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Quality New Zealand mare Belle Plaisir (NZ) (Proisir) added a valuable Australian Group win to her CV with a tenacious performance in Saturday’s A$152,250 Group Three R A Lee Stakes (1600m) at...

A change of scenery has worked wonders for highly talented Karaka graduate Ocean Beyond (NZ) (Ocean Park), who picked up the second stakes win of his 13-start career with a brilliant late burst in...

Bidding on Cambridge Stud’s select draft of 10 mares plus a share in Ocean Park on Gavelhouse Plus will end from 7pm (NZT) this Friday 20 May.
“At Cambridge Stud, we have a business plan to...

Anticipation is building in the countdown to next month’s 2022 National Weanling Sale, with a quality catalogue of youngsters now available to view online at nzb.co.nz.
The National Weanling Sale...

Tarzino (NZ) went from a $45,000 price tag at Karaka to Group One glory on the racetrack and a place on Westbury Stud’s stallion roster, and on Saturday his first-crop son Jungle Magnate (NZ)...

Already a multiple Group winner on home soil this season, classy Kiwi three-year-old Dark Destroyer (NZ) (Proisir) is now making a statement during Brisbane’s Winter Carnival. 
The Karaka...

For a pair of talented two-year-olds who contested the $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie in January, stakes races at Riccarton and Te Rapa on Saturday proved that they have taken a big...

For the second time in the last three runnings of the $60,000 Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton, Palmerston North trainer Lisa Latta has ventured south and struck black...

Saturday’s $60,000 Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m) produced a dream result for local trainer Lance Robinson, who finished first and second with his New Zealand...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s premium online subsidiary Gavelhouse Plus is set to hold a high calibre broodmare sale this winter.
Gavelhouse Plus will host the dedicated online broodmare sale...

Showing outstanding stamina and power, Jungle Magnate (NZ) (Tarzino) launched a withering run from a distant 12th to win Saturday’s A$127,250 Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (2000m) at...

Just two weeks after the $12,500 Karaka purchase Johny Johny (NZ) (Charm Spirit) won a Listed race at Hastings, his full-brother Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) followed suit across the Tasman...

With a brilliant defence of his title in Sunday’s HK$20m Group One FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin, megastar Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) soared past fellow Karaka graduate Beauty...

Something about Brisbane at this time of the year brings the very best out of Karaka graduate Kukeracha (NZ) (Night Of Thunder), who took out Saturday’s A$130,000 Listed TAB Tails Stakes (1640m)...

Classy Karaka graduate Carolina Reaper (NZ) (Vespa) took her career to new heights with a first black-type success in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) at...

Buyers had a rare chance to buy into some special Cambridge Stud bloodlines at Karaka 2020, and Saturday’s $120,000 Group Two Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Pukekohe showed just...

Quality Karaka graduate Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) has spent most of his career in Group company, and a deserved victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three Coca-Cola Canterbury Gold Cup...

Co-trainer and part-owner Graeme Rogerson is hoping to shoot for the stars with Sharp ‘N’ Smart (NZ) (Redwood), who lived up to his name in Saturday’s $70,000 Listed Staphanos by Deep Impact...

The 2021-22 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly Series already had its winner before Saturday’s fourth and final leg, but up-and-comer Burgie (NZ) (Ghibellines) announced herself as a filly to...

Already guaranteed the title of New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year for 2021-22, Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) will try to take her dominant campaign into rare territory in Saturday’s...

Dual Group Two winner and NZB Filly of the Year Imelda Mary (NZ) is the latest quality off-the-track mare to be offered on Gavelhouse Plus. 
Prepared by Wayne Hillis, Imelda Mary was forward...

Buyer demand for freshman and emerging talent was evident throughout New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale, with the highlight prices all secured by exciting young New...

Formerly a stakes-winning three-year-old and runner-up in last year’s Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m), high-class galloper Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) capped a welcome return to form with a...

Gifted Karaka graduate Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) made a brilliant return to racing in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Neds Victoria Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield, and now the Queensland Winter...

Close up behind some of New Zealand’s elite three-year-olds through the summer months, Verona (NZ) (Belardo) has wasted no time in making her mark across the Tasman.
The Kiwi filly scored a...

The $60,000 Listed Power Turf Sprint (1200m) has a knack for unearthing exciting sprinting talent, none more so than last year’s winner Roch ‘N’ Horse (NZ) (Per Incanto), and victory in the...

After playing several supporting roles in feature staying races throughout the New Zealand calendar, Swords Drawn (Camelot) broke through for a richly deserved win in Saturday’s $85,000 Listed...

Bidding for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale held on Gavelhouse Plus opened today and will run for a two-day period, with the first lot closing on Wednesday 20 April...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus serves as a digital postscript to its National Yearling Sales Series.
Throughout the 87-strong catalogue, there are...

An exciting new crop of first-season sires turned heads at Karaka 2022 last month, and now New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus is giving buyers another...

High-flying filly Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) extended her winning streak to four in Saturday’s $60,000 Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton, and her back-to-back Listed victories have...

The likes of Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) and Markus Aurelius (NZ) (Ghibellines) have exemplified the gold that can be found in New Zealand Bloodstock’s yearling offerings every autumn, and...

If classy Riccarton filly Reputabelle (NZ) (Pins) lives up to her warm favouritism in the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1600m) on her home track this weekend, her connections will have one hand on...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the 87-lot catalogue available to view on the NZB website. 
Renowned vendors from across New Zealand are supporting...

The (NZ) suffix towered above all others in one of Sydney’s iconic races on Saturday, with rising star Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) headlining a New Zealand-bred trifecta in the A$3m Group One...

If anyone believed that a couple of recent defeats might have marked the beginning of the end for Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro), the Hong Kong megastar sent them a message at Sha Tin on...

Talented and well-related staying mare Nerve Not Verve (NZ) (Shocking) added a valuable black-type win to her pedigree page with a strong display of stamina in Saturday’s A$300,000 Group Two...

After showing plenty of promise through the first six starts of his career, Te Akau Racing’s Ready to Run Sale recruit Amalfi Prince (Sebring) went to a new level in Saturday’s $80,000 Group...

The auction of Te Akau Racing’s Festivity (NZ) concluded on Friday 1 April with Hunter Valley-based Yarraman Park Stud securing the stakes-winning daughter of their resident sire I Am Invincible...

New Zealand Bloodstock wishes to advise that after discussion with NZTR, Auckland Thoroughbred Racing, Wellington Racing Club and Race, and in the interests of the racing industry as a whole, the...

The auction of Te Akau Racing’s Festivity, a stakes-winning daughter of I Am Invincible, is now live on New Zealand Bloodstock’s online subsidiary Gavelhouse Plus, with bidding set to close...

There have been plenty of ups and downs throughout the career of classy Karaka graduate Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt), but Saturday’s A$200,000 Listed Neds Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at...

A smart new addition to the Karaka countryside is set to open its doors this Saturday 26 March with the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock’s DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Hotel.
Set amid...

After careful thought and consideration, New Zealand Bloodstock has decided to stage its Karaka 2023 National Yearling Sales Series in the traditional selling month of January.
After analysing...

Having sold nine-time Group One winner Avantage for an online world record of $4.1 million on Gavelhouse Plus, Te Akau Racing’s Exaltation is the latest high-class mare to be auctioned on the...

For the second time in the last four seasons, the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series title has joint winners – but this time the prestigious title has been shared between two...

A breakthrough performance by Prix De Turn (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) was the headline act in a clean sweep by Karaka graduates in Friday’s Group Two DCE Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley,...

With a performance worthy of his name, Karaka graduate No Compromise (NZ) (Pins) overcame a torrid run to score the biggest win of his career in Saturday’s A$160,000 Group Three Queen’s Cup...

After an outstanding six days of trading at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 96th National Yearling Sales Series, final results have been collated for the Karaka 2022 Book 1 and Book 2 yearling sessions...

Another exciting New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series culminates in Saturday’s 11th and final leg, the $400,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at...