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“The best week in the sales calendar”
Advocates Tom Magnier, a regular visitor and purchaser at Karaka’s National Yearling Sale
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HERE WAS NO RESTING on laurels for New Zealand Bloodstock after November’s record-shattering Ready to Run Sale. Instead, the release of the catalogues for Karaka 2024 has launched the countdown to the pinnacle event on the sales calendar. The 98th National Yearling Sales Series will take place at Karaka from Sunday, 28th January to Friday, 2nd February. The catalogues, which are now available to view online, contain an exceptional selection of 682 yearlings in Book 1 and another 442 in Book 2. The National Yearling Sales Series is New Zealand Bloodstock’s flagship event and has launched the careers of countless racetrack stars in recent years. In a season for the ages, Karaka graduates dominated the Group 1 races with a staggering haul across Australasia last season. The triple Group 1 winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart (Redwood) won the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) in Sydney in the spring, followed by an
elite summer double on home soil in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and the New Zealand Derby (2400m). The $55,000 Book 2 purchase earned more than $3 million during his three-year-old season
and was named New Zealand’s Horse of the Year. Molly Bloom returns to scale following
Tom Magnier signing at Karaka: he is impressed with the sale and the hospitality received
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