Karaka 2019 - Book 1

The road to New Zealand’s most coveted race meeting has officially begun, with a number of youngsters set to take centre stage leading up to the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Million Twilight...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka May Sale has played a leading part in the recent successes of Group One winners Yourdeel (NZ) (Dundeel) and Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj). Not only has the Sale been...

The 93rd National Yearling Sales Series kicked off at Ellerslie with two million dollar races in what is the culmination of years of breeding, hard work getting a horse ready for the sale ring and...

North Island-based first season sires were to the fore on Sunday with 179 lots going under the hammer at the Book 3 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series.With 123...

With 698 horses now under the hammer at the National Yearling Sales Series, the turnover has reached $67,206,500, representing an average of $137,437 for 489 horses sold. The median closed at...

The fourth and final day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale commences today with Lot 541 through to Lot 698 going under the hammer from 11am.The Sale will be streamed live online, on the...

The benchmark on Day 3 of the 2019 National Yearling Sales Series was set by Bloodstock Agent Dean Hawthorne who was bidding on behalf of Jonathan Munz and his GSA Bloodstock operation in...

The trio of Waikato Stud, Te Akau Racing and Savabeel provided fireworks on Day 2 of the 2019 National Yearling Sales Series setting a new top price of the Sale and exceeding that of the top lot...

The second day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale continues today with Lot 101 through to Lot 320 going under the hammer from 11am.The Sale will be streamed live online, on the NZB facebook...

Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s first yearling draft under the Cambridge Stud banner delivered a host of highlights at the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2019 National Yearling Sales...

While the fields are shaping up for the two million dollar Karaka Million races at Ellerslie this Saturday, the performances of the runners that have placed them high in the order of entry are...

The same owners, trainer and jockey as last year’s winner Dijon Bleu (NZ) (Burgundy) struck again in Saturday’s $70,000 Group 3 Williment Travel Group Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at...

On both sides of the Tasman there is an all-conquering stallion rewriting the record books and creating a powerful and enduring legacy. Both of those stallions are set to play a big role at Karaka...

The sky appears to be the limit for some of Australasia’s emerging star stallions, and Karaka 2019 will be the perfect time to get on board with their progeny.Second-season sensation Zoustar...

Karaka 2019 will showcase the first crops of yearlings by a quality group of new sires, including some who themselves went through the ring and are now bringing their careers full-circle.Mongolian...

Time and again the quality New Zealand thoroughbred attracts the industry’s heavy hitters from near and far. Their phenomenal record in Australasia’s biggest three-year-old races, and some of...

Superstar Karaka graduate Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) has produced another breath-taking performance, brilliantly defending his title in Sunday’s HK$25 million Group 1 Longines Hong...

Karaka Book 1 graduate Aotea Lad (NZ) (Savabeel) began his career on the perfect note at Trentham on Saturday, winning the $100,000 Group 2 Anuka Smoker Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) in his...

High-class Karaka graduate Gift Of Power (NZ) (Power) made a brilliant return to top form with an all-the-way win in Friday’s $50,000 Listed FastTrack Insurance Levin Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.The...

Featuring an outstanding showcase of 1,284 yearlings for the 93rd National Yearling Sales Series, buyers can now take their first look at the catalogues online with printed copies arriving in...