Unrivalled NZB Ready to Run Sale Launches 2026 Catalogue The catalogue for the world’s leading two-year-old sale is now online, with NZB’s 2026 Ready to Run Sale set to take place at Karaka on 18 and 19 November. 💥💪 Peerless by every measure, NZB’s Ready to Run Sale graduates have won 33 Group One races and 115 stakes races in the last five seasons. Last season alone, graduates of the Sale won 26 black-type races, while graduates of both Australian 2YO sales combined claimed only 12 in the same period. 👊 Hong Kong Derby victor Invincible Ibis, plus Group One stars Ceolwulf, Mr Brightside, Gringotts, Lucky Sweynesse, Golden Sixty, Antino, Feroce, War Machine and Warmonger headline a remarkable list of recent graduates from this Sale. “If buyers are looking for proven performance, this is the one sale they need to attend,” commented NZB’s Managing Director Andrew Seabrook. The 2026 edition of the Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 11am (NZT) on 18 & 19 November, with Breeze Ups to be held across two consecutive days on one turf track at Te Rapa Racecourse on 12 & 13 October. 🗞 READ: nzb.co.nz/news/unrivalled-nz… 📙 CATALOGUE: nzb.co.nz/sales/26rtr

Sulek (NZ) (Super Seth) swooped late under Billy Egan to deliver a winner for @suttonracingdom on Oaks Day at Flemington, claiming the Benchmark 80 Cirka Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m). The four year old gelding has now won three times and amassed more than A$400,000 in prizemoney after being purchased for $420,000 from @KBBloodstock draft at the 2024 @KarakaChat Ready To Run Sale. #VisitInvestWin

Heading to Ellerslie tomorrow? The on-farm parades for the 2026 Ready to Run Sale kick off tomorrow, commencing with @lilywhiteslodge's draft at 10:30am! 🏇💫 NZB and NZ-based agents are also available to inspect on your behalf should you require a head start on inspections and evaluations. 🚙 The online catalogue can be viewed along with Breeze Up videos and times, and vendor media here💻: nzb.co.nz/sales/26rtr #WhereWinningBegins

De Armas (NZ) Completes Big Week For NZB Online Yearling Sale Graduates of NZB’s National Online Yearling Sale have scored Group victories at Flemington on each of the last two Saturdays.🏇 🎉 A week after #Soverato (NZ) (Vadamos) won the Group Three Tesio Stakes (2040m), #DeArmas (NZ) (Ardrossan) completed the double with an outstanding performance in Saturday’s $300,000 Group Two HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes (2000m). 🏆 @ElsdonPark offered De Armas during NZB's 2025 National Online Yearling Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, where @benner_racing bought her for $16,000. She has now had seven starts for three wins, a placing and A$508,668 in stakes – almost 40 times her purchase price. 🤝 “She had it won at the 400 metres, albeit doing a few little things wrong, but her class shone through,” Shinn said. Read more here📰: nzb.co.nz/news/de-armas-nz-c… 📸:Bruno Cannatelli /Ultimate Racing Photos

ADAPTATION (Almanzor x Respin) partners with @tomo_sherry for a smart maiden win at @nowraraces. He’s a @KarakaChat buy from @CambridgeStud. Congrats to our connections 👏

Team @JamesCummings88 is on the board at Happy Valley for the first time! 👊 #LoveRacing | #HKracing

In Hong Kong the New Zealand bred #FalconHunter (U S Navy Flag) has won for trainer James Cummings. He was sold by The @OaksStud at the 2024 @KarakaChat Book 1 Sale for $80,000 to owner Mr CL Chan. #VisitInvestWin

Hello Youmzain’s multiple stakes-winning mare Platinum Diamond digs deep and uses every inch of the Ōtaki straight to get the chocolates for Bruno Queiroz and @lisalattaracing. A winner of five of her 15 starts, Platinum Diamond was bred by Beaufort Downs from the Thorn Park mare Spritz & purchased by her trainer @karakachat. Congratulations to all the connections!

Woo Hoo 🎉!! Derby Day success @FlemingtonVRC for Ardy's De Armas (NZ), winning the G2 VRC Wakeful Stakes (2000m)🤩 for @cwallerracing and @blake_shinn 🙌 Coming off two outstanding G1 efforts in the Flight Stakes and Thousand Guineas, the 3yo filly was bred by our great supporter Lib Petagna of JML Bloodstock who then offered her @KarakaChat through @ElsdonPark's draft. Congratulations @OTIRacing and all the winning connections 🏆

Listed winner & Group One placed #DeArmas (NZ) (Ardrossan) just keeps on performing! 🤩👏 She adds the Group Two Wakeful Stakes (2000m) to her growing CV, with the Group One Oaks in firm sight.🏇🏆 Originally a NZ$16,000 purchase from @ElsdonPark’s 2025 NZB National Online Yearling Sale draft by @benner_racing before making her way to Aussie for strong NZ supporters, @OTIRacing.🤝🥂 Congratulations to all connections.🎉 #WhereWinningBegins

DE ARMAS. FULLY LOADED 🎯 DE ARMAS 🇳🇿 (3f Ardrossan x Regal Winks) has the Oaks in her sights! Already a Listed winner and Group 1-placed, the talented Kiwi filly strengthens her staying credentials in the G2 WAKEFUL STAKES (2000m) 🏆 She was a NZ$16,000 purchase from the @ElsdonPark draft at the 2025 @KarakaChat National Online Yearling Sale before being sold privately to @OTIRacing. From bargain yearling to Oaks contender! 🔥

De Armas (NZ) (Ardrossan) powered home under @blake_shinn to claim the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington for @cwallerracing. The three year old filly recorded her first Australian victory and second stakes success. Previously trained by Johno Benner in New Zealand, De Armas was purchased by Benner for just $16,000 from @ElsdonPark Park’s 2024 @KarakaChat Online Yearling Sale on @gavelhouse Plus. #VisitInvestWin

🌟 #HH ratings alert! MEGASTAR HEART delivered another performance that suggested that he's a proper top-flight sprinter in Hong Kong! Here's how @HKhutchi assessed the 2023 @KarakaChat Ready to Run sales topper! 👇 Watch more: hutchishonkers.com/news/ragi… @HongKong_Racing | @WorldPool

Group One Contenders Boost Ready to Run Excitement for Ohukia Lodge 🤩 @OhukiaLodge has a proud record and a well-earned reputation as one of the NZB Ready to Run Sale’s top vendors, so they don’t need much in the way of extra publicity – but a pair of Group One contenders over the next two weeks won’t hurt. As they prepare to offer 21 two-year-olds at Karaka on 18 and 19 November, Ohukia will be represented by #Cignetti (NZ) (Super Seth) in this Saturday’s A$3m Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington, then #SystemOfPlay (Ole Kirk) in the $700,000 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November 14.🏇💫 “They’re a couple of quite exciting graduates out of last year’s draft, and we can’t wait to see them step out in Group One races leading into this year’s sale,” Jamie Beatson said. “They were both really nice horses to sell last year. They were both great to do anything with, and they both had a fair bit of attention leading into the sale. It hasn’t been surprising to see them go on to show good ability.” Their class of 2026 is made up of progeny of #HelloYoumzain, #Savabeel, #AceHigh, #Hellbent, #Ardrossan, #Toronado, #BraveSmash, #AllTooHard, #StreetBoss, #Hitotsu, #PerIncanto, #SuperSeth, #Pierata, #CircusMaximus and #TheAutumnSun.📙 “We’ve got quite a few really nice horses this year,” Beatson said. “It’s a good-sized draft and there’s a wide range of sires. I think there’s a few absolute belters in there, so I’m really looking forward to getting them up to Karaka and seeing what the buyers make of them. “We were really happy with the way they all went at the Breeze-Ups. They handled it well and couldn’t have gone much better. “I’m expecting the All Too Hard (Lot 132) to sell really well. He’s probably one of the headline horses in our draft this year. “We’ve also got one for Waikato Stud (Lot 45) that’s by Savabeel out of Starvoia (Starcraft), so he’s a full-brother to the Group One winner Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel). He breezed up really well too and you’d think he’d have a fair bit of interest in him.” Read the full story in detail here 👉📰: nzb.co.nz/news/group-one-con…

Megastar Heart & Ka Ying Lightning (NZ) are just some of the talented graduates that have come through a @KBBloodstock draft in recent years, and Kit & Bianca are looking forward to offering another stellar bunch of two-year-old's at this years Ready to Run Sale. 🏇 @JessieGower__ caught up with talented horseman Kit Brooks post Breeze Ups, where we learn more about his steady steed Bart, and how the team are tracking ahead of next months sale at Karaka. You can view KB Bloodstocks draft online here 👉: nzb.co.nz/sales/26rtr?search… #WhereWinningBegins

Pedigree Potential –NZB Ready to Run – Nicks that Click - @breednet 📝 In the lead up to the 2026 Ready to Run Sale, the team at Breednet have gone looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons. The Sha Tin meeting on Sunday featured three smart winners sourced from this sale – #MegastarHeart (Star Turn $825,000 sale-topper in 2023, now a winner of four from nine starts), #SpeedyPower (Farnan $150,000 in 2024, second HK winner for James Cummings) and #KaYingLightning (NZ) (All Too Hard $200,000 in 2024). ⚡ The David Hall trained Ka Ying Lightning is now undefeated with three wins from three starts after scorching the turf over 1000m in 56.16 seconds and he has a half-brother to be offered at the sale next month. 🏇💨 🔸Lot 256 offered by Apex Bloodstock NZL is a gelding by Hello Youmzain (Fr) from Floating Heart and like his half-brother Ka Ying Lightning has shown good pace in his breeze clocking 10.68 seconds. Progressive Chris Waller trained mare #Soverato (NZ) was just off the top staying 3YO fillies last season, but powered to the line at Flemington on Saturday to land her first stakes victory in the Group III MVRC Tesio Stakes (2000m). 🔸The win added Black Type to the page for Lot 360, a Shocking gelding offered by Pertab Racing Limited from Macaroon Miss, who is an unraced half-sister by Proisir to Soverato. The Group I VRC Victoria Derby is fast approaching and it can be tough to find a contender that is actually bred to do the job, so we’ve had a look at the Savabeel’s in this sale and highlighted two with the genetic blueprint to go far… literally! 🔸Lot 33 Gelding Savabeel x Smart Thinking, by O’Reilly – Ohukia Lodge. 🔸Lot 204 Colt Savabeel x Chloe (Fr), by Siyouni – BMD Bloodstock Ltd READ 💻: me-l.co/78dtcy6q

Prima Park Poised To Make Ready to Run Sale Impact 💥✍ -by Dennis Ryan During more than a decade as a vendor at the annual NZB Ready to Run Sale, Prima Park has risen through the ranks to become one of the go-to sources at the Karaka two-year-old auction. @prima_park's Ready to Run Sale ascendancy has coincided with operations becoming centralised on a property just north of Matamata purchased by the Van Dyk family nearly five years ago. Beginning with a blank canvas, they developed the 50-acre block as fit for purpose for Prima Park’s core activities centred on sales preparation, breaking and pre-training, complemented by a small racing string.🏇 Right now it’s a hive of activity as the finishing touches are applied to another Ready to Run draft featuring immense depth in pedigree, type and potential. Additionally buoyed by some impressive statistics from the pre-sale breeze-ups, farm principal Kelly Van Dyk has every reason to be looking forward to presenting her class of 2026 at Karaka on November 18 and 19. Leading the charge for Prima Park at the Te Rapa breeze-ups were Lots 35 and 206, sons of Tassort and Zousain who were paired up to run their final 200m in 10.19 and 10.24 seconds respectively – the two fastest times in this year’s catalogue. Little inferior was Lot 165, a colt by Lord Tanagloa, who recorded 10.39. “It’s not just the time they run but how they do it, and I was happy to see all of ours step up and get through their breeze-ups so well,” Van Dyk observed. “Tassort and Zousain are two young stallions leaving plenty of winners, including up in Hong Kong. The Tassort is out of a mare by Hinchinbrook, who was the sire of one of our early Ready to Run graduates, the champion Hong Kong sprinter Beat The Clock.” “There’s no reason why this shouldn’t be another successful Ready to Run Sale,” she commented. “The signs at lead-up sales have been good and buyers have so much faith in what NZB along with their vendors bring to the table. Read the full story here👉🏻📰: nzb.co.nz/news/prima-park-po… View Prima Park's draft online here📙: nzb.co.nz/sales/26rtr?search…