Sales
Pinhooking success for Carlaw Park
Carlaw Park enjoyed a standout pinhooking success on day two of Book 1 when Lot 341, a filly by Darly’s rising international sire Ghaiyyath (Dubawi), was secured for $360,000 by a powerful buying team led by Henry Dwyer Racing, Sam Haggas of Hurworth Bloodstock and Glentree Thoroughbreds. The filly represented a significant return on investment... Read More
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Alabama Express in demand
Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) delivered a powerful statement at Karaka on Monday, producing two major results inside a ten-minute window as demand for the Yulong Stud sire peaked in the ring. The headline act of his five sellers came in the shape of Lot 383, an imposing colt consigned by Elsdon Park who was knocked... Read More
Well-related Justify colt joins Waller fold
The powerful buying combination of Guy Mulcaster and Chris Waller were active over the two days of Book 1 trade at Karaka, combining to purchase ten yearlings for $3,715,000 and the most expensive of the cohort was a well-related Justify (Scat Daddy) colt who they bought for $950,000. Bred by Coolmore, the colt boasts an... Read More
Cambridge Stud’s Sword Of State colt makes $1.1 million as Karaka delivers record-breaking Book 1
Cambridge Stud’s burgeoning young sire Sword Of State (Snitzel) delivered the defining moment at the 100th New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) National Yearling Sale, taking centre stage at Book 1 when his colt out of Las Brisas (Shamardal) realised $1.1 million on Monday. NZB’s decision to offer a more refined Book 1 offering over two... Read More
Confidence high as a strong domestic and international contingent assemble for the 100th Karaka Sale
New Zealand Bloodstock is set to mark a significant milestone as the National Yearling Sale celebrates its 100th anniversary, offering a refined catalogue of quality yearlings to be offered across three days of selling, beginning on Sunday at Karaka. The centenary edition follows a solid 2025 renewal, when five days of trade across Book 1... Read More
Milan Park pay tribute to John ‘JJ’ Jeffs
The Milan Park barn at Karaka is missing a familiar presence this year, after the death of long-serving friend and colleague John Jeffs, who died of cancer in November aged 83. Affectionately known as ‘JJ’, Jeffs was a much-loved figure at Milan Park, remembered for his remarkable affinity to recall names, his infectious positivity and... Read More