides of the Tasman with a Group 3 Tasmanian Derby win to Betwixt, a Group 3 HS Dyke Waikato Guineas win to Easy Ryder, and two stakes wins on...

Today saw the third and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 Select Sale completed at Karaka, with session results holding firm but buyers selective in their purchasing.

It was another solid day's trade on day two of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale at Karaka, with good competition still witnessed on many of the yearlings catalogued for sale today.

With the Premier Sale wrapping up yesterday (Tuesday), the focus at Karaka today turned to the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale.

The pace picked up steadily throughout the second day of New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 Premier Sale at Karaka, to conclude with some good results for the industry.

It's been a solid start to the 83rd National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka today, with the first of the 503 horses catalogued at the Premier Sale going under the hammer.

The second annual Karaka Million Twilight Meeting at Ellerslie racecourse was dominated by The Heckler taking the spoils in the one million dollar feature and New Zealand's richest two-year-old...

New Zealand Bloodstock's 83rd National Yearling Sales Series will be streamed live on the New Zealand Bloodstock website from today, 26 January.

The sixth Group 1 victory by Sir Slick yesterday at Trentham proved timely for Monovale Farm who will offer his Zabeel half-brother tomorrow on day one of the Karaka Premier Sale at Lot 131.

The 2009 National Yearling Sale at Karaka starts on Monday with over 1700 yearlings set to go under the hammer in the week long selling extravaganza.

New Zealand Bloodstock's $1,000,000 Karaka Million is set to be hotly contested on Sunday evening at Ellerslie, with the fourteen-horse field competing for a one million dollar prize pool in New...

Current New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series leader Daffodil lines up in the Group 3 Stella Artois Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday in a bid to retain her lead in the...

A filly in the Festival Sale has seen a huge rise in her residual value thanks to the performance of her half-brother, More Bountiful, in the Group 1 HKJC Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m).

The barrier draw for the $1,000,000 Karaka Million at Ellerslie on Sunday, 25 January:

Check out the online version of Turf Monthly's Karaka feature.Check out the online version of Turf Monthly's Karaka feature.� It's interactive and contains a comprehensive overview of the...

Karaka Million challenger Sarge in Charge arrived safely in New Zealand on Saturday and is now set for this Sunday's million dollar feature after a strong gallop at Ellerslie this morning.

Across the Tasman at the weekend, Vigor (O'Reilly - Rationable, by Housebuster) made it five wins in a row in Melbourne on Saturday in the Comedy King Handicap (2520m), winning by three-quarters...

The barrier draw for New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 Karaka Million (1200m) will be announced exclusively on Radio Trackside at 12:10pm this Wednesday, 21 January 2009.

The blistering win by Mufhasa in the Group 1 $1,000,000 Telegraph Handicap (1200m) on Saturday provided perfect timing for Rich Hill Stud who will offer his full brother at Karaka Premier 2009 in...

The $100,000 prize pool of yeaterday's Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) at Trentham was the target for eight Karaka Million contenders trying to secure last minute entry into next...

Today's (Friday 16 January) edition of The Informant in New Zealand and The Sportsman in Australia each contain a special, in-depth Karaka 2009 lift-out previewing the buyers, vendors, horses and...

With just over a week to go until the first lot goes under the hammer at New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series buyers are keenly eyeing up the stallion strength on offer at...

The Karaka Million race meeting on 25 January is more than just a $1,000,000 incentive race, it is a warm welcome to New Zealand for all international buyers, and a showcase of everything...

With a fitting victory in the http://www.teakaustud.co.nz/  Juvenile (1200m), Te Akau Rose improves to fifteenth on the current Karaka Million Order of Entry after the withdrawal of confirmed...

With a fitting victory in the www.teakaustud.co.nz Juvenile (1200m), Te Akau Rose improves to fifteenth on the current Karaka Million Order of Entry after the withdrawal of confirmed non-starters.

Trackside breeding show, Born to Run, sponsored by New Zealand Bloodstock, is this week showing the first of two Karaka Yearling Sales Specials on Trackside TV.

The first batch of video clips of yearlings featured at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 National Yearling Sales Series have now gone online on the New Zealand Bloodstock website.

Two Australian competitors have been confirmed to start in the $1,000,000 Karaka Million on January 25, while another is 'penciled in' for the Ellerslie twilight event.

Karaka graduates Crown's Master and Kildare both flew the flag for the kiwis at the weekend, winning the feature events in Macau and Hong Kong respectively.

Two-year-old filly Mexican Rose jumped to sixth position in the current Karaka Million Order of Entry at Ellerslie racecourse on Saturday, on a charity raceday dedicated to raising money for...

The competition to make the field for the $1,000,000 Karaka Million (1200m) at Ellerslie is hotting up with just five��two-year old only races remaining in New Zealand before the 25 January...

For the�first time, Bluebloods is making available a Sales Guide for New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 National Yearling Sales Series.

Karaka 2009 marks the introduction of twenty-four first season sires represented by their first crop at New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales.

Congratulations to Mike Casey from Mosgiel, the winner of New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka Experience as featured in the Summer Edition of Eye Magazine.

Joy and Fun and Best Jade Horse ensured the spades of success enjoyed by Karaka graduates in Asia continued into 2009 with feature races victories in Hong Kong and Macau over the New Year period.

Katie Lee wrestled back top position in the Karaka Million Order of Entry with victory in the $75,000 Group 3 ARC Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates won both feature Cups races over the New Year's period, with Six O'Clock News taking the City of Auckland Cup and Guyno winning the Perth Cup.

Three-year-old filly Puttanesca gained valuable points in New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series with a stylish inside run to take out the Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes...

Alagant Satin will be looking to back up from her win on Boxing Day to secure top position in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series when she contests the $125,000 Group 2 New Zealand...

The last race on the card at Leopardstown in Ireland yesterday played host to a win on debut by New Zealand bred son of Montjeu, Sweeps Hill, for iconic Irish owner JP McManus.

Smart young Kiwi galloper Big Red Point won the New Zealand Bloodstock Trophy (1200m) in Malaysia on December 21, a race that was postponed after the Penang Turf Club's Group 1 Sprint Trophy...

In a wide open contest for valuable Filly of the Year points, it was three-year-old filly Alagant Satin who sealed the fifth leg of the prestigious New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series...

Liam Birchley's Sarge in Charge jumped to the top of the $1,000,000 Karaka Million Order of Entry after winning the Heineken 2YO Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Boxing Day.

Gallions Reach became the nineteenth New Zealand Bloodstock graduate to win a Group 1 race in 2008 when he won the $200,000 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.