NEW ZEALAND THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION
Representing and Advocating for New Zealand Breeders.
His Majesty
King Charles III
Patron of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association
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LATEST NEWS
Rick Hill
November 20th 2025This week in Dunstan Horse Feeds’ Meet the Breeder, we caught up with Rick Hill, the breeder behind Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) heroine Bozo (Satono Aladdin), after her impressive staying triumphRead morePerfect timing launches NZB career
November 20th 2025Kane Jones’ timing was on the money when he sounded out employment possibilities with New Zealand Bloodstock. Toward the end of his student days, he contacted the Karaka company who respondedRead moreCatalogue Launched for Landmark 100th National Yearling Sale
November 17th 2025Fresh off the back of another record-breaking Ready to Run Sale, the cream of New Zealand’s yearling crop has been revealed for a landmark Karaka 2026, with a total of 1009 yearlings catalogued.Read moreRomanoff hits another high family note
November 17th 2025Victory bells have been ringing for Marie Leicester and her family for decades, with Romanoff (Belardo) the latest to hit a Group One note. Leicester bred the Pam Gerard-trained son of Belardo whoRead morePerfect Scenario retired
November 17th 2025Group One performer Perfect Scenario (Iffraaj) has been retired following his unplaced run in the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) at Riccarton last week. The eight-year-old son of Iffraaj has been a stableRead moreProved secures first black-type success
November 17th 2025A bargain buy from Windsor Park Stud’s Rugby, Racing and Beer yearling sale has now won six of her seven starts including a first black-type success in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 How Now StakesRead moreSouthern mare strikes gold at Riccarton
November 15th 2025Southern mare Inflamed (Ghibellines) used every inch of a sodden Riccarton racetrack to storm to victory in Saturday’s Listed Lindauer Stewards Stakes (1200m). Scenes seldom experienced on a NewRead moreRomanoff heads Gerard quinella in 2000 Guineas
November 15th 2025The only thing certain as horses slogged their way to the winning post in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) was that Matamata trainer Pam Gerard wouldRead moreBozo reigns supreme in gruelling New Zealand Cup
November 15th 2025Respected Wanganui trainer Kevin Myers captured his fourth Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton on Saturday courtesy of a supreme staying performance by Bozo (Satono Aladdin). AnRead moreAgera’s astonishing rise continues in Tauranga Stakes
November 15th 2025Three months after starting the season as a two-win horse with a rating of 70, Agera (Complacent) stepped on to the big stage at Tauranga on Saturday and became a weight-for-age winner in the Gr.2Read moreTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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