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The competition for the coveted title of New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year is hotting up after the running of the eighth race in the Series, the Group 2 Sir Tristram Fillies Classic...

Standout preformances by New Zealand Bloodstock graduates over the weekend, saw Group One successes on�both sides of the Tasman.

Following the announcement in early January that Bloomsbury Stud's New Zealand operation is to be sold, Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford has confirmed that an Unreserved Dispersal Sale of the mares,...

Fresh from the record-breaking results of the 81st National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, there is still one opportunity left to secure yearlings in New Zealand with catalogues for the...

The final running of New Zealand Bloodstock's $500,000 2YO Classique (1200m) was taken out with a commanding performance by the Gerald Shand owned Crossyourheart (Show a Heart x Red Century).

On the back of a successful week of National Yearling Sales at Karaka, several Karaka graduates provided top performances at Sha Tin last night.

The 2007 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series produced a stellar week of selling - the strongest ever witnessed at Karaka.

The pace picked up over the course of the day at the final session of the 81st National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, with the Festival Sale posting a record median plus increased average...

The 2007 Karaka Select Sale concluded in record-breaking style today, with every previous record shattered.

The success continued on Day Two of the three-day Select Sale today at Karaka, with�the aggregate already exceeding total takings�in 2006,�the average, median and clearance remaining ahead...

It has been a strong opening session of the 2007 Karaka Select Sale, with a new record average�and median posted after completion of the first day of the three-day session.

A strong field of graduates of last year's National Yearling Sales Series has been assembled to contest the New Zealand Bloodstock $500,000 2YO Classique (1200m) (R.L.) at Te Rapa on Saturday.

It has been a sensational conclusion to the 2007 Premier Sale at Karaka, with the aggregate, median and average shattering previous records.

In a vein familiar to thoroughbred auctions around the world, the first day of the 81st National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka has kicked off the week of selling in�scorching style with...

Windsor Park Stud stallion, Volksraad (by Green Desert), continues to show his versatility, siring the winners of both Group One races at Trentham yesterday.

The�thriving Te Akau Racing�Stables have recorded another Group race success, this time with Princess Coup (Encosta de Lago x Stoneyfell Road)�in the Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert...

The sixth of ten races in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series is set to run at the Wellington Racing Club's Wellington Cup Day Meeting today.

A half-sister to Superfly, yesterday's winner of the Listed Widden Stakes (1100m) at Randwick, is set to be offered for sale at Karaka on Monday.

Presented by Karyn Fenton-Ellis & George Simon, LIVE coverage of New Zealand Bloodstock's two-day Karaka Premier Sale will be shown on SKY Sport on Monday 29 January and Tuesday 30 January.

A host of talented juveniles are emerging as candidates for New Zealand's richest two-year-old race, the New Zealand Bloodstock $500,000 Classique (1200m) (Res.L).

Star four-year-old, Why Be (Success Express x Charybdis), led a Karaka trifecta in the feature race on the card, the Group 3 S$200,000 Singapore 4YO Sprint (1200m), on Sunday.  This capped...

Wellington Racing Club's Group 1 Telegraph Handicap played host to a mighty battle which saw Karaka Sale topper Darci Brahma (Danehill x Grand Echezeaux) turn the tables on talented mare,...

New Zealand bred horses again showed why they are a globally sought commodity, accounting for�four victories on the Sha Tin programme in Hong Kong on Saturday.

With just one week to go until the hammer goes down on the first lot of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, the marquees are popping up and buyers and sellers are...

New Zealand Bloodstock's Premier Sale at Karaka this year boasts an impressive selection of yearlings who have close relatives performing successfully in Singapore.

The win by Sonic Quest (Quest for Fame x Lodore Magic) in the Listed Barton Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday is a timely fillip for his half-sister, by boom sire Redoute's Choice, who is to...

The first set of photos and videos of selected yearlings, catalogued in the 2007 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka, are now online.

With just three weeks to go until the first lot goes under the hammer at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series, buyers are keenly pouring over the pages of the three catalogues...

One of the biggest days of the New Zealand racing calendar - New Year's Day at Ellerslie - saw many results augur well for the upcoming National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.

Zabeel gelding, Respect (ex Kindness), prevailed by half-a-length in the Group 2 Perth Cup (3200m) at Ascot racecourse on New Year's Day in a timely fillip for the New Zealand Bloodstock National...

The Group 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Royal Stakes at Ellerslie on New Years Day saw Keep the Passion (Keeper x Impassion) defeat a strong field of three-year-old fillies to secure her first points...

The win by Karaka graduate Mikki Street (Cape Cross x Ocean Pearl), in the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, is a timely reminder of the value on offer at the upcoming...

Boxing Day's Group 2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m), the half-way mark of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, saw Veloce Bella (Volksraad x Wave to Lottie) emerge as...

A field of 11 of the country's smartest three-year-old fillies is set to contest the fifth leg of the prestigious New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series at Ellerslie on Boxing Day: the...

New Zealand bred horses were victorious in four races in Hong Kong on Saturday, including a remarkable result with New Zealand Bloodstock graduates filling the first four placings in one of the races.

It was a memorable weekend at Kranji racecourse with expatriate New Zealand trainer, Laurie Laxon, scoring three wins from the nine race card on Friday night including both feature races.

Irlanda (O'Reilly x Cenphic) proved a class above in the Group 3 Ezibuy Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni on Saturday with a decisive two length win.

The fourth instalment of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, the Group 3 Ezibuy Eulogy Stakes (1600m), is set to be contested by eleven three-year-old fillies at Awapuni on Saturday.

In the richest mile race on turf in the world, the HK$16,000,000 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (1600m), New Zealand Bloodstock graduate The Duke (Danehill x Mer du Sud) exerted a powerful...

It was a successful day for the Kiwis at the top end of the card in Singapore yesterday when bargain buy, Royal Admiral (Starjo x Kilmaghenny), took out the feature, the S$125,000 Kranji Stakes A...

A field of eleven three-year-olds will contest the $20,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Triple Crown Plate (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday in hope of securing the first race of the exciting...

Three-year-old filly Porotene Gem (Pins x Rubyfoo) won the Group 1 Automotivepryde Levin Classic (1600m) in fine style yesterday.Three-year-old filly Porotene Gem (Pins x Rubyfoo) won the Group 1...

Catalogues for New Zealand Bloodstock's 81st National Yearling Sales Series to be held from 29 January to 4 February 2007 are set to go in the post to all prospective buyers from today.

A sensational conclusion to New Zealand Bloodstock's 2006 Ready to Run Sale has seen new records set for the Sale aggregate, average and median, and turnover increase by almost one million dollars...

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates produced a quinella at Sandown on Saturday with a course record time of 1:34.87. Sender (Keeper x Oh Sister) produced a surprise win for owner Jonathan Munz in the...

New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale received a timely boost yesterday with the running of the Group 1 First Sovereign Trust Two Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.

Over 330 athletic, well-educated two-year-olds are due to go under the hammer next week at Karaka when New Zealand Bloodstock's two-day Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds commences on Tuesday 21...

Singapore racing over the weekend gave buyers plenty of reasons to consider attending the New Zealand Bloodstock Sales at Karaka over the coming months.

Dorabella (Postponed x Caserio) shot to the top of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series after a mighty battle in the Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at...

All eyes turn to Riccarton Park this Saturday with the running of the coveted three-year-old filly race, the Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock One Thousand Guineas (1600m).