News Meet the Elite: Greg Northcott 9 August 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock’s Airfreight Manager on how to fly thoroughbred horses across the globe - Cathay Pacific Cargo.We have many parts to the business, all based around bloodstock. We have an... NZB Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series to Resume 4 August 2021 Following on from last year’s successful Series, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce a further ten NZB Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series race sponsorships, with incentivised prize... NZB Pays Tribute to Laurie Laxon 23 July 2021 As the thoroughbred industry mourns the loss of Hall of Fame trainer Laurie Laxon, New Zealand Bloodstock would like to reflect on the legendary trainer’s illustrious career, spanning over... Superstar Mare Jennifer Eccles Live on Gavelhouse Plus 16 July 2021 The much-anticipated auction of high-class race mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has launched on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding will run through on the Group One New Zealand Oaks and multiple... Golden Sixty Ignites Hong Kong’s Champion Awards Evening 14 July 2021 Karaka graduates played a starring role in Hong Kong’s Champion Awards at Happy Valley on Tuesday night, winning six of the nine equine categories for this season, along with a Lifetime... Stockman (NZ) Superb on Sunshine Coast 12 July 2021 Quality Sydney stayer Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) headed north to the Sunshine Coast on Sunday and carried on his stellar form, scoring an emphatic victory in the A$175,000 Listed Allchin Air... Entries Open for World’s Best 2YO Sale 9 July 2021 Entries for the number one sale of its kind, New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale taking place at the Karaka Sales Centre on 17 and 18... Resurgent Mongolian Marshal (NZ) Too Strong in Winter Championship Final 5 July 2021 Well-performed Karaka graduate Mongolian Marshal (NZ) (High Chaparral) capped a welcome form resurgence with a powerful come-from-behind performance in Saturday’s A$160,000 Listed Seppelt Wines... Lifetime Achievement Award for Beauty Generation (NZ) 5 July 2021 The record-breaking Hong Kong career of legendary Karaka graduate Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) has earned yet another accolade, with the Champion Awards Judging Panel deciding to... Beauty Generation (NZ) Relishing Life at Living Legends 30 June 2021 Hong Kong hero Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock) has settled nicely into life after racing at the world-renowned Australian-based retired racehorse facility, Living Legends. Established in... Tutukaka (NZ) Follows in Sister’s Footsteps 28 June 2021 With a runaway victory in Saturday’s A$125,000 Listed Tattersall’s Life Member Stakes (1830m) at Eagle Farm, blue-blooded Karaka graduate Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) delivered a tantalising... Pop Star Princess (NZ) Heads Karaka Trifecta in Tauranga Classic 28 June 2021 Quality mare Pop Star Princess (NZ) (Makfi) scored her second stakes success in Saturday’s Listed $50,000 Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m), heading a Karaka trifecta with a superb... Jennifer Eccles (NZ) to be Auctioned on Gavelhouse Plus 28 June 2021 The 2020 New Zealand Oaks winner and 2019-20 New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Jennifer Eccles (NZ) is set to be sold on the Gavelhouse Plus online platform next month. Cambridge-based... Sky Field Heads Karaka Quinella in Premier Cup 21 June 2021 Sky Field (Deep Field) upstaged his top-class stablemate Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) in an all-Karaka quinella in Sunday’s HK$3.5m Group Three Premier Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin. Bought by... Stockman (NZ) Too Strong in McKell Cup 21 June 2021 Well-related Karaka graduate Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) lived up to his bloodlines with a potent performance to claim his first stakes win in Saturday’s A$150,000 Listed XXXX WJ McKell Cup... Gunsynd Gold for Ayrton (NZ) 14 June 2021 Emerging talent Ayrton (NZ) (Iffraaj) lived up to his stellar reputation with a dominant performance at Eagle Farm on Saturday, earning his first black-type victory in the A$200,000 Group Three... Entries Open for Karaka 2022 11 June 2021 Entries are now open for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Yearling Sales Series, with the action-packed Sale set to take place next summer at the Karaka Sales Centre.Continuing NZB’s... NZB Airfreight Successfully Re-Enters USA Market 10 June 2021 One of the largest equine freighters, NZB Airfreight, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a flight freighting six standardbred racehorses from New Zealand and Australia to the... Third Stakes win for Supreme Heights (NZ) 8 June 2021 The winner of Saturday’s $50,000 Listed AGC Training Stakes (1600m) at Whanganui was passed in at Karaka four years ago, but is now a three-time stakes winner. Supreme Heights (NZ) (Jimmy Choux)... Danger Strykes (NZ) Claims Castletown 8 June 2021 With an impressive performance in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Whanganui, exciting talent Danger Strykes (NZ) (Astern) became the eighth... Kukeracha (NZ) Completes Six-Derby Sweep 31 May 2021 A heart-stopping win by Kukeracha (NZ) (Night of Thunder) in Saturday’s A$600,000 Group One Moet & Chandon Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm completed an incredible clean sweep of all... Hong Kong Derby Hero Strikes Again 31 May 2021 High-class Karaka graduate Sky Darci (NZ) (Darci Brahma) has followed up his Hong Kong Derby (2000m) heroics with a second slice of black-type success in Sunday’s HK$3.5m Group Three Lion Rock... Atullibigeal (NZ) Dominates Futurity Stakes 31 May 2021 Atullibigeal (NZ) romped to a resounding three-length win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed Mainland Auckland Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie, turning the tables on fellow Karaka graduate Karaka and Kiwi Dominance in Doomben Roses 24 May 2021 The dominant form of New Zealand-sourced three-year-olds in Australian staying races this season rolled on up to Queensland on Saturday, with an outstanding clean sweep of the A$250,000 Group Two... Courier Wonder (NZ) Maintains Perfect Record 24 May 2021 Budding superstar Karaka graduate Courier Wonder (NZ) (Sacred Falls) stepped up to stakes level on Sunday and kept his perfect record intact with a victory over seasoned older horses in the... Resuming Romancer (NZ) Superb in Straight Six 24 May 2021 After a brilliant first-up performance in Saturday’s A$140,000 Listed Hilton Nicholas Straight Six (1200m) at Flemington, Karaka graduate Romancer (NZ) (Redwood) is now a stakes winner on both... Stakes Success for Belle Plaisir (NZ) 24 May 2021 Saturday’s $50,000 Listed James Bull Rangitikei Gold Cup (1600m) at Awapuni was dominated by graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock Sales, and for the winner Belle Plaisir (NZ) (Proisir), it turned... DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Completion Approaching 21 May 2021 With the highly anticipated opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka only a few months away, New Zealand Bloodstock is thrilled to update prospective clients on the hotel’s progression as it... Cup Breakthrough for The Good Fight (NZ) 17 May 2021 Quality Karaka-sourced stayer The Good Fight (NZ) (High Chaparral) earned a well-deserved first stakes success with a dominant performance in Saturday’s $75,000 Group Three Campbell... Karaka Mares Star in Rotorua Stakes 17 May 2021 Two mares bought for a combined total of $14,000, and another who was passed in with a $10,000 reserve, played starring roles in an all-Karaka finish to Saturday’s $70,000 Group Three Rydges... Market Continues to Sky Rocket Following Outstanding Weanling Sale 14 May 2021 Prominent judges made up a strong buying bench at New Zealand Bloodstock’s dedicated National Weanling Sale, with a buoyant market continuing an upwards trend. NZB’s Managing Director Andrew... NZB Airfreight to Offer Direct Flight Auckland to Brisbane 14 May 2021 NZB Airfreight have confirmed a direct flight leaving from Auckland to Brisbane on Friday 11 June 2021. NZB Airfreight will also be offering a direct flight returning from Brisbane to... Investment Opportunities to the Fore at National Weanling Sale 13 May 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock’s dedicated National Weanling Sale, set to be held this Friday 14 May, is a prime opportunity for astute judges to purchase their next lucrative pinhooking investment. Over... Numerous Pedigree Updates in National Weanling Sale 11 May 2021 A select catalogue of 120 for this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale at Karaka boasts dozens of high-quality pedigrees, and black-type race results through the five weeks... Supplementary Entries for 2021 National Weanling Sale 11 May 2021 The catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock’s first-ever dedicated National Weanling Sale has been bolstered with six further entries, bringing the total amount of youngsters offered to... Viewing Options for National Weanling Sale Broadcast 11 May 2021 While all are welcome to join New Zealand Bloodstock for their live sale at the Karaka Sales Centre, both domestic and international viewers can look forward to the 2021 National... Explosive Jack (NZ) Completes Historic Derby Treble 10 May 2021 Three-year-olds bred and sold in New Zealand have been an unstoppable force in Australia this season, winning the Victoria Derby (2500m), Tasmanian Derby (2200m), West Australian Derby (2400m),... Turn The Ace (NZ) Heads Karaka Trifecta at Te Rapa 10 May 2021 Karaka graduates fought out the finish of a talent-packed edition of the $50,000 Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1100m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, with Turn the Ace (NZ) (Turn Me... Quality Assortment of Sires in National Weanling Sale 6 May 2021 The catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 National Weanling Sale at Karaka features progeny by an outstanding range of stallions, including rising stars whose early sons and daughters are... Foal Education Talks at 2021 National Weanling Sale 6 May 2021 Foal NZ co-founder Leigh Wills will be presenting two free talks on foal education at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale later this month. The 30-minute talks entitled ‘Does foal... Hall of Fame Honours for Mufhasa (NZ) and Starcraft (NZ) 5 May 2021 A pair of champion racehorses bought at Karaka for a combined total of only $130,000 have been enshrined in New Zealand racing history with induction into the New Zealand Racing Hall of... Sir Peter Vela Inducted into New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame 4 May 2021 An enormously influential career spanning more than 40 years in the New Zealand thoroughbred industry was recognised and celebrated in Hamilton on Sunday night with Sir Peter Vela’s induction... Pierina (NZ) Powers to Group Two Triumph 2 May 2021 After a series of near-misses in black-type company, Karaka graduate Pierina (NZ) (Savabeel) earned a valuable first stakes success with a scintillating performance in Saturday’s $100,000 Group... Karaka and Waikato Stud Quinella in Adelaide Group Two 2 May 2021 The New Zealand thoroughbred industry played a starring role in Saturday’s A$200,000 Group Two Queen of the South Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville, with both of the first two placegetters being... Yearn (NZ) Headlines Autumn Online Broodmare Sale 29 April 2021 Group Two winning Savabeel mare Yearn (NZ) is the headline act in the quality 37 Lot Autumn Online Broodmare Sale on Gavelhouse Plus. Recently retired, Yearn won the Group Two Auckland... First Season Sires to the Fore in National Weanling Sale 28 April 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 National Weanling Sale will unveil the first progeny of an exciting new crop of first season sires.This year’s catalogue includes freshmen from both sides of the... Fourth Consecutive Group One for Golden Sixty 27 April 2021 Some of the circumstances were different in the HK$20m Group One FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, but superstar Karaka graduate Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) ensured that the... Through Irish Eyes (NZ) Heads Karaka Trifecta in VRC St Leger 27 April 2021 The class and stamina of three-year-olds bred and sold in New Zealand has repeatedly shone through on the biggest stages in Australia this season, and Sunday’s A$200,000 Listed VRC St Leger... Kolding (NZ) Claims Third Group One Victory 27 April 2021 A good track was the only thing top-class Karaka graduate Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) needed to make a triumphant return to the peak of his powers in Saturday’s A$600,000 Group One Schweppes All... Demonetization Delivers in Easter Handicap 27 April 2021 Quality Karaka graduate Demonetization (All Too Hard) took his career to a new level at Ellerslie on Saturday, leaving a talented field in his wake in the $100,000 Group Two Manco Easter Handicap... ‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 86 87 ›