Begin Your Winning Journey at Karaka 2017
26 January 2017
On Monday the hammer will fall on the first of over 1300 of the finest thoroughbreds on offer.
Last season the Carnivals, the Cups, the Derbies, the Classics and the Miles were all impacted by the kiwis, further enhancing a reputation for delivering results in the races that count. The primary source of these gutsy athletes with their hearts of gold is Karaka.
 | Karaka graduates won 23 Group 1 races last season and have won the most Group 1 races at the Championships of any sales company |
| Last season a massive 20 Group 1 races were won by 15 individual G1 winning graduates of NZB’s National Yearling Sales Series |
| Last season in Australia, New Zealand thoroughbreds won 25% of the G1 races, yet they make up only 5.4% of the racehorse population |
| The past five seasons has seen 34% of all Group 1 races for three-year-olds in Australia at 2000m and above won by New Zealand-bred horses |
| Last season NZ bred or sold horses won 38% of G1 races during the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup carnival |
| 33% of Group 1 filly races in Australia in the past six seasons have been won by NZ bred or sold fillies |
| Four of the last five Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the richest weight for age race in Australia, have been won by NZ thoroughbreds – 2016 Lucia Valentina, 2015 Criterion, 2014 Dundeel, 2012 More Joyous |
| Last season both of Australia’s big derbies were won by NZB graduates – Tarzino Victoria Derby, Tavago Australian Derby |
| Last season both of the big Asian derbies were won by kiwi thoroughbreds – Werther Hong Kong Derby, Well Done Singapore Derby |
| Kiwi thoroughbreds dominated up the Singapore Racing Awards collecting nine of the eleven racehorse categories including Debt Collector who was crowned Horse of the Year |
| The coveted Group 1 Hong Kong Mile has been won by NZ bred or sold horses seven times since 2000 |
| Kiwi fillies have won the last three Australian Oaks - 2016 Sofia Rosa, 2015 Gust of Wind, 2014 Rising Romance |
The team at NZB keenly await your arrival at Karaka where first-class thoroughbreds are presented alongside our unique brand of hospitality and service. See you at Karaka 2017.
Karaka 2017 Schedule
- Karaka Million Twilight Meeting: Sunday 29 January, from 4pm
- Premier Sale: Monday 30 & Tuesday 31 January, from 10am each day
- Select Sale: Wednesday 1 – Friday 3 February, from 11am each day
- Festival Sale: Sunday 5 February, from 11am
NZB’s Yearling Sales Series catalogues are available on the free iPad application, can be collected from the Karaka Sales Centre or viewed online at www.nzb.co.nz.