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Demand was evident at NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale on Thursday, with all key metrics increasing and a total aggregate of $3,593,000 (up 49%) for the 102 weanlings sold at Karaka. The...

The NZB Filly of the Year Series has a proud history of putting high-class fillies on a path towards bigger and better things, and this season’s crop has lived right up to that...

One of the most exciting features of the NZB National Weanling Sale every year is the sale ring debuts of a new wave of first-season sires, and this month’s 2026 edition at Karaka will be no...

Mega Ace (Earthlight) proved a cut above the rest with a dominant display in the RM200,000 3YO Sprint Championship (1200m) at Sungai Besi on Sunday. Mega Ace, who landed unraced, has now won...

For pinhookers and end users alike, this month’s NZB National Weanling Sale at Karaka is an affordable opportunity to secure progeny of some of New Zealand’s best and brightest...

In the space of less than a month, Karaka 2020 graduate War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro) has collected three black-type victories and A$300,000 in stakes during the Queensland Winter...

Entries for the 2026 National Online Breeding Stock Sale are due online on Gavelhouse Plus by 10pm this Tuesday 16 June.  In addition to quality off-the-track fillies and mares, the...

Entries are now open for NZB’s Karaka 2027, with the action-packed week of selling set to take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from Sunday 24 January.  The 100th National Yearling Sale marked...

The tradition of presenting a quality selection is set to continue at Karaka on June 25 when Curraghmore offers its annual draft at the NZB Weanling Sale. Farm principal Gordon Cunningham takes...

Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Sky Racing Spear Chief Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm completed a Queensland feature double for War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro), and it took the Karaka 2020 graduate past...

Three quality weanlings will further boost NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale, with the bonus lots set to be offered immediately following the 140 lots originally catalogued for sale at Karaka on...

We're just a few weeks out from the National Weanling Sale, set to take place 25 June at the Karaka Sales Centre, but first we are hitting the road. The NZB team invite you to this week's on-farm...

Sunday’s HK$4.2m Sha Tin Vase (1200m) added some Group Three success to an outstanding run of form for Ready to Run Sale graduate Patch Of Stars (All Too Hard). One of the highest-priced lots...

The buying power of major Australian-based players has been an almost unstoppable force in securing well-bred and stakes-performed New Zealand mares in recent seasons, but May's Premium Broodmare...

The 140-lot catalogue for next month’s 2026 NZB National Weanling Sale at Karaka is stacked with the right bloodlines and credentials for buyers to pursue those big dreams, like that on...

After multiple Group Two and Group Three placings and a fourth at Group One level, well-performed Karaka graduate War Eternal (NZ) (Pierro) broke through for a well-deserved first black-type...

The catalogue for next month’s NZB National Weanling Sale went live during the week, and Saturday’s $80,000 Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Otaki provided a timely...

Karaka 2025 produced its eighth individual two-year-old stakes winner when Incandescent (NZ) (Per Incanto) stamped his class on the $100,000 Listed Cloudsoft Accounting Champagne Stakes (1600m) at...

The countdown to NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale is underway, with a high quality catalogue of 140 youngsters by New Zealand’s best stallions now available to view online at nzb.co.nz, with...

An upcoming Gavelhouse Plus auction that was already confirmed to contain Haunui Farm-Frantic Bloodstock mares Rondinella, Sudbina and Tinelly has been further boosted by the addition of two...

Following Wigmore's (NZ) (Sweynesse) gallant Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) win, Desert Lightning (NZ) Pride of Dubai) delivered a Group One Adelaide Carnival double for Karaka graduates...

Three weeks on from his first Australian black-type victory in the Group Three JRA Plate (2000m) at Randwick, Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock) backed it up with another one on Saturday – this time under...

A pair of fillies offered at Karaka 2024 dominated the finish of Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Moet & Chandon Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m), with Nightline (NZ) (Redwood) beating Single Red (NZ)...

A commanding front-running performance by Churchillian (NZ) (Churchill) headlined an all-Karaka finish to the $100,000 Group Three Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Churchillian was bought...

NZB Ready to Run Sale graduates finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $100,000 Listed Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup (2200m), headed by an underrated gelding who is taking his...

The road from Karaka to A$1m Group One Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (2500m) glory has been well travelled in recent times, with Wigmore (NZ) (Sweynesse) becoming the fourth NZB graduate...

Zafar (Snitzel) already had a reputation leading into his raceday debut in Saturday’s $80,000 Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes at Riccarton (1200m), and the classy Ready to Run Sale graduate...

The NZB Mega Maiden Series had one of its most emphatic winners of the 2025-26 season when Dorothea (NZ) (Proisir) outclassed her opposition on the Riccarton synthetic track on Wednesday. The...

A major NZB Ready to Run Sale success story has come to an end with the retirement of multiple Group One winner Antino (NZ) (Redwood). Offered at the 2020 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, Antino was...

Previously a nine-time winner through his four years in the Eagle Farm stable of Tony Gollan, Karaka graduate Kronenbourg (NZ) (Vadamos) claimed the 10th and most significant victory of his career...

Having competed strongly against black-type horses all through his career, NZB Ready to Run Sale graduate Atmospheric (NZ) (El Roca) stepped up to that level himself on Friday with victory in the...

Graduates of Karaka 2025 have made their presence felt in feature two-year-old racing in Melbourne this season, and that continued with the undefeated Blind Raise (NZ) (Ace High) in the A$175,000...

The 2025-26 NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series came to a close at Riccarton on Saturday with an emphatic performance by emerging talent Perlino (NZ) (Super Seth) in the $80,000 Listed NZB...

A trio of high-quality mares will be offered on Gavelhouse Plus next month, bringing the curtain down on a decorated breeding and racing partnership that has spanned two decades. Rondinella (NZ)...

NZB Ready To Run Sale graduate Gold Patch (NZ) (Ardrossan) provided a milestone moment at Sha Tin on Sunday, handing champion jockey Zac Purton his 100th winner of the season with a determined...

The final leg of the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series may not have its usual role as a series decider this season, but Saturday’s $80,000 Listed NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton...

The 2022 Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock) took his career earnings past A$1m with a big finish to take out the A$250,000 Group Three Myplates JRA Plate (2000m)...

Former high-class three-year-old Lupo Solitario (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) stepped back on to the big stage at Ellerslie on Saturday with a Group Three Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) triumph. The...

The strong demand from the 100th National Yearling Sale continued onto NZB’s 2026 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, which saw 104 lots catalogued and over $800,000 in receipts in...

Entries for NZB’s 2026 National Weanling Sale close today, Thursday 16 April via NZB's portal here.
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Set to be held at Karaka on Thursday 25 June, the Sale offers an...

Following Tuesday night’s unforeseen cyber attack, NZB’s 2026 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus was postponed, and is set to take place this evening, Wednesday 15 April from 6pm...

Due to an unforeseen cyber attack on the website, the National Online Yearling Sale held on Gavelhouse Plus that got underway on Tuesday night, will be postponed and will restart tomorrow,...

Bidding closes tonight from 6pm (NZT) for NZB's 2026 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, with the quality 104-lot catalogue available to bid on now. Buyers must register on...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Single Choice (Anders) is set to step on to the Group One stage after impressively passing his stamina test in the A$200,000 Listed Manhari Galilee Series Final (2400m)...

The first two placegetters in Saturday’s third leg of the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series have opened up some space between themselves and the other fillies on the series...

Premiership-leading trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson took two talented Karaka graduates into Saturday’s 80,000 Listed Property Brokers Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton, and they came...

Previously a three-time placegetter in major Cup races, low-priced Karaka purchase Crouch (NZ) (Tarzino) broke through for a well-deserved win in the $120,000 Listed Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at...

Bidding is now open for NZB's 2026 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, with the quality 104-lot catalogue available to bid on now. Bidding will run for a five-day period, commencing...

Saturday’s $80,000 Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton is likely to bring us a big step closer to knowing who will take the title of NZB Southern Filly of the Year for the 2025-26...

On-farm parades are underway around New Zealand ahead of the 2026 National Online Yearling Sale, as prospective buyers are looking for their next pinhook or racetrack star. Renowned vendors from...