Almanzor the new kid on the block as Seabrook believes ‘things are on the up’ for New Zealand industry  New Zealand Bloodstock managing director Andrew Seabrook’s immediate emotion was an overwhelming sense of relief after the curtain came down on Book 1 of the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale yesterday, the first staged without international buyers... Read More

Te Akau’s Ellis and Richards take shine to $520,000 yearling from family of Darci Brahma and Burgundy at Karaka New Zealand Bloodstock owner Sir Peter Vela’s decision to offer his entire blue–chip yearling crop for sale at Karaka has been vindicated after his breeding operation, Pencarrow Stud, sold the two highest-priced lots yesterday after also... Read More

Two-year-old feature goes to On The Bubbles, leading home a first four for the trainer, as Australia-bound Aegon sparkles It takes a very rare training talent to win a $1 million race five years in a row, but young gun Jamie Richards yesterday landed his fifth Karaka Million 2YO (RL, 1200m) in succession as On... Read More

Expatriate New Zealand trainer to stay put in Asia as Turf Club struggles with impact of Covid Three-time champion Singapore trainer Mark Walker says he has no plans to leave the Asian racing hub any time soon and instead will ride out the Covid-19-induced storm wreaking havoc with the local industry at a time when... Read More

Overseas buying bench tipped to hold up as key players use expert eyes of domestic contacts for yearling inspections ahead of NZB auction  The international buying bench, the backbone of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, may be locked out of the country’s biggest thoroughbred auction, but major overseas investors are still largely expected... Read More