The NZB Kiwi

Open to three-year-olds and run over 1500m, The NZB Kiwi - proudly sponsored by New Zealand Bloodstock, is New Zealand's only thoroughbred slot race and is marked as the Southern Hemisphere's richest 3YO race. The NZB Kiwi is held at New Zealand’s racing headquarters, Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, in March each year.

The NZB Kiwi celebrates the best of New Zealand’s world-class breeding industry and showcases the premier three-year-olds in the land. The NZB Kiwi is for three-year-olds only that are any of the following:

(i) bred in New Zealand, as determined by NZTR in accordance with the New Zealand Stud Book and Register of Non Stud Book Mares Regulations (as published from time to time by NZTR); or

(ii) prior to the horse's three-year-old season:

a. Is sold through the ring at a Thoroughbred sale (including online sales) conducted by New Zealand Bloodstock Limited or online by its subsidiary, Gavelhouse Ltd: or

b. Is passed through the ring at any such sale and is sold within 30 days of the sale at not less than the price at which the horse is passed-in; or

(iii) conceived in New Zealand.

For more information about the NZB Kiwi, current slot holders and runners, visit thekiwirace.nz.