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Group One winner In The Spotlight (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) scored more stakes race success when taking out the A$30,000 Group Three Alabar Daintys Daughter Country Classic (2185m) at Pinjarra on...

Entries for NZB Standardbred’s 2023 National Yearling Sale are now open, with the Sale taking place next summer in Auckland on Sunday 19 February and Christchurch from Monday 20 to...

Vinke B (NZ) (Vincent) led a field dominated by NZB Standardbred graduates in the $45,000 Group Two Sheep Milk New Zealand Sapling Stakes (1700m), after speeding to victory at Ashburton on...

Millwood Nike (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) showed the speed and stamina of a top filly in the making when she dashed away from her rivals to win the $26,000 Group Three Helen Pope Two-Year-Old...

Highgrove (NZ) (Love You) broke through for his first Group One victory in emphatic style, smashing a national record as he made the $100,000 Breckon Farms Northern Trotting Derby (2700m) a...

A lively day of trading saw 114 weanlings go through the Karaka sale ring at NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Weanling Sale.
Demand was strong for quality lots, with a number of freshman sires...

Domestic and international viewers of NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Weanling Sale can look forward to a live sale broadcast, beamed to viewers this Thursday 26 May at the Karaka Sales...

An outstanding class of 2022 weanlings will follow in the footsteps of many champions of Australasia’s racetracks when offered at this year’s National Standardbred Weanling Sale at Karaka on...

From proven champions to emerging stars, NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Weanling Sale catalogue is littered with progeny by the most sought-after sires of the breeding and racing industry....

Online bidding registrations are now open for NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Weanling Sale held in Auckland next week. Buyers are encouraged to visit standardbred.bidonline.nzb.co.nz to...

A run of epic Autumn form has earned star southern three-year-old Sand Wave (NZ) (Somebeachsomewhere) a tilt at the Group One New Zealand Derby (2600m). 
The classy pacer made it back-to-back...

Don’t Stop Dreaming (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) kept his unbeaten record intact when leading a field dominated by NZB Standardbred graduates, winning the $46,500 Group Two Avon City Ford Welcome...

Hot And Treacherous (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) added more stakes race success to his impressive resume with a powerful victory in the $50,000 Group Two McMillan Feeds Flying Mile (1609m) at...

An outstanding lineup of freshman sires will make their debuts in the NZB Standardbred sale ring at the 2022 National Standardbred Weanling Sale, set to be hosted as a physical auction at the...

Double Delight (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) added more black type success to her impressive resume when justifying her red-hot favouritism to win the $29,000 Group Three Alabar Northern Trotting Oaks...

A powerful front-running performance saw Tommy Waterhouse (NZ) (American Ideal) break through for stake race success in the $40,000 Listed Betavet Uncut Gems Geldings & Entires Classic (1980m)...

Don’t Stop Dreaming (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) kept his unbeaten record intact when leading home a stellar line up of NZB Standardbred graduates in the $60,000 Group Two Diamond Creek Farm...

A pinpoint Olivia Thornley drive helped Don’t Stop Dreaming (NZ) score a stakes-winning debut in the $46,000 Group Two Macca Lodge Kindergarten Stakes (1609m) at Wyndham last week.Thornley...

The staying power of NZB Standardbred's graduates was on full display when The Falcon (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) and Allamericanlover (NZ) (American Ideal) filled the quinella in the $100,00 Listed...

NZB Standardbred is proud to have a strong presence in the hotly anticipated $900,000 The Race by Grins (2200m) through star graduates Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) and Hot And Treacherous (NZ)...

New Zealand Bloodstock is looking for a reliable, energetic, and honest person to join our team as Standardbred Sales Administrator at our world-renowned sales company.
This position is...

The online catalogue for NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Weanling Sale is now live and available to view on nzbstandardbred.co.nz. 
Following a dedicated weanling only format for the second...

Mark Purdon has warned the best is yet to come from Akuta (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) following his standout win in the $228,000 Group One Woodlands Stud Northern Derby (2700m) at Alexandra Park...

True Fantasy’s (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) champion qualities shone through when she headed an NZB Standardbred trifecta in the $142,000 Group One Pascoes The Jewellers Northern Oaks (2700m) at...

NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Yearling Sale topper, Erupt Stride (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight), became a stakes winner in just his second start, after claiming a victory in the $A50,000 Group Two...

Sensational speed saw rising star Merlin (NZ) (Art Major) remain unbeaten with an impressive win in the $67,000 Group Two Breckon Farms Young Guns Cardigan Bay Stakes (1700m) at Alexandra Park on...

NZB Standardbred graduate Hiranya (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) has started what could be an epic year of Derby wins for breeder-vendors Paul and Pauline Renwick.
Hiranya kept his unbeaten record in...

A smart new addition to the Karaka countryside is set to open its doors this Saturday 26 March with the official opening of New Zealand Bloodstock’s DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Hotel. 
Set...

A record-breaking 2022 National Standardbred Yearling Sale was bookended by impressive market strength. After a strong start at Karaka, the market closed with a buoyant final day in...

The market was buoyant throughout the first day of the Pacing session at NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale in Christchurch today.
With an abundance of competition on quality lots,...

Day One of the Christchurch session at NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale saw strength in the market for first season sires. 
With 61 lots offered at the Sale of Trotters, the...

Strong bidding saw an incredible opening to NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale in Auckland. 
At the close of trading on Day One of the opening session, key sale indicators...

Already highly ranked among winning trainers in New Zealand’s harness racing history, Steven Reid got one of the biggest thrills of his illustrious career when Magic Four (NZ) (Bettor’s...

True Fantasy (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) cemented her status as New Zealand’s star filly when powering to victory in the Listed $150,000 NZB Standardbred Harness Million 3YO Fillies Final (2200m)...

A clash of harness racing titans awaits Australasian harness racing fans in the $200,000 Listed Harness Million 3YO Colts & Geldings Pace (2200m) at Alexandra Park on Saturday...

True Fantasy (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) heads a star field set to vie for honours in the Listed $150,000 NZB Standardbred Harness Million 3YO Fillies Final (2200m) at Alexandra Park on Saturday...

As anticipation builds for NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale, viewers from around the globe can look forward to another high quality sale broadcast over the duration of the four day...

Since NZB Standardbred’s inaugural National Yearling Sale in 2019, graduates have created a wave of Group One success across Australasia that is set to continue at pace. 
Sought-after...

NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale consignors will ensure their stock is in top condition to give them the best chance at securing the sought-after International Animal Health...

The best trotting genetics from across the harness racing globe will greet buyers at the 2022 National Yearling Sale in Auckland and Christchurch, with NZB Standardbred offering another quality...

Online bidding registrations for NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale held at Auckland and Christchurch are open. 
Despite international border closures, buyers using the online...

The catalogue for NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale is once again filled with an outstanding line up of proven and emerging sires, boasting excellent race records as some of harness...

One of New Zealand’s greatest-ever standardbreds heads the list of exciting new sires represented at NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale held in Auckland and Christchurch from 13...

Close relations to an incredible line up of Australasian harness racing stars are set to go under the hammer at NZB Standardbred’s 2022 National Yearling Sale at Karaka and Canterbury...

NZB Standardbred graduate Hot And Treacherous (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) cemented his status as a rising Open Class star with his powerful front-running win in the $26,500 Group Three Thames...

Tornado Valley (NZ) (Skyvalley) joined an elite group of New Zealand-bred trotters after winning his way to surpass $1 million in career earnings at Melton on Saturday night.
The champion...

Another high quality catalogue has been assembled for the 2022 edition of NZB Standardbred’s National Yearling Sale held at Karaka and Canterbury Agricultural Park next summer.

The online...

Brilliance and tenacity carried Franco Indie (NZ) (Always B Miki) to an outstanding win on New Zealand Cup Day in the $150,000 Group One Woodlands Sires' Stakes Final (1980m), a race dominated by...

NZB Standardbred graduate Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) reminded harness racing fans of his immense class with a brilliant victory in the $30,000 Group Three Dunstan Horsefeeds Junior...

Perfect manners and brilliant speed combined when Alta Wiseguy (NZ) (Mach Three) led home a quinella of NZB Standardbred graduates during Kaikoura Trotting Club’s annual Cup Day, held at...