Entries Open for 2025 National Weanling Sale

Media Release - Tuesday March 11

Entries for NZB’s 2025 National Weanling Sale are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on Thursday 26 June.

 

Continuing as a dedicated weanling only format, the Sale is a happy hunting ground for those searching for their next pinhook success story or racetrack star. The Sale also offers breeders an attractive platform to sell their young stock to a strong international and domestic audience, with the added bonus of Karaka Millions eligibility.

In an exciting move, the National Weanling Sale will be held on the same date as the National Standardbred Weanling Sale at Karaka. The joint sale date will see the thoroughbred session get underway in the morning, with the standardbred weanlings selling later that afternoon.

The weanling session in 2024 returned more than $2.4 million, with a top price of $170,000 achieved for a Satono Aladdin filly on account of Brighthill Farm - one of nine weanlings that realised $100,000 or more alongside healthy increases in the average and median.

Following another strong 2024-25 sales season, NZB’s Manager Director Andrew Seabrook is looking ahead to the boutique sale with confidence.  

“With all the positivity surrounding the industry at the moment, it should give breeders great confidence to bring these weanlings to the market.” 

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“The Sale continues to attract strong international and domestic participation, with the opportunity for both end-users and traders given the genuine racing and investment types on offer.

“There appears to be a lot more synergy between the two codes at the moment, so having both sales on the day should create a bigger crowd, a better atmosphere and hopefully some cross-coding.”

A proven source of success on the track, star NZB weanling graduates include the likes of Jedibeel (NZ) (Savabeel), Pivotal Ten (NZ) (Ten Soverigns), Read About It (NZ) (Wrote), Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) and Pignan (NZ) (Staphanos) to name a few.
All weanlings offered are eligible to be nominated for NZB’s lucrative Karaka Millions Series. Graduates can compete for a share in the $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), followed by the $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) as well as the $1m NZB Mega Maiden Series.

Entries for the National Weanling Sale are open from today and close on 24 April. To enter the Sale, visit NZB's online portal at portal.nzb.co.nz or for enquiries contact NZB's Bloodstock Administrator Mary Jane Harvey by calling +64 9 393 9832 or emailing MaryJane.Harvey@nzb.co.nz.

For more information about the Sale, contact NZB Bloodstock Sales Manager Kane Jones on +64 27 274 4985 or email Kane.Jones@nzb.co.nz.

UPCOMING SALES


2025 National Online Yearling Sale
Catalogue Live 18 March
Bidding Closes 1 April on Gavelhouse Plus from 6pm (NZT)
 
2025 National Weanling Sale
Thursday 26 June at Karaka
Entries Close 24 April

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