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Less than two weeks out from New Zealand racing’s richest day, the fields are taking shape for this year’s $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO...

Karaka graduate Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) is firmly on the road to the $1m Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m) after scoring a powerful victory in Sunday’s $50,000 Listed Te Akau Gingernuts Salver...

A stunning Ready to Run Sale two months ago has proven two things to New Zealand Bloodstock bosses as they count down to the most important week in the thoroughbred industry.
One is they can sell...

Superstar mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) collected her fifth Group One victory in Friday’s $200,000 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie, heading a quinella for Karaka graduates in the sprint...

Karaka graduate Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) stepped up to stakes level with a powerful performance in Friday’s A$160,000 Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington.
Bought for $50,000 from Cambridge...

The sixth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series provided a special result for the sponsor, with the first and second placegetters in Friday’s $100,000 Group Two Valachi...

Champion trainer Jamie Richards has an unparalleled Karaka Million record, and he has an ever-growing number of chances of further success on January 23.
Richards and the powerful Te Akau Racing...

Saturday’s $100,000 Group Two Jamieson Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie was the fifth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series, and it delivered a third win for...

Exciting colt Brando (NZ) (Savabeel) mastered the step up to stakes class with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Listed $60,000 Shaw’s Wire Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at...

Another black-type prize was added to the remarkable story of low-priced Karaka graduate Sheezallmine (NZ) (Super Easy) at Wingatui on Saturday.
Bought for just $1,000 at the 2017 Festival Sale,...

With 28 points up for grabs in two Group Two races within the space of six days, Ellerslie’s Christmas Carnival looms a pivotal period in the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year...

New Zealand currently boasts one of its strongest stallion line-ups in decades. In addition to outstanding exploits on home soil, kiwi stallions have sired the winners of seven Group One races in...

All eyes will be on a number of sensational new names from stallion line-ups on both sides of the Tasman when their first crops of yearlings go through the ring during Karaka 2021.

The catalogues...

With just under six weeks to go until the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), we are currently in a period of calm before the...

Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) took on the world and won on Sunday, effortlessly beating a star-studded international field in the HK$25 million Group One Longines Hong Kong...

With a powerful performance in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni, Whimsical (NZ) (Savabeel) moved straight up to third on the New Zealand Bloodstock...

A horse with a reserve of only $20,000 at Karaka 2017 landed one of New Zealand’s biggest summer staying prizes with an outstanding performance in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Three SkyCity...

Karaka graduates finished first, second and third in Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, with Coventina Bay (NZ) (Shamexpress) recording an impressive...

Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni gives a new wave of talented fillies the chance to make an impact in the 2020-21 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the...

A $26,000 purchase at the 2016 Festival Sale at Karaka took a popular family to racing’s pinnacle in the $200,000 Group One Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on...

The same connections that won last year’s S$125,000 Golden Horseshoe (1200m) in Singapore with superstar Karaka graduate Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) struck again on Saturday with a repeat...

Karaka-sourced She’s Alight (NZ) (Tavistock) added valuable black type to her quality pedigree page with a determined win in Saturday’s A$100,000 Listed Ascend Sales Jungle Dawn Classic...

Each year, New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series features a number of quality thoroughbred youngsters that catch the eye of astute pinhookers looking to further their...

After an action-packed two days of trading both physically and virtually, final results have been accumulated for NZB’s 2020 Ready to Run Sale.
From a small but quality catalogue, 198...

The A$300,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) is developing into a real fan favourite on the Australian racing calendar, and Karaka graduate Count Zero (NZ) (Zed) stole the show on Sunday with a...

A horse that caught the eye of trainer Daniel Bowman at the 2019 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka is now an unbeaten stakes winner in Victoria.
Ocean Beyond (NZ) (Ocean Park), who was initially passed...

Off the back of a successful Ready to Run Sale with the addition of a new online bidding facility, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce their further expansion into the realm of online...

An impressive Group Three win by Zee Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has continued a golden spring for her ill-fated sire – the multiple Group One-winning Karaka graduate Sacred Falls (NZ).
Zee Falls...

In the first full year of his training career, young Cambridge horseman Glen Harvey has two fillies qualified for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on...

The release of New Zealand Bloodstock’s catalogues for the 95th National Yearling Sales Series has kicked off the countdown to the New Zealand thoroughbred industry’s biggest week of the...

A lightly raced Karaka graduate soared to Perth racing stardom with a superb victory in Saturday’s A$1m Group One Kirin Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot.
Inspirational Girl (NZ) (Reliable Man) was...

Days after a spectacularly successful 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale at Karaka, the leading two-year-old sale’s name is in lights again thanks to one of its superstar...

Group One-winning Karaka graduate Media Sensation (I Am Invincible) began a new campaign on a brilliant note in Saturday’s $100,000 Group Two Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’...

Hong Kong Derby (2000m)-winning Karaka graduate Furore (Pierro) is right back at the peak of his powers, scoring back-to-back Group wins in his last two starts.
The Tony Cruz-trained gelding made a...

A long drought was broken at Pukekohe on Saturday when In A Twinkling (Fastnet Rock) became the first horse in three decades to win back-to-back runnings of the $100,000 Group Three Franklin...

The Karaka sale ring played a key part in a special week for young Cambridge horseman Glen Harvey, which culminated with a stakes win by Brix (NZ) (Sweynesse) at Pukekohe on Saturday.
A few days...

With a brilliant closure to what has been an outstanding two days of trading, New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale broke their own record in the final moments of Day Two. 
Sam and Hana...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale cemented its unrivalled position in the two-year-old sale market with strong international and domestic buying benches represented on the opening day...

In the days leading into a horse sale, the energy around the Sale Complex is often a crucial pointer to what lies heads.
And while sales expert Danny Rolston admits that energy is different at...

With a breakthrough performance in Saturday’s $300,000 Group One Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, lightly raced filly Kahma Lass (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has burst...

A Karaka graduate with Cup triumphs on both sides of his pedigree has followed his parents’ example, capturing Saturday’s $250,000 Group Three Christchurch Casino 157th New Zealand Cup (3200m)...

Over the last seven years, Chris Rutten’s trips to Karaka have produced multiple Group One victories, a Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), a Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), and two New Zealand...

Significant pedigree updates to the 2020 Ready to Run Sale catalogue have come thick and fast throughout the spring, right up to and including the prestigious New Zealand Cup carnival in...

For one filly among a star-studded line-up for the Group One Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, Saturday’s $300,000 feature will be a giant step towards the...

Wednesday’s $230,000 Group Two Coupland’s Bakeries Mile (1600m) at Riccarton produced an impressive and timely victory by Karaka graduate Hypnos (NZ) (Reliable Man), who has a half-brother for...

Bought for only $10,000 at the 2018 Karaka May Sale, Aimee’s Jewel (NZ) (Proisir) has emerged as a bright new star of New Zealand fillies and mares’ racing.
The four-year-old swept to victory...

Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) at Te Rapa produced a new career highlight for exciting sprinter Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting to Win), who cost $160,000 at Karaka 2018 and...

Aegon (NZ) (Sacred Falls) has followed in his sire’s footsteps, all the way from the Karaka sale ring to becoming an undefeated winner of the $500,000 Group One Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand...

Graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale consistently shine brightly on racetracks across Australasia and Asia, and their performances have been recognised with multiple awards in...

After months of preparation and extensive testing, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce that registrations for their anticipated online bidding platform are now open, with the platform...