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Karaka graduate and Hong Kong's reigning Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon roared to victory in Sunday's HK-1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) to claim the second leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown.
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HAWKE'S BAY — The Stephen McKee trained Mufhasa (NZ) secured his ninth Group 1 victory in Saturday's A$500,000 Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
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The New Zealand bred son of Darci Brahma Super Easy (NZ) maintained his unbeaten record against the older horses in Singapore last night, taking his seventh consecutive victory in the Sgp-3 Three Rings Trophy (1400m).
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Eight-year-old race veteran Joy and Fun (NZ) claimed his deserved HK-1 status in Hong Kong on Sunday night with a big win in the Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) giving NZ bred horses their second HK-1 title in seven days.
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AUCKLAND — A solid pace continued on day two of New Zealand Bloodstock's Select Sale today at Karaka, with figures holding up strongly against last year's successful edition.
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AUCKLAND — It was a solid day's trade at the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale [yesterday] at Karaka, highlighted by the $170,000 Pentire filly presented as the second to last lot of the day.
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It was a new day in every way on the second day of New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka Premier Sale today [31 January], with a renewed vigour ringside as the broad buying international bench stepped up a gear to compete for the remaining Premier Sale lots on offer.
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Karaka Select Sale graduate The Travelling Man (NZ) burst into Blue Diamond contention yesterday at Caulfield as he ran his opposition into the ground in the Listed MRC Blue Diamond Preview (1000m).
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AUCKLAND — Watch the Karaka Million Broadcast in HDFlying turf and the thunder of hooves - punters tuning into Trackside, TAB TV and SKY Sport 1 to catch the Karaka Million raceday at Ellerslie on Sunday will experience racing like they've never seen or heard it before when the on-course action is broadcast in full high-definition for the first time.
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TRENTHAM — The seventh leg of New Zealand Bloodstock's Filly of the Year Series, the $70,000 Group 3 Tiger Prawn Desert Gold Stakes (1600m), is set to take place at Trentham on Saturday, with a host of talented fillies contesting a wide open affair.
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AUCKLAND — The final field for the $1 million Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) (Res.L) - New Zealand's richest race - has been finalised and the line-up is set to make this year's running one of the most exciting yet.
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AUCKLAND — Two contenders for the $1 million Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) (Res.L) - New Zealand's richest race - got their first look at the Ellerslie track today [24 January], with kiwi ex-pats Ockham's Razor (NZ) and Sell in May (NZ) having their first gallop on home soil.
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TRENTHAM — Tough Zabeel seven-year-old Six O'Clock News (NZ) has rewarded his connections' faith as he returned to winning form yesterday with a tough performance in the $70,000 Group 3 Mills Reef Winery Trentham Stakes (2100m) on Saturday.
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TRENTHAM — After an exciting build-up over the last few months, the field for this Sunday's $1 million Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) (Res.L) - New Zealand's richest race - will be finalised on Wednesday with nominations closing [today] 24 January, at midday.
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TRENTHAM — The three-year-old son of Thorn Park, Ocean Park (NZ), showed that he is a colt with a big future when he lead an NZB trifecta with a stunning four-and-a-half-length victory in the Group 3 $70,000 Phil Cataldo Bloodstock Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday.
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CAMBRIDGE — Karaka Yearling Parades Open to the PublicThree of the largest vendors at the Karaka Sale Series will be conducting public parades of their Karaka 2012 yearlings in advance of selling starting Monday week.
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Racing at Flemington on Saturday saw Karaka graduates take three races on the card, including At the Heads (NZ) who won his first race at black-type level when claiming the feature $150,000 Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m).
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The last race at Flemington on Saturday, the Jezabeel Handicap (2000m), saw the South Island Sale graduate Power O'Raylee take her fourth straight victory for her trainer Peter Moody.
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AUCKLAND — With every horse in the field eligible for the 2012 Karaka Million as the country's two-year-olds hunt a coveted start in the million dollar event, Green Wings was the lucky one to race his way into Karaka Million contention in Saturday's Countdown to Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie.
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HAMILTON — With Te Akau Juvenile (1200m) at Te Rapa saw a number of Karaka Million nominated two-year-olds contest the event with Hogwarts Express leading a Karaka Million quinella.
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AUCKLAND — Video clips of yearlings heading to New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series continue to be posted online with entries from vendors including Hallmark Stud, Westbury Stud, Rich Hill Stud and Wentwood Grange now on the NZB website.
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New Zealand's sire ranks have been responsible for numerous champions throughout the years and progeny of these stallions have been the subject of increasing international demand at New Zealand Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales Series.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The $800,000 Danehill Dancer colt Irish Rebel (NZ) has made the best of starts to his career on Saturday when winning his debut in the New Zealand Bloodstock 2YO Premier (1100m) at Awapuni.
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AUCKLAND — Starcraft Serves Up Latest Karaka Million LeaderThe Order of Entry for the 2012 Karaka Million (1200m) (Res.L) - New Zealand's richest race - is beginning to take shape with Saturday's winner Sell in May (NZ) going straight to the top of the leaderboard of two-year-olds eligible for a coveted start in the one million dollar feature.
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New Zealand Bloodstock's 2012 National Yearling Sales Series is set to offer buyers some of Australasia's finest yearlings, one of which will be a striking three-quarter brother to the Group 1 winner King's Rose.
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TRENTHAM — The Stephen McKee trained Mufhasa (NZ) was back to his winning best on Saturday when starting at hot favourite in the Group 1 Westbury Stud Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.
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Catalogues for New Zealand Bloodstock's Select and Festival Sales are now available and are online.
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New Zealand Bloodstock's 2012 Premier Sale catalogue is hot off the press and available online.
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TASMAN — New Zealand’s hot young sire Savabeel continued his successful run across the Tasman on Saturday with his son Zara Dancer (NZ) proving too good in the $100,000 Listed Frank Underwood Cup (1900m).
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OTAKI — It was the Roydon Bergerson trained Distill that had the final say in the $250,000 Group 1 Levin Racing Club Levin Classic (1600m) at Otaki [last week], heading a New Zealand Bloodstock trifecta in the feature.
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The Karaka sale ring was running red hot at New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs today, with a staggering day's trade providing a new record turnover, average, median and clearance rate.
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Trade gathered momentum throughout the day at the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs at Karaka, to post increases on last year's results right across the board.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealand Bloodstock's 2012 Karaka Yearling Sales are heating up with a half-brother to the Karaka graduate Planet Rock - the winner of yesterday's $300,000 Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas (1600m) - set to be offered.
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The Michael Freedman trained Super Easy extended his unbeaten run in Singapore to five on Friday night with a half-length victory in the Sgp-2 EW Barker Trophy (1400m) at Kranji.
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The globetrotting New Zealand bred champion So You Think (NZ) is being set for another world famous race this weekend when he makes his debut in America in the US$5 million Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic (2000m).
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HAMILTON — Ready to Run Breeze Ups CompleteThe Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale were successfully completed this afternoon with 307 two-year-olds going through their paces at Te Rapa.
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ASHBURTON — More Black-Type for ShukaThe Listed Ray Coupland Stakes (1400m) at Ashburton yesterday saw a tough performance from the Peter and Dawn Williams trained Shuka who led home a NZB quinella in the race.
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New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce that the catalogue for the Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds will be the first NZB Sale available to be downloaded in Equineline's powerful new iPad application.
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Just how good is Ambitious Dragon? It is a question that many will be asking themselves after Saturday night as Hong Kong's reigning Horse of the Year made an unbelievable return to the track in the HK-3 National Day Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.
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So You Think (NZ) Brave in Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe One of the world's most prestigious races, the €4 million Group 1 Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe (2400m), saw the New Zealand bred champion So You Think produce a valiant performance to run fourth in Paris this morning.
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HASTINGS — The pinnacle of the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown, the $300,000 Group 1 NewZealand Bloodstock Insurance Spring Classic (2040m), is set to be run at Hastings this Saturday.
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The 2010 Group 1 VRC Derby winner Lion Tamer (NZ) added Group 1 victory number two to his impressive record for the kiwis when winning Saturday's Group 1 $350,000 Hyland Race Colours Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield.
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AUCKLAND — The partnership of Karaka graduate Trusting and Singapore's champion jockey Jo Moreira remains unbeaten after they combined for their second consecutive win in the Group 2 Hill Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
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So You Think (NZ) and Shamrocker (NZ) Among Australia's BestWith Lion Tamer (NZ) taking the first Victorian Group 1 race of the season, So You Think (NZ) and Shamrocker (NZ) capped off a highly successful weekend for the Kiwis across the Tasman last night being honoured at the Australian Racehorse of the Year Awards.
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TAUPO — $1.3 Million Colt Wins on DebutOne of the most anticipated maiden races of the spring, The Battle Paint 3YO Maiden (1200m) at Taupo this afternoon, saw a brilliant debut performance from the blue-blood colt Burgundy.
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NZB Graduate Parklane Hawk (NZ) Wins Burghley Horse Trials New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Parklane Hawk has shown his immense talent in transitioning from thoroughbred racing to top level eventing with a win at the Burghley Horse Trials in England last night.
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So You Think (NZ) Scores Stunning Win in Irish Champion Stakes The kiwi bred So You Think (NZ) added another thrilling chapter to his growing list of international achievements on Sunday morning with a stunning win in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes (2000m) at Leopardstown.
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HASTINGS — Mufhasa (NZ) Seals Sixth Group One Friday night's newly crowned 2010/11 Champion New Zealand Sprinter Mufhasa showed that he was the deserved winner of the award by opening the new season with a brilliant performance in the Group 1 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Hastings the very next day.
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CANTERBURY — Entries for one of the country's most prestigious fillies' events - the Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock One Thousand Guineas - close in just eight days' time on Tuesday 30 August 2011.
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It's first blood to Whobegotyou in the inaugural NZB Caulfield Spring WFA Championship with a big finish in the Group 2 P.B.
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NZB Sponsors New WFA Series at CaulfieldNew Zealand Bloodstock has stepped up its involvement across the Tasman, becoming the sponsor of the Melbourne Racing Club's inaugural '2011 Caulfield Spring Weight-for-Age Championship'.
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The Michael Freedman trained Super Easy made a brilliant Singapore debut last night in the $55,000 Class 4 (1000m) race on the polytrack, winning by the easiest of five lengths.
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HAWKE'S BAY — New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance, a committed sponsor of thoroughbred racing in New Zealand, is pleased to announce that they are the sponsor of the Group 1 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Spring Classic for 2011.
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OTAKI — The final two-year-old stakes race of the 2010/11 season, the Listed Brancott Estate Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki, has seen Snow Excuse put in a big performance to win his first black-type race.
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So You Think's Achievements Compared With Those of Phar Lap Timeform's expert Australian representative Gary Crispe has declared So You Think's (NZ) victory in the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes as the most outstanding international performance by any Australasian thoroughbred of the modern era.
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AUCKLAND — New Zealand Bloodstock graduates dominated the Hong Kong Racing Awards on the weekend taking home five of the eleven awards, with Ambitious Dragon (NZ) crowned the Hong Kong Horse of the Year.
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It's not every weekend that a two-year-old filly steps out and beats the older fillies and mares at Listed level, but Dowager Queen did exactly that in Saturday's Listed Windsor Park Stud Rotorua Stakes (1400m).
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Kiwi superstar So You Think (NZ) has begun his European career in fine style in the small hours of this morning, with an emphatic ten length victory in the Group 3 High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (2000m) at the Curragh.
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The new season commences for Mark Todd with Isleham on Sunday as he continues his campaign towards the 2012 Olympics.
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AUCKLAND — Prime Minister John Key is set to show his support for the New Zealand thoroughbred industry by providing the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock's 85th National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka on 31 January.
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The standard of two-year-old racing this season has been of a high quality and that is set to continue over the weekend with two New Zealand Bloodstock sponsored juvenile races.
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Racing on Saturday and Sunday saw strong performances from November Rain and Yourein as they both signalled their intentions for future summer assignments with stakes race wins.
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Sunday night's running of the world's richest mile race, the Group 1 HK$16 million HKJC Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin saw a brilliant performance from Beauty Flash to take the Group 1 honours.
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Saturday's $70,000 Group 3 Ezibuy Eulogy Stakes (1600m) is the fourth leg of the coveted New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series and it has attracted a quality field of three-year-old fillies.
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WELLINGTON — The young, blue-blood sire Darci Brahma (Danehill) recorded his first winner on the weekend with his smart two-year-old colt Super Easy in the KPR Catering 2YO Handicap (1000m).
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Saturday's Group 2 $85,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Concorde Handicap (1200m) is one of the form races heading into the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1200m) on New Year's Day.
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Last week's racing saw two Karaka graduates gain valuable black type with Celeris at Otaki on Friday and Loose Change at Wanganui on Saturday.
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Today New Zealand Bloodstock launches its 2011 Karaka Premier Sale catalogue.
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New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Able One romped home to win the Group 2 Cathay Pacific Jockey Club Mile (1600m) with ease at Sha Tin on Sunday.
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PUKEKOHE — A feature day of racing on the Pukekohe calendar, Counties Cup day, provided a string of pin-up performances, including the Group 2 $100,000 DHL Counties Cup (2100m).
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A day of steady trade concluded the 2010 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs today at Karaka, with good demand reflected in an improvement on yesterday's results.
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The $340,000 colt by Fusaichi Pegasus at Lot 52 provided an early highlight to an otherwise mixed day's trade on Day 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock's 2010 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs today at Karaka.
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Saturday's Listed $45,000 Berkley Stud Welcome Stakes saw Karaka Graduates trifecta the race and Bespoke emerge as the newest leader on the Karaka Million Order of Entry.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Group 1 $300,000 New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas saw the well-bred filly King's Rose down a talented field of three-year-olds to take Group 1 honours at Riccarton on the final day of the Christchurch Carnival on Saturday.
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With almost 500 horses in next week's Ready to Run Sale, there was always going to be a lot of pedigree updates coming up to the sale, but the sheer amount and quality of the updates received is very good, and it's still growing.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Group 1 $300,000 New Zealand Bloodstock 1000 Guineas - the third leg of the coveted NZB Filly of the Year Series - has attracted a stellar line up of 15 three-year-old fillies for the feature race at Riccarton on Saturday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury's Premier week of racing has seen some fantastic racing and yesterday's meeting was no exception with three black type races on the card, and two being taken out by Karaka graduates.
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This year's Ready to Run Sale is not only celebrating the strongest catalogue in its 30 year history, it is also welcoming 12 new vendors to the Sale next week.
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The outstanding spring racing in New Zealand and Australia has seen both proven and emerging sires to the fore, many of whom are represented at NZB's forthcoming Ready to Run Sale.
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The Karaka Million is really starting to take shape with another two races last week which saw a number of new graduates take to the track.
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Wall Street capped off one of the best Victoria Spring Carnivals ever for New Zealand Bloodstock when he notched up the sixth Group 1 victory for the Karaka sale ring with a mighty win in Saturday's $1 million Group 1 Emirates Stakes (1600m).
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CHRISTCHURCH — NZB graduates Blood Brotha and Vincent Mangano swooped to black type victory on the first day of the Christchurch Carnival on Saturday, with Blood Brotha claiming the $70,000 Group 3 Gold Club Metropolitan Trophy (2500m) and Vincent Mangano sprinting to victory in the $45,000 Listed Yesburg Pegasus Stakes (1000m).
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The Melbourne Spring Carnival just keeps getting better for New Zealand Bloodstock with the latest Group 1 race, the $1 million VRC Oaks (2500m) being quinellaed by its graduates Brazilian Pulse and Shamrocker.
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Yesterday's 150th running of the Group 1 $6 million Melbourne Cup proven yet again that 'the race that stops two nations' is one of the toughest staying contests in the world.
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In celebration of the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup Racing Victoria's Chief Handicapper Greg Carpenter has rated his top 24 Melbourne Cup winners of all time with two Kiwi bred horses heading the list.
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New Zealand Bloodstock has sold a remarkable 14 Melbourne Cup winners since 1966 and has a strong hand in this afternoon's feature with seven runners, three who have already won at Group 1 level.
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Linton Earns a Cup Start Monday, Nov 1, 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run graduates had a strong weekend with winners in three countries and a confirmed runner for tomorrow's $6 million Melbourne Cup.
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Weekend of Wins for Karaka Graduates Monday, Nov 1, 2010 Topping off an exceptional weekend of performances in Melbourne and New Zealand, graduates of the Karaka sale ring notched up 14 victories in Hong Kong and Singapore on Sunday evening.
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Australasia's greatest day of racing, Saturday's Victoria Derby Day at Flemington, saw some brilliant performances with four New Zealand Bloodstock graduates showcasing their potential for their Group 1 features this week.
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The wins just keep coming for champion So You Think, his latest in Saturday's Group 1 $1 million VRC LKS MacKinnon Stakes (2000m) was stunning.
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Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs are now available to be viewed online at www.nzb.co.nz.
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WELLINGTON — The NZB-sponsored feature at Trentham on Saturday - the Group 2 $85,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Wellington Guineas - proved an intriguing contest with Karaka Ready to Run graduate Barside putting his name into the Guineas mix.
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CANTERBURY — Better Than Ever's Half-Brother at Karaka 2011 Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010 Continuing his stunning unbeaten record of 12 wins in a row, Karaka graduate Better Than Ever took out the second leg of the Singapore Triple Crown on Sunday with an emphatic win in the S$500,000 Sgp-1 Raffles Cup at Kranji.
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CANTERBURY — The Karaka Million Order of Entry has had a big shuffle with three hotly contested two-year-old races over the weekend.
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A powerful win by Precedence in Saturday's Group 2 $273,000 Cathay Pacific Airways Mooney Valley Cup (2500m) has put his Melbourne Cup tilt back on track.
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So You Think Races into the History Books Sunday, Oct 24, 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock graduate So You Think has etched his name into the history books at Mooney Valley yesterday successfully defending his Cox Plate crown.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Despite the looming threat of a heavy track at Trentham tomorrow, the Group 2 $85,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Wellington Guineas (1500m) could be a stern pointer for the NZ Two Thousand and New Zealand Bloodstock One Thousand Guineas at Riccarton next month.
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Racing at Trentham on Saturday could see a new leader in the Karaka Million Order of Entry if one of the seven Karaka Million nominees can win the Listed $45,000 Wellesley Stakes (1000m).
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