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Improving off her last start second, #WSNZBred 🇳🇿Banquo filly Portland breaks her maiden with an all the way, 3.3 length victory for @marshracing and jockey Tayla Mitchell 🙌🏼

Congrats to all connections of Portland & trainer Stephen Marsh, who took out the NZB/Entain Pearl Series 1200m at Hawera earlier today! Early-bird pricing closes NEXT TUESDAY! Don’t miss your opportunity to be apart of the Pearl Series! Enter below 📷 pearlseries.nzthoroughbred.co.nz

Congrats to connections of Aeliana, who landed her richly deserved second Group One victory in Saturday’s A$1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m). Aeliana was bred by Nearco Stud & @RichHillStud & is by @ArrowfieldStud stallion Castelvecchio out of the Star Witness mare Temolie.

REMINDER | Early Bird Pearl Series Entries Closing Soon ‼️ Earlybird entries for the Entain-NZB Insurance Pearl Series close on Tuesday 31 March 2026. The earlybird entry of $1,000 + GST saves you $500, and gives you the opportunity to win a share of $2.9 million on offer. The Pearl Series scheme includes up to 100 individual races for fillies and mares over four seasons' racing (two to five years of age), with bonuses for each race of $28,000 (1st = $20,000, 2nd = $4,000, 3rd = $2,000), plus the winning trainer and nominator receive $1,000 each. The Series also includes a Pearl Series Final race, with an extra $100,000 in bonuses on top of the stake money on offer. 💰 NZB Insurance is proud to sponsor the Pearl Bonus Series for fillies and mares for over 14 years, in conjunction with NZTBA, NZTR and Entain. To nominate your 2024-born fillies, contact NZTBA as soon as possible or enter online here ➡ pearlseries.nzthoroughbred.co.nz

The NZB Mega Maiden Bonus has been struck 🎯💰 Congratulations to all connections of #FrozenFortune (NZ) (Proisir) who collected a $25,000 bonus on top of his race day earnings after his smart maiden win at Matamata Racing Club for Pike Racing for owners Nearco Stud & Rich Hill Thoroughbreds Ltd 🎉 $20,000 goes to the owner, while $5,000 will go to the trainer 🤝 The next opportunity to secure the bonus will be Sunday 29 March at Tauranga over 1200m. 🏇 All eligible horses for the Karaka Millions Series are denoted by the ‘KM’ logo on the NZTR website. View the full NZB Mega Maiden Series schedule here: nzb.co.nz/maidenseries 📸: Frozen Fortune picture ahead of Karaka 2024.

Just WOW!🥹🥝 @mcacajamez lifts #Aeliana (NZ) to secure the G1 A$1M ATC Ranvet Stakes (2000m) for @cwallerracing & @StarTbreds 🏆🎉 The daughter of Castelvecchio was purchased by @StarTbreds for $180,000 from @RichHillStud’s Karaka 2023 draft 🤝 Congrats to all connections 🙌🏻 #WhereWinningBegins

@anz_news | Kiwi Chronicles, By Lloyd Jackson! Read the latest 👇 nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/1620…

Entries For National Online Yearling Sale Close Today ⚠️ To enter your unbroken yearlings into the Sale, visit NZB's online portal at portal.nzb.co.nz or for enquiries contact NZB's Bloodstock Administrator Mary Jane Harvey by 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. 💻: nzb.co.nz/sales/26gny

Congratulations to all connections of Blushing, and trainer Bruce Tapper, who delivered an impressive win in the NZB/Entain Pearl Series 1600m at Wingatui last Sunday! Early-bird pricing closes March 31! Enter below 👇 pearlseries.nzthoroughbred.co.nz

REMINDER 🚨| Entries For National Online Yearling Sale Close Soon To enter your unbroken yearlings into 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. Entries close Wednesday 18 March 2026. ⏳ 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. 💻: nzb.co.nz/sales/26gny

Well done to all connections of Thumbelina, who delivered a strong performance to win the NZB/Entain Pearl Series 1200m at Pukekohe on Friday afternoon. Early-bird pricing closes March 31! Enter today! pearlseries.nzthoroughbred.co.nz

ARION PEDIGREES MAIDEN WINNER FOCUS 📷📷📷

Our champ 💪 PER INCANTO is feeling good! Looking outstanding and relishing the results that his progeny are providing ⭐️ leading the CENTAINE Stallion Award with worldwide earnings of $19,206,468 ⭐️ leading the DEWAR Stallion Award for NZ & Aus earnings of $12,486,937

NEWS: @WaikatoStud bred China Win is hoping to win his way into the Hong Kong Derby when he races at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Read more here racingnews.co.nz/china-win-seek…

✨Congratulations to the connections of Elle Sourit, who claimed the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) on Saturday! 💜Nominate your 2024-born filly before March 31 to save $500 + GST on Early-bird pricing! pearlseries.nzthoroughbred.co.nz

Breeders Reap $70,000 Pearl Series Prize with Elle Sourit 🥂💸 When #ElleSourit (NZ) (Ocean Park) took out the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, the $120,000 stake money was not the only winning claims for co-breeder and owner Carey Pearce. Unbeaten in four starts, Elle Sourit scored her share of a $100,000 bonus attached to the race on top of the base stake – $70,000 to the winner, $20,000 for second and $10,000 for third. Bred and raced by Anne Barr, Janine Bell, Wayne Dempster and Pearce, the group of friends are enjoying the ride of breeding and owning the unbeaten star four-year-old mare. “When Elle Sourit’s dam retired from racing, the four of us had the opportunity to buy into her as a breeding proposition,” commented Pearce. Elle Sourit’s dam Bel Sorriso (NZ) (Keeper) was just a $5,000 purchase from Karaka as a yearling, and went on to win on eight occasions, including the Group Three Thompson Handicap (1600m). “It wasn’t a smooth passage breeding with Bel Sorriso. The first foal was a winner in Australia, but we have lost two foals from her. We decided on Ocean Park as a consort for her, and then Contributer.” “Until we bred a filly, I wasn’t greatly aware of the Entain – NZB Insurance Pearl Series, but have since become a big fan of it. “We were fortunate to win a Pearl Bonus with Elle Sourit already, so to subsequently win the final is great. I’m a big supporter of the concept and while we’re not big breeders it is helpful to us to have that support,” added Pearce who passionately follows all things thoroughbred breeding and racing. “We know how hard it is to get a good horse. We’ve already been approached by people wanting to secure her, but at that stage the collective group had no interest in selling her.” “Given how good she has been, the factor of breeding from her in the future is certainly on the table.” Asked what is on the cards next for the unbeaten Elle Sourit, Pearce was quick to leave those decisions to her trainer Andrew Forsman. “That’s over to Andrew of course, but I think she is a horse suited to Trentham so we are looking at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes on 28 March. We have some heritage with Trentham so out of sentiment it would be good to go there but we have to be realistic and do what is best for the horse.” Read the full story here👉 📰: nzb.co.nz/news/breeders-…

Road To Paris (NZ) (Circus Maximus) crowned a momentous week for @WindsorParkStud when he provided the farm’s resident sire Circus Maximus with his first elite level success on Champions’ Day at Ellerslie. nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/1617…

Perfect Group One Swansong for Legarto (NZ) 👋 In her final New Zealand race, superstar Karaka graduate #Legarto (NZ) (Proisir) produced one of Champions Day’s very best performances and added a fifth Group One trophy to her outstanding record. Saturday’s $1m Group One Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie was the 12th win overall from 24 starts for Legarto, who was bought by Ancroft Stud for $90,000 from the Book 2 draft of Highline Thoroughbreds at Karaka 2021. Legarto has now earned $3.16m – 35 times her purchase price. 💸 “It’s quite an emotional win, because it is probably the last time you will see her on a New Zealand racetrack. “I’m very proud of this mare. She is one out of the box and a horse you only get once in a lifetime. Bev and I have been very fortunate to have had her.” #WhereWinningBegins✨ Read more here 📰: nzb.co.nz/news/perfect-e…

Unbeaten Elle Sourit (NZ) Stars in Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final 💰 A potential future star of fillies and mares’ ranks may have been unveiled in the $120,000 Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m) on Champions Day at Ellerslie on Saturday. In addition to its base stake of $120,000, the Pearl Series Final also carried an additional $100,000 in bonuses – $70,000 to the winner, $20,000 for second and $10,000 for third – generously funded by Entain, NZB Insurance, the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing. 💸 The lucrative race was taken out by Elle Sourit (NZ) (Ocean Park), who is now unbeaten in four starts.🏇 Bred and raced by Ms A I Barr, J A Bell, W M Dempster and C J Pearce, Elle Sourit has banked $120,750 in prize-money. She was offered by Wentwood Grange in Book 1 of Karaka 2023. 🤝 Read more here 📰:nzb.co.nz/news/unbeaten-…

We don’t do this often… But when we do, history tends to follow. Encosta De Lago. Wootton Bassett. Now this exciting, proven sire has arrived in Australia. Welcome to Coolmore Super Seth…. @CoolmoreAus