Karaka Sales Broadcast Live in NZ & Australia

New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka Premier Sale (1 & 2 February) will be
broadcast live on Sky Sports 3 - and for the first time also on TVN,
Australia's dedicated thoroughbred channel.

Live coverage on Sky Sports 3 (Channel 32) will start with a Preview Show
at 10:30am on Monday 1st February, followed immediately by live lot-by-lot
action from the Karaka sale ring. Full replays of each day's events will be
shown on Trackside Channel 36 commencing at 9:30pm.

TVN will provide live coverage from 8.30 am (AEST) right up until live race
day commences (approx. 12:30pm AEST) each day.

The live broadcast will be presented by thoroughbred experts George Simon
and Karyn Fenton Ellis, providing interviews and analysis throughout the
day.

This year's broadcast is sponsored by David Ellis and Mark Walker's Te Akau
Racing, a prominent presence at Karaka each year with David Ellis the
leading New Zealand buyer at the National Yearling Sales Series for the
past five years in a row.

Ellis is once again set to make an impact at Karaka 2010, hunting for the
next crop of racetrack stars to add to the Te Akau stable to be trained by
Mark Walker.

"Karaka Sales week is the most important week of our year in many respects
because it lays the foundation for the future success of our owners and our
stable. We've had an outstanding strike rate from Karaka at all levels of
the sale and it's what keeps us coming back each year.

"Like so many people in our industry, we want to spread the message about
our industry as far and wide as we can so we are very proud to sponsor this
year's broadcast and encourage as many people as we can to get involved and
experience the success it can bring."

TVN breeding expert and presenter, Caroline Searcy, has been in New Zealand
in recent weeks seeing a selection of the yearlings on offer at Karaka
2010. A series of sale preview shows for TVN's 'NZ Bloodstock 2010 Preview'
is underway, with the next screening tomorrow (29 January) at 7am. See
below for full schedule.

Karaka 2010 Broadcast Schedule
DAY TIME CHANNEL
Mon 1 FebPreview: 10:30am (NZ) & 8:30am (AEST)Sky Sports 3 (Ch.32) & TVN
Live Selling: 11am (NZ) & 9am (AEST)Sky Sports 3 (Ch.32) & TVN
REPLAY: 9:30pmTrackside (Ch.36)
Tues 2 FebPreview: 10:30am (NZ) & 8:30am (AEST)Sky Sports 3 (Ch.32) & TVN
Live Selling: 11am (NZ) & 9am (AEST)Sky Sports 3 (Ch.32) & TVN
Premier Sale Highlights Show: 11pm (NZ)Sky Sports 3 (Ch.32)
REPLAY: 9.00pm (NZ)Trackside (Ch.36)
Weds 3 FebPremier Sale Highlights Show: 11.30am (NZ)Trackside (Ch.36)
Sale Preview Broadcast Schedule (TVN)
DAY 1st Screening 2nd Screening
Sunday 24th January 9:00pm
Monday25th January 10:30am 7:00pm
Tuesday 26th January 7:00am 8:30pm
Wednesday 27th January 9:30am
Friday 29th January 7:00am
Saturday 30th January 9:00am 7:15pm
Sunday 31st January 8:00am
Monday 1st February 6:00am

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