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NZB Standardbred’s 2025 National Yearling Sale Christchurch session has now concluded with a record price of $270,000 paid out by the Kentuckiana Lodge Ltd for Lot 139 (Bettor’s Delight – Imagine Me). For a full rundown of the sale including all the stats, click here. Kentuckiana Lodge‘s Cran Dalgety wraps up his take on the […]
After several discussions with harness racing bodies, vendors and buyers, the dates for the 2025 National Standardbred Yearling Sale have been confirmed for the season ahead. The new dates see selling take place during the Auckland session at the Karaka Sales Centre on Saturday 15 February, while selling during the Christchurch session at the Canterbury RDA building stands at […]
NZB’s National Standardbred Yearling Sale continued in Christchurch on Tuesday, where 134 lots went under the hammer at the Canterbury Agricultural Park. A flurry of bids bookended the first of two days in Christchurch, where top lots were seen at the start and end of the mixed day of trading. On top was Lot 136, a […]
The best trotting genetics from across the harness racing globe will greet buyers at the 2024 National Yearling Sale in Auckland and Christchurch, with NZB Standardbred offering another quality catalogue filled with the progeny of square gaiting stars from both hemispheres. 16 trotting yearlings will be offered at the Karaka Sale Centre on Sunday 18 […]
Bloodstock investors will be treated to an array of Group One harness racing pedigrees at the 2024 NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sale at Karaka and Christchurch. Just five years after entering the standardbred market, NZB Standardbred’s National Yearling Sale has established itself as the best source of elite youngsters in Australasia. 126 blueblood yearlings are […]
Another outstanding 393-strong harness racing catalogue has been assembled for NZB Standardbred’s 2024 National Yearling Sale held at Karaka and Canterbury Agricultural Park next summer. The Sale will commence Sunday 18 February in Auckland and run across two days on Tuesday 20 February and Wednesday 21 February in Christchurch. The condensed three-day sale with an inspection day between Auckland […]
After a very slow start, the first day of the NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales in Christchurch today found a heartbeat late in the day when some of the sought after lots came into the ring. The average sale price for yearling trotters this year was $33,694 compared to last years $23,592 but the clearance rate […]
Day One of the Christchurch session saw yearlings from top level harness racing families in demand, coupled with a mixed day of selling at NZB Standardbred’s 2023 National Yearling Sale. Demand was strong for quality trotting yearlings, with vendor Laura Smith being responsible for preparing three of the top five lots. NZB Standardbred Manager Cam […]
The Christchurch session of NZB Standardbred’s 2023 harness racing National Yearling Sale takes place at Canterbury Agricultural Park from Monday 20 February to Wednesday 22 February. A sole trotting session will begin today at 3pm (NZT) with Lots 129 through to 194 going through the ring. Day Two in Christchurch kicks off the pacing sessions […]
Quality harness racing lots were sought after on the first day of trading at NZB Standardbred’s 2023 National Yearling Sale in Auckland. During the opening session, 85 lots sold for a total turnover of $5,116,000. The average finished at $60,905, with the median closing at $46,750 and the clearance rate settled at 69%. NZB Standardbred […]
