Karaka 2026 - Book 2

Two of the three Australian-trained winners of the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) have come from the stable of Liam Birchley, and the Brisbane trainer has his sights set on Ellerslie...

Karaka 2026 is taking place from 25 - 29 January, marking the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand, and before then, you're invited to come along to the on-farm parades taking part across...

The NZB National Yearling Sale has an exciting new addition with the inaugural Karaka Summer Sale, which has already been put in the spotlight by an unbeaten and stakes-winning juvenile. A select...

A graduate trifecta in the Group One New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) provided a timely reminder of the quality that can be found in Book 2 of NZB’s National Yearling Sale, and more of the same...

Cambria Park paid just $1400 to buy Regal Winks last year, and now the Rip Van Winkle mare is the dam of an unbeaten and stakes-winning juvenile. Regal Winks has been thrust into the spotlight by...

The on-farm parades for the Karkaka 2026 South Island vendors are scheduled for Thursday 18 & Friday 19 December, and then making its way through the Central Districts Monday 22 & Tuesday...

NZB is gearing up to mark the milestone 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand at Karaka in late January. The marquee section of that centenary sale, Book 1 of Karaka 2026, has drawn a...

Eight-time TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) winners Te Akau Racing are building another strong hand for the next edition of the $1m showpiece, which will be run at Ellerslie on January 24 on the...

Fresh off the back of another record-breaking Ready to Run Sale, the cream of New Zealand’s yearling crop has been revealed for a landmark Karaka 2026, with a total of 1009 yearlings...

Moonee Valley’s A$6m Group One WS Cox Plate (2040m) is known as the weight-for-age championship of Australasia and has been won by many of Australia and New Zealand’s greatest thoroughbreds....

- Richard Edmunds, RaceForm  An ever-growing list of star graduates has given the team at Wentwood Grange plenty to celebrate in recent years, but even by their standards, the first Saturday in...

From a freakish sprinter with a (NZ) suffix to an exciting group of up-and-comers sourced from the Karaka sale ring, New Zealand’s influence was strongly felt on Hong Kong racetracks during the...

A quality cast of four-year-olds will clash in Malaysia’s richest race this weekend, with a significant NZB influence throughout the 16-horse field. Sunday’s Selangor Mile (1600m) is worth...

Karaka 2026, set to take place at NZB’s Karaka Sales Centre from 25 – 29 January, will mark the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand.    A century of thoroughbred excellence has...

Leading thoroughbred nursery Cambridge Stud have committed their full support for NZB’s 2026 National Yearling Sales Series, with the announcement they will be selling 100% of their yearling...

Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) reigned supreme in this month’s A$1m Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm, continuing a decades-long tradition of Derby excellence by three-year-olds...

Entries are now open for NZB’s Karaka 2026, with the iconic week on the international sales calendar due to take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from Sunday 25 January, marking the 100th...

Karaka 2026 will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Yearling Sales in New Zealand, a significant milestone to celebrate.
In an exciting move, NZB is pleased to announce a fitting new...

Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino), Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) and Shanwah (NZ) (Too Darn Hot) are the three favourites for Saturday’s A$2m Group One ATC Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick, where they...