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Due to the ongoing pandemic, closed borders within New Zealand make it impossible to host a physical auction for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds at the iconic...

A spectacular performance in Saturday’s $80,000 Group Three Matamata Veterinary Services Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) has propelled quality filly Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) to the top of the...

Saturday’s $40,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton Park delivered a career highlight for under-rated staying mare Sulu Sea (NZ) (Sweet Orange). 
Trained by Daniel...

South Island racing’s standout performers over the last 12 months were recognised this week in the 2020-21 Christchurch Casino South Island Racing Awards, and Karaka graduates Atishu (NZ)...

The time-honoured and prestigious New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series will break new ground on Saturday with the running of the second leg of the 2021-22 Series – the $80,000 Group...

Saturday’s $40,000 NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3000m) at Riccarton Park gives a talented group of stayers in the South Island an ideal stepping stone towards bigger and better things in...

The first Tuesday in November beckons for Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock), who won Wednesday’s A$400,000 Group Three Geelong Cup (2400m) to confirm her place in the field for the A$7.75m Group One...

A half-brother to 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), talented Karaka graduate Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) earned his own shot at the big time with a powerful performance in...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has delivered widespread name recognition and respect for a range of established consignors, and now an exciting group of newcomers are keen to make a...

An impressive performance in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three Caulfield Classic (2000m) has given Gunstock (NZ) (Tavistock) the chance to add to a proud recent record for Karaka graduates and...

A flying finish carried Sweet Clementine (NZ) (Sweet Orange) to a valuable first stakes success in Sunday’s $60,000 Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) at Arawa Park. 
Trainer Richard Collett...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s annual Ready to Run Sale Breeze Up clips and Mounting Yard videos are now available to view online.
Earlier this week, 274 talented juveniles galloped down the home...

Day Two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw the final 139 two-year-olds complete their gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa Racecourse. 
A total of 274 horses...

Graeme Rogerson has always been a strong supporter of the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), lining up 10 starters since its inception in 2008. An exciting start to the new...

The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups launched smoothly at Te Rapa Racecourse, with 135 expertly prepared two-year-olds breezing down the home...

Superstar New Zealand mare Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) lifted her Group One tally to four with a pulsating victory in Saturday’s A$1m Neds Might And Power Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield. 
Raced...

Last season’s Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) heroine Kahma Lass (NZ) (Darci Brahma) added Australian blacktype to her CV with a powerful finishing burst in Saturday’s A$175,000...

The Group One stage beckons rising star Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) after he extended his winning sequence to six with an effortless first stakes success in Sunday’s A$200,000 Listed Bet With...

New Zealand Bloodstock and the Waikato Racing Club have been given confirmation to stage the 2021 Breeze Ups at Te Rapa Racecourse under Alert Level 3, should the current Hamilton city border...

From a bargain buy at Karaka to a Group One treble, Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) signed off his New Zealand career on a triumphant note in Saturday’s $220,000 Group One Windsor Park Plate (1600m)...

Imposing colt Mana Nui (NZ) (No Nay Never) produced a performance to match his looks in Saturday’s $110,000 Group Two Dundeel at Arrowfield Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings, emerging as...

Bought for just $11,000 at Karaka back in 2014, Justacanta (NZ) (Per Incanto) stepped up on to the big stage on Saturday with blacktype success during the world-renowned Melbourne spring racing...

On Sunday 3 October, the government imposed an Alert Level 3 ‘border’ placed around Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Ngaruawahia, Hamilton city and Huntly for an initial period of five days, ending at...

With their progeny starting to light up racetracks across Australasia and further afield, the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale at Karaka in November gives buyers the perfect...

With the new racing season well underway, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to provide a snapshot of early talent set to compete for their share in the two $1 million feature races held during...

With the end of her racing career in sight, blue-blooded Karaka graduate House Of Cartier (Alamosa) collected a hugely valuable first win at stakes level in Saturday’s $80,000 Group Three...

Nine-time Group One winner Avantage has fetched a whopping $4.1 million when sold to Tom Magnier of global breeding giant Coolmore via New Zealand Bloodstock’s online platform Gavelhouse...

The 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale at Karaka in November will showcase its customary quality cross-section of local and international stallions, including some of the biggest names...

An outstanding performance by Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in the A$1 million Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield completed a phenomenal Group One double on Saturday for two...

Four years after selling for $3,000 at the 2017 National Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale at Karaka, home-town hero Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) earned his place in Hawke’s Bay...

Previously a five-time stakes placegetter including twice at Group One level, She’s Ideel (Dundeel) claimed a richly deserved first black-type victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Group Three TAB...

Already a spectacular multiple stakes winner on home soil, super-talented Karaka graduate Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) has crossed the Tasman and picked up right where she left off. 
The $260,000...

One of the most prolific Group One winners in New Zealand racing history will be offered on Gavelhouse Plus after an injury brought the curtain down on her amazing racetrack career. 
Avantage...

The 50th New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series exploded to life at Hastings on Saturday with an upset victory by rapid improver Bellacontte (NZ) (Burgundy) in the opening leg – the...

Less than 10 minutes after last season’s New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series champion Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) starred in Sydney, the same Go Racing colours were carried to...

Celebrating a half-century of three-year-old filly excellence, the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series springs to life for the 50th time on Saturday with the running of the $80,000...

In a spectacular Saturday afternoon of feature racing for fillies, the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series kicks off on the same day as its northern counterpart with the...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has earned its stellar international reputation through the remarkable racetrack results of its graduates, along with the acclaimed horsemanship skills...

Champion jumper The Cossack (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) made his mark in a different role at New Plymouth on Saturday with a hard-fought victory in the $30,000 NZB Airfreight Road to Jericho...

New Zealand Bloodstock is thrilled to announce its placement as a finalist in the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) New Zealand International Business Awards for 2021. 
NZB secured its...

The A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) is an increasingly popular event on the Australasian racing calendar, and NZB Airfreight is proud to again play its part in getting kiwis to the starting gates at...

Another high-quality catalogue has been assembled for the 2021 edition of New Zealand Bloodstock’s renowned Ready to Run Sale held at Karaka in November. From Hong Kong headliners Golden Sixty...

After flashes of brilliance through the last two seasons, X-factor five-year-old Mascarpone (NZ) (Shooting To Win) stepped up and delivered on one of New Zealand spring racing’s biggest stages...

Having swept all before him in Singapore, top-class Karaka graduate The Inferno (Holy Roman Emperor) announced his arrival in the Australian big time with a blistering win in Saturday’s...

New Zealand Bloodstock sales are a proven source of elite thoroughbred talent, with Karaka graduates consistently demonstrating their strength, stamina and Group One-winning abilities on the world...

Triple Group One-winning Karaka graduate Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) began her latest campaign on a perfect note with a victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Three W.W. Cockram Stakes (1200m) at...

Karaka graduates won 11 Group One prizes on Australian soil last season, six of them with a stellar group of three-year-olds. In the very first opportunity of 2021-22, one of those stars returned...

Bargain Karaka purchase Sierra Sue (NZ) (Darci Brahma) added a second Melbourne Group Two victory to her CV with a high-class performance in Saturday’s A$300,000 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at...

The thoroughbred industry lost one of its most respected men after renowned bloodstock agent Michael Stedman passed away at the age of 73 last week. 
Stedman, who was described by many as a...

A long-range plan came to fruition on Saturday when Ritani (NZ) (Makfi) overpowered her opposition in the $100,000 Group Three Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton...