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NZB Standardbred’s 2021 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...

La Rosa (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) is primed and ready for her shot at back-to-back Harness Million Sale Race Series victories at Addington on Friday night. 

The emphatic winner of the...

New Zealand-bred standardbreds have produced a timely reminder of their incredible success in Australia with a dominant weekend of racing in Victoria just days out from NZB Standardbred’s 2021...

Increased offerings from the emerging stars of the standardbred breeding world are set to provide more opportunities for buyers at NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Yearling Sale in Auckland and...

Online bidding registrations for NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Yearling Sale held at Auckland and Christchurch are now open. 
Despite international border closures, buyers using the...

Graeme Henley had a hunch last year that he is pretty certain he got right.
But he hopes the proof comes on the first day of the National Yearling Sale at Karaka on Sunday week.
As the boss of...

NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Standardbred Yearling Sale held in Auckland and Christchurch gives buyers the best opportunity to ride the wave of success that graduates started across...

Yearlings by freshman sires Vincent, What The Hill and Downbytheseaside will go under the hammer for the first time in New Zealand at NZB Standardbred’s 2021 National Yearling Sale in Auckland...

The All Stars Stable finished in style at Alexandra Park on 31 December when Aladdin (NZ) (Sweet Lou) sprinted to victory in the $200,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million 3YO Colts &...

American Dealer (NZ) (American Ideal) produced a perfect dress rehearsal for the upcoming $200,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million 2YO Colts & Geldings Final (2200m) with an emphatic...

NZB Standardbred’s third annual National Standardbred Yearling Sale catalogue can now be viewed online, with printed copies due to arrive in letterboxes in early December. 
Showcasing some...

NZB Standardbred graduates dominated yet another Group One event when It’s All About Faith (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) scored a deserved victory in the $138,000 Woodlands Stud Sires Stakes Final...

Dashing Major (NZ) (Art Major) produced a scintillating turn of speed to become the latest stakes race-winning graduate of NZB Standardbred’s 2019 National Yearling Sale at Ascot Park on...

NZB Standardbred has announced a revised schedule for their National Standardbred Yearling Sale held in Auckland and Christchurch from Saturday 13 to Wednesday 17 February 2021.
The refreshed...

Master trotting trainer Paul Nairn pulled off another feature race victory in the most thrilling of finishes when Outamyway (NZ) (Love You) won the $75,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million...

Trainer Mark Jones enjoyed one of his biggest thrills in harness racing when La Rosa (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) ran away from her rivals to win the inaugural $150,000 Listed NZB Standardbred...

A sparkling last start win shows La Rosa (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) is peaking just as the lucrative $150,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Harness Million 2YO Fillies Pace (1980m) has arrived.

An intriguing battle of tactics is set to play out when the squaregaiting stars of tomorrow contest the first trotting event in the Harness Million Race Series at Addington on Friday 2 October.

Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) confirmed his star status and made history at Alexandra Park on Friday night when producing an explosive sprint to win the first-ever running of an NZB Standardbred...

Harness racing fans can expect early fireworks when a star-studded field attempt to make history by winning NZB Standardbred’s first ever lucrative Harness Million Race Series event at Alexandra...

American Dealer (NZ) (American Ideal) reigned supreme as NZB Standardbred graduates dominated the first Group One of the new harness racing season at Alexandra Park on Friday night.

Avana (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) showed what a threat she will be in the upcoming NZB Standardbred Harness Million Sale Race Series when producing a scintillating finish to win at Addington on...

NZB Standardbred graduate Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) will be out to claim his second title belt for the week when he starts as the hot favourite in the Group One Garrard’s Sires Stakes Final...

Thursday night’s Magness Benrow Sires’ Stakes Fillies Heat (1980m) at Addington is shaping as a crucial lead in to NZB Standardbred’s lucrative Harness Million Sale Race Series.

NZB Standardbred graduates were crowned national champions in their first year of eligibility at the 2019-20 New Zealand Harness Awards at Addington on Monday night.

Brilliant wins from star three-year-olds Krug (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) and It’s All About Faith (NZ) (Captaintreacherous) sent the anticipation ahead of their clash in the inaugural running of...

NZB Standardbred’s class of 2019 will take important steps towards the inaugural running of the lucrative Harness Million Sale Race Series when they take to the track across New Zealand this...

Hailed as ‘The Million Dollar Spring’, New Zealand harness racing enthusiasts have a lot to look forward to in the new season as stakes for eighteen races have been announced for the...

While versatility and preparation in the industry is at its peak, New Zealand Bloodstock is pleased to announce the development of a new, robust online bidding platform specifically developed for...

Entries for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 National Standardbred Yearling Sale are now open with the Sale taking place next summer at Karaka and Christchurch from Sunday 14 February to Wednesday...

A display of speed and toughness to win the Group One Pearl Classic Final (2130m) launched Jett Star (NZ) (Bettor’s Delight) to the top of Western Australia’s two-year-old ranks at Gloucester...

Always An Angel (NZ) (Art Major) made history at Gloucester Park on Friday night when her incredible display of stamina notched the first Group One win by a filly graduate of NZB Standardbred.

Following the temporary suspension of equine exports last week due to a positive case of equine piroplasmosis, NZB Airfreight is confident that travel will resume shortly with increased testing...

NZB Standardbred’s highly anticipated 2020 All Age Sale saw New Zealand’s largest breeding stock go under the digital hammer on New Zealand Bloodstock’s online subsidiary platform...

Bidding for NZB Standardbred’s largest-ever online sale, the 2020 All Age Sale on gavelhouse.com, is set to close incrementally today starting with Lot 1 from 1pm (NZT).
Buyers wishing to...

New Zealand Bloodstock Standardbred bosses are seeing the last-day flurry they expected as New Zealand’s largest ever online sale comes into the home straight.
NZB Standardbred’s All Age Sale...

The early numbers are very encouraging for New Zealand’s largest ever online standardbred sale.
And NZB Standardbred representative Cam Bray says that it is not just from the early bids on the...

Bidding is now avaliable for NZB Standardbred’s largest breeding stock sale, the 2020 All Age Sale on gavelhouse.com.  
Featuring 148-catalogued lots, bidding will remain open for...

When it comes to buying weanlings, for respected sales veterinarian Ivan Bridge it is all in the legs.
For the first time in New Zealand standardbred sales history, the entire All Age Sale run by...

Alabar General Manager Graeme Henley says the upcoming All Age Sale on gavelhouse.com is more than just a sale. 
Because he believes it will be an important barometer for where the...

Under safe practice of hygiene and protocol measures, NZB Standardbred can confirm that bloodstock agents and industry licenced professionals are now permitted to enter studs and agistment farms...

Woodlands Stud boss Andrew Grierson knows he is about to gift somebody a bargain.
But he says that is all part of game for the breeding powerhouse as they count down to New Zealand’s largest ever...

New Zealand’s largest breeding stock sale of standardbreds featuring weanlings, yearlings, racehorses and broodmares is now live and available to view on gavelhouse.com.
The 2020 All Age Sale...

Under strict health and safety requirements, New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight has successfully completed a test flight with a small pool of horses from Auckland to Sydney.
With new regulations and...

The NZB Standardbred 2020 All Age Sale catalogue to be conducted on gavelhouse.com is beaming with racetrack potential, including a standout index of youngsters eligible for NZB Standardbred’s...

Confidence is growing horse flights to Australia should be able to return within a month.
But New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Manager Greg Northcott says it could take longer for anything like...

A strong line up of 28 sires available to the New Zealand breeding industry feature throughout New Zealand Bloodstock’s largest standardbred breeding stock sale, the 2020 All Age Sale to be...

In conjunction with parent company New Zealand Bloodstock, industry leader in online thoroughbred and standardbred sales, gavelhouse.com, will launch an enhanced platform in May named Gavelhouse...

The New Zealand Bloodstock 2020 All Age Sale, set to be conducted on the digital platform gavelhouse.com this May, is brimming with plenty of Group One-winning relations who have ample credentials...

New Zealand Bloodstock’s largest standardbred breeding stock sale is now set to be conducted on the digital platform gavelhouse.com this May, with an early release of the full catalogue...