NZB Sponsorships 2020/21
In support of the growth and prosperity of New Zealand's thoroughbred industry, New Zealand Bloodstock is the proud sponsor of a host of races around New Zealand, Australia and Asia, including two races forming the richest race meeting on the calendar, the $1 million Karaka Million (2YO) and the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic.
In a grand show of support for the NZ breeding industry, NZB Insurance has lent its considerable support to New Zealand's Pearl Series providing over $5 million in prizemoney and bonuses across 200 races for fillies and mares around the country. For registration and details contact the NZTBA.
New Zealand Bloodstock also supports fillies racing in New Zealand through sponsorship of the prestigious Filly of the Year Series and Southern Filly of the Year Series, where the country's three-year-old fillies battle it out for the coveted crown.
NZB Race Sponsorships in 2020/21
| DATE | RACE NAME | WINNER | OWNER | TRAINER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/9/20 | Hawke's Bay Racing Inc. $70,000 Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) | Miss Aoteroa (NZ) (Per Incanto) | T V Rider | J W Richards |
| 26/9/20 | Taranaki Racing Inc. NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho Heat 1 (3210m) | Master Fin (NZ) (Nom Du Jeu) | Graeme Martin | Mark Oulaghan |
| 26/9/20 | Taranaki Racing Inc. $70,000 Group 3 NZB Ready to Run Sale Trainers Series | Supreme Heights (NZ) (Jimmy Choux) | W McCauley, B Leach, W Niederer, S Bignell, J Duffin, D Marra, M Reid, P Culpan, J & W Ewen | Mark Brosnan |
| 3/10/20 | Canterbury JC $50,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes (1200m) | Matchmaker (NZ) (Makfi) | Inglewood Stud (N.Z.) Ltd & M S Wanzare | Nick Wigley & Kayla Milnes |
| 24/10/20 | Canterbury JC NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho Heat 2 (3000m) | |||
| 24/10/20 | Waikato RC $70,000 Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) | |||
| 14/11/20 | Newcastle JC A$160,000 Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Spring Stakes | |||
| 14/11/20 | Canterbury JC $300,000 Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) | |||
| 12/12/20 | Manawatu RC $70,000 Group 3 LawnMaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) | |||
| 26/12/20 | Auckland RC $100,000 Group 2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) | |||
| 1/1/21 | Auckland RC $100,000 Group 2 Royal Stakes (2000m) | |||
| 30/1/21 | Wellington RC $70,000 Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) | |||
| 25/1/21 | Auckland RC $1,000,000 (Res.L) NZB Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) | |||
| 25/1/21 | Auckland RC $1,000,000 (Res.L) NZB Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) | |||
| 13/2/21 | Waikato RC $100,000 Group 2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) | |||
| 3/3/21 | Hawke's Bay Racing Inc. $100,000 Group 2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) | |||
| 6/3/21 | Auckland RC $70,000 Group 3 McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) | |||
| 6/3/21 | Otago RC $50,000 Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m) | |||
| 20/3/21 | Wellington RC $400,000 Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) | |||
| 10/4/21 | Canterbury JC $50,000 Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) | |||
| 24/4/21 | Canterbury JC $40,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) |