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Classy sprinter Snapper (NZ) (Power) continued his rise through the grades with an impressive front-running performance to claim a first black-type win in Saturday’s A$250,000 Group Three...

A breakthrough Hong Kong season for Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) hit another high on Wednesday night with a bold front-running performance in the HK$3.9m Group Three January Cup (1800m) at Happy...

With New Zealand Bloodstock welcoming overseas buyers back on site for its National Yearling Sales Series for the first time in three years, there was always going to be plenty of hype and...

Every year, one of the most vital lead-up races for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) is the one run 13 days beforehand over the same course and distance. The redevelopment...

Gingernuts (NZ) (Iffraaj) soared to stardom in the summer and autumn of his three-year-old season, and a promising pair of Karaka 2021 graduates could have the opportunity to follow a similar...

With the passing of Sir Patrick Hogan, the New Zealand thoroughbred industry has lost a legendary studmaster, breeder, racehorse owner and king of the Karaka sale ring.
An inductee into both the...

Sale-topping yearlings during the last decade of New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series have included progeny of established star sires Savabeel (three times), Zoustar, Pierro,

Exciting two-year-old Trobriand (Kermadec) added a black-type tinge to his flawless record with another impressive performance in the $140,000 Group Two Carlaw Park Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Te...

Sunday’s $140,000 Group Two Jamieson Park Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Te Rapa became a battle of two progeny of Rich Hill Stud’s premiership-leading sire Proisir, and it was star filly Prowess...

Dropping way down in distance from a last-start Listed win over 2500 metres in November, Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer) produced a brilliant fresh-up performance to take out the $140,000 Group Two...

Cambridge Stud’s homebred filly Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) has surged into second on the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series points table with a dominant performance in...

A year on from his victory in the $100,000 Dunstan Feeds Stayers’ Championship Final (2400m), Dionysus (NZ) (Ocean Park) returned to the New Year’s Day race meeting and picked up an even...

Emerging Hong Kong sprinting star Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) put a piece of Group One misfortune behind him with an authoritative victory in Sunday’s HK$3.9m Group Three Chinese Club...

With a bold performance at Pukekohe on Boxing Day, unbeaten gelding Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) may have established himself as one of the top seeds for powerhouse stable Te Akau Racing in...

The first five legs of the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series have been dominated by undefeated superstar Legarto (NZ) (Proisir), who has opened up a commanding lead with...

Karaka graduate Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj) capped a consistent form line with a richly deserved first black-type win in Wednesday’s $65,000 Listed Craigmore Sustainable Holdings Timaru Cup...

With a performance in the $150,000 Group Two ATR Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day that had to be seen to be believed, superstar filly Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) has kept her...

Karaka graduates finished first, second and third in the $100,000 Listed Shaw’s Wire Ropes Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on Boxing Day, and once again it was the winning machine Wild...

Synchronize (NZ) (Savabeel) has always had a stellar pedigree and enormous potential, and on Boxing Day at Pukekohe, she lived up to those credentials with a blockbuster black-type...

Offered for a reserve of only $3000 at the 2019 Karaka May Sale, star Southland sprinter Buoyant (NZ) (Dalghar) is now a two-time stakes winner and set to strut his stuff across the...

An exciting group of young stallions on both sides of the Tasman are starting to really find their groove, and demand for their progeny is only going to grow in the months and seasons ahead. With...

The Boxing Day races have been a mainstay on Auckland’s summer calendar for 160 years, but with Ellerslie undergoing a major track renovation, the iconic fixture is about to be staged by...

The catalogues for Karaka 2023 feature a quality cross-section of some of Australasia’s finest sire talent, including a strong representation of the latest crop of well-credentialled newcomers...

Improving with age and defying the doubts of his connections around unsuitable rain-affected track conditions, Karaka graduate Sagunto (NZ) (O’Reilly) scaled new heights with his first stakes...

Since being moved to a new position on the calendar, Eagle Farm’s A$250,000 Group Three Ascot Green Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) is showing signs of becoming a springboard to stardom for quality...

What a difference a week has made for Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended), who sits in third place on the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series points table after winning a race she...

Previously a four-race winner from 12 starts in New Zealand, low-priced Karaka graduate Ucalledit (NZ) (Zacinto) has gone to a new level since crossing the Tasman.Bought for only $15,000 by Kevin...

New Zealand Bloodstock invites all prospective buyers, racing enthusiasts and public to join the auction house at its Karaka 2023 National Yearling Sales Series, a pinnacle event on the New...

An impressive Group Two victory at Trentham earlier this month has thrust the undefeated filly Impendabelle (Impending) to the top of the order of entry for the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka...

The former Group Two Villiers Stakes (1600m) has been transformed in 2022, renamed The Ingham and having its prizemoney more than doubled to A$2 million. Saturday’s inaugural running at Randwick...

Remarkable veteran Viktor Vegas (NZ) (Tavistock) delivered a dream result for owner-trainer Casey Lock in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Three Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m).Originally raced by...

Karaka graduate London Banker (NZ) (Tavistock) landed his second black-type win in Friday’s A$150,000 Listed Roku Gin Brisbane Handicap (1640m) at Doomben, just a few weeks before his...

The New Zealand flag flew high on Australia’s biggest stages during this year’s spring carnivals, and now buyers will have the opportunity to secure siblings to a number of those star...

The early stages of the 2022-23 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series have propelled undefeated superstar Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) into a clear and undisputed lead over her generation, but...

After more than a dozen previous starts at the highest level and a string of placings, Te Akau Racing’s Group One warrior Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) finally had a richly deserved breakthrough...

Two trips to Trentham this spring have brought two victories for two-year-old filly Impendabelle (Impending), including a valuable black-type triumph in Saturday’s $140,000 Group Two Mode...

Close up against some of New Zealand’s best two-year-olds last season, and then held up by a badly timed spring setback, highly talented Karaka graduate Sacred Satono (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) got...

Lightly raced seven-year-old Kissinger (NZ) (Tavistock) has richly rewarded the patience of his connections, stepping up to stakes level for the first time and winning Saturday’s A$300,000...

Final results have been accumulated for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 Ready to Run Sale held at Karaka on 16 and 17 November. 
The 2022 edition saw a positive return to normality for New...

With a pair of impressive winners of age-group feature races over the last fortnight, Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has emerged as a key player for both the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka...

Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) mastered the A$200,000 Group Three Lamaro’s Hotel Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield on Saturday, completing a trans-Tasman stakes double for Karaka-sourced sons of...

A popular saying in racing is that form is temporary and class is permanent, and high-quality Karaka graduate Crosshaven (Smart Missile) provided living proof with a welcome return to a winning...

Making her first attempt at the Melbourne direction of racing, Karaka graduate Gin Martini (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) showed class and toughness in equal measure to take out Saturday’s A$175,000...

Te Akau Racing’s big-race warhorse Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) took his career earnings past $650,000 with a spectacular come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s $85,000 Group Three Eagle...

Just a few days after the launch of the Karaka 2023 catalogue, Thursday’s $80,000 Group Three Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki delivered a fitting result for New Zealand Bloodstock...

With a series of spring racetrack successes followed by a blockbuster Ready to Run Sale, the New Zealand industry has been on a high in recent weeks, and now New Zealand Bloodstock is keen to keep...

Hong Kong Champion Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) stared down a pretender to his throne at Sha Tin on Sunday and came out on top, capturing the HK$5m Group Two BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club...

Ready to Run Sale graduate Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) announced his arrival among Hong Kong’s premier sprinters with a highly impressive come-from-behind victory in Sunday’s HK$5m Group...

Frequent big-race bridesmaid Aromatic (NZ) (Sacred Falls) stepped up to claim a deserved win at Pukekohe on Saturday, coming out on top in a tight finish to the $130,000 Group Three Pukekohe...

One of Karaka 2022’s highest-priced fillies has provided a valuable early return to her connections, capturing Saturday’s $90,000 Listed Barfoot & Thompson Challenge Stakes (1100m) at...