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True Fantasy (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) will lead a stellar line up of NZB Standardbred graduates set to dominate the $100,000 Group One Harwood Breeding Syndicate 2YO Diamond (1609m) at this...

Juvenile trotting stars Highgrove (NZ) (Love You) and Mystic Max (NZ) (Village Mystic) are set for an epic battle in the $100,000 Group One Montana Food & Events 2YO Ruby (1609m) at the...

In The Spotlight (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) added to the incredible record of success NZB Standardbred graduates have had in Western Australian feature races, after winning the A$100,000 Group One...

Akuta (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) left no doubt about his status as one of New Zealand’s best juvenile male pacers with his powerful win in the $140,000 Group One Garrard’s Sires Stakes Series...

Samhara (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) continued his brilliant progression winning his first stakes race in the $40,000 Listed Garrard’s Sires Stakes Sophomore Classic (1980m) at Addington on Friday...

Outamyway (NZ) (Love You) became the first horse to win back-to-back NZB Standardbred Harness Million Race Series titles with an exhilarating victory in the $75,000 Listed Harness Million...

A shot at back-to-back NZB Standardbred Harness Million victories awaits Outamyway (NZ) (Love You), who will contest his second title in the lucrative Series at Addington on Friday 21...

New Zealand’s first public offering of progeny by exciting freshman sire Fear The Dragon (USA) is now live and open for bidding on gavelhouse.com Standardbred, as a part of a 27-lot mixed...

Akuta (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) declared himself a racetrack star with his brilliant win in the $200,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Colts and Geldings Final (1980m) at...

Highgrove (NZ) (Love You) gave injured trainer Kevin Townley a boost with his emphatic win in the $75,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-old Trot (1980m) at Addington on Friday...

Great friends went toe to toe as Cover Girl (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) reigned supreme in the NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Fillies Final (1700m) at Alexandra Park on Thursday 13...

Highgrove (NZ) (Love You) is set to continue his incredible rise in the $75,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Trot (1980m) at Addington on Friday 14 May. 
The gelding...

NZB Airfreight have confirmed a direct flight leaving from Auckland to Brisbane on Friday 11 June 2021. 
NZB Airfreight will also be offering a direct flight returning from Brisbane to

A star-studded field is set for an enthralling battle in the $200,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Colts and Gelding Final (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
An...

True Fantasy (Bettor’s Delight) (NZ) will be out to confirm her star status in the $150,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million Two-Year-Old Fillies Final (1700m) at Alexandra Park on...

You’re So Fine (NZ) (Always B Miki) smashed a New Zealand record in just his second start to brilliantly win the $40,000 Group Two Diamond Creek Farm Classic (2200m) at Ascot Park on Sunday.
The...

NZB Standardbred graduate Ragazzo Mach (NZ) (Mach Three) took out the $40,000 Group Two Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes Final (2700m) with incredible ease at Ascot Park on Sunday. 
That saw...

NZB Standardbred saved the best for last at their National Weanling Sale hosted as a physical auction at Karaka on Monday 3 May.
The equal two top lots of $36,000 each inside the final 15 minutes...

True Fantasy (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) further cemented her status as New Zealand’s best two-year-old pacing filly with an emphatic win in the $120,000 Group One Magness Benrow New Zealand Sires...

A strong session concluded NZB Standardbred’s first-ever dedicated National Weanling Sale, with healthy competition on quality lots found throughout the buying bench.
NZB Director and Operations...

NZB Standardbred’s dedicated National Weanling Sale, set to be held at Karaka on Monday 3 May is a prime opportunity for buyers to purchase their next racetrack star as well as a crucial chance...

With the 2021 National Standardbred Weanling Sale just around the corner, viewers based both domestically and internationally can look forward to the live sale broadcast over the duration of the...

Despite only just commencing their race careers as two-year-olds, NZB Standardbred weanling graduates have already made their mark during New Zealand blacktype racing this season.
Buyers have the...

Unbelievable was how champion driver Mark Purdon summed the win of NZB Standardbred graduate True Fantasy (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) in the $90,000 Group One Woodlands Stud Caduceus Club Fillies...

Excitement is building ahead of the first public offering of progeny by former racetrack star Ultimate Machete (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) at NZB Standardbred’s first-ever dedicated National...

Buyers will get plenty of opportunities to secure relatives to NZB Standardbred’s latest stakes race winner at the upcoming National Weanling Sale held at Karaka on Monday 3 May. 
Several...

NZB Standardbred’s inaugural 2021 National Weanling Sale will see 130 quality youngsters head through the sale ring at Karaka on Monday 3 May.
Highlighted below are several standout lots featured...

Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) produced his signature speed and power in a dominant $208,000 Group One Diamond Creek Farm New Zealand Derby (2600m) win at Addington on Friday night. 
The Cran...

NZB Standardbred graduates and their trainer Hayden Cullen combined for a first-four after Cosmic Major (NZ) (Art Major) produced a tough win in the $46,000 Group Two Avon City New Zealand Welcome...

NZB Standardbred graduate Highgrove (NZ) (Love You) showed incredible talent winning the $28,200 Group Three Majestic Son New Zealand Two-Year-Old Trotting Stakes (1980m) at Addington last...

Sensational speed saw NZB Standardbred graduate Akuta (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) clinch stakes race success on debut at Wyndham last week.
The Hayden Cullen trained two-year-old got his career...

NZB Standardbred’s inaugural 2021 National Weanling Sale catalogue is now live and available to view on nzbstandardbred.co.nz.
The first-ever dedicated weanling only session will see 130 quality...

Perfect is the only way to sum up the powerful victory Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) delivered in the Group Two $49,000 Vero Three-Year-Old Flying Stakes (1980m) at Addington on Friday night.
The...

Aldebaran Floss (NZ) (Muscle Mass) passed her toughest career test with flying colours when sprinting to victory in the Group Two $50,000 What The Hill New Zealand Trotting Oaks (1980m) at...

The class of the New Zealand-bred was on show on Australasian harness racing’s biggest stage when King Of Swing (NZ) (Rocknroll Hanover) powered to victory in the $A1,000,000 Miracle Mile...

Play Philly (NZ) (Art Major) rounded off a weekend of standout black-type performances in New Zealand harness racing won by NZB Standardbred graduates after her victory at Addington on...

Simply stunning is the only way to describe the winning display Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) produced in the $192,000 Group One Woodlands Stud Northern Derby (2700m) at Alexandra Park on Friday...

Montana D J (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) delivered a powerful performance as NZB Standardbred graduates dominated the first two-year-old Group One events of the season at Alexandra Park on Friday...

Trainer-driver Gavin Smith backed his judgement and it paid off when My Ultimate Chevron (NZ) (Sweet Lou) sprinted to victory in the $23,000 Group Three Sapling Stakes (1609m) on...

NZB Standardbred graduate Have No Fear (NZ) (Father Patrick) registered his first Group One victory with his dominant win in the A$60,000 Alan Mance Need For Speed Prince Final (1720m) at Melton...

Entries for NZB Standardbred’s first-ever National Weanling Sale are now open, set to be held as a physical sale at the Karaka Sales Centre in Auckland on Monday 3 May.
After a successful...

Over four days of trading and an unexpected postponement due to COVID-19, NZB Standardbred has broken three records at the conclusion of their 2021 National Yearling Sale. 
The Sale Series...

In a mixed day of selling, first season sire Vincent produced a NZB Standardbred record after Lot 237 (ex Suzys Delight) was sold for $215,000, the highest-ever price received for a yearling by a...

After a week of anticipation heading into the postponed Christchurch session of NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Yearling Sale, Day One of selling at Canterbury Agricultural Park kicked off...

Overwhelming offers of support for the Southern Bred Southern Reared group have demonstrated how close-knit the New Zealand standardbred breeding industry is following this week’s postponement...

With the recent government announcement and COVID-19 Alert Levels in Auckland resulting in restricted travel, New Zealand Bloodstock has made the decision to delay the Christchurch session of the...

After an incredible start to NZB Standardbred’s Auckland session at the 2021 National Yearling Sale, all key critical indicators have increased dramatically on last year’s figures. 
Day...

The continual success of the New Zealand standardbred has brought many key updates to the 2021 NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sale catalogue. 
Buyers across Australasia have been carefully...

Off N Gone (NZ) (Somebeachsomewhere) lived up to her name in emphatic fashion to win the $150,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million 3YO Fillies Pace (1980m) at Addington on Friday...

As anticipation builds for NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Yearling Sale, viewers from around the globe can look forward to an enhanced sale broadcast over the duration of the five day...