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The condensed nature of Book 2 results in records being broken at Karaka
'The real deal': Unbeaten Aristopolos flying Armidale Stud's flag
St Mark's Basilica secured his first Southern Hemisphere stakes winner at the weekend when Aristopolos extended his unbeaten streak to three in the Listed Elwick Stakes. The Armidale Stud graduate had done stud director David Whishaw proud, and gives solid proof to the calculated risk of sending a mare to the mainland.
January 28th 2026
Trial report: Juvenile fillies impress across Eastern states
While the stars were out at Royal Randwick - where Beiwacht and Marhoona stretched their legs ahead of their autumnal returns - the eyecatchers of Tuesday's trials were the juvenile fillies, with impressive wins from Profitabelle, Medicinal, and Sweet Rebellion spanning three states.
January 28th 2026
Five things we learned at Karaka Day 2 in 2026
All key metrics finished in positive territory at the 2026 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, with aggregate, average, clearance rate and gross all increasing under the new two-day format, which has been received positively across the board.
January 27th 2026
Australia Day: Big day out for the Waterhouse & Bott team
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott celebrated a treble at Warwick Farm on Australia Day, led by Listed Australia Day Cup winner Newfoundland. A pair of beautifully bred 3-year-olds also saluted the judge being Lancelot Du Lac and Oz Princess. Across the nation, Brutal had a good day with three up and coming winners.
January 27th 2026
Buy Of The Weekend: Dream Roca’s brilliant Karaka Millions 2YO
From a NZ$75,000 purchase by trainer Liam Birchley’s Bloodstock Solutions, to victory in the R.Listed Karaka Millions 2YO at her third start, Dream Roca took her earnings over NZ$600,000 to be TTR’s buy of the weekend.
January 27th 2026
Hong Kong: Everlasting champions thrill Sha Tin again
Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior thrilled the Sha Tin crowds again, and while it was the expected result in the two Group 1 events, seeing champions dominate never gets old. Trebles for Purton, Hayes, and Lui dominated the card, while I Am Invincible celebrated a double with Happy Index and Invincible Shield. Per Incanto had a double as a damsire on the card.
January 27th 2026
Five things we learned at Karaka Day 1 in 2026
The crowds are great, the bidding was fierce, and the financial markers demonstrated a healthy trade across all levels of the market at the opening day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. TTR run through five key points of interest from Sunday's opening session of Book 1.
January 26th 2026
Which mares visited who in 2025?
As the final covering figures pour into the studbook, we take a look at the books of some of the country's leading stallions and see who were the highlights of their 2025 serving book.
January 26th 2026
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