HGT Bloodstock Ltd

21/01/2025

HGT 2023 Karaka Book 1 graduate FUN NEVER SETS (Proisir x It’s All Fun) set to take her place in the big dance on Saturday 💪🏼

Our Pinnacle Racing-trained filly Fun Never Sets has drawn barrier 1 for Saturday’s TAB Karaka Millions 3YO Classic.

18/01/2025

She didn’t get the chocolates today but wow another huge effort from CONNELLO running a gallant 2nd in the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes today,adding more black type to her resume 💪🏼

From a wide draw she was always going to have her work cut out today but judging by not only this run but also her season to date, there is plenty more in store for this filly

17/01/2025

Here it is- the HGT Karaka Yearling Sales Class of 2025! 💪🏼
A diverse draft of lovely horses that our team have looking a treat. We can be found at Karaka from the 22nd of Jan onwards in H Barn

📸: Equus Media NZ

New Zealand Bloodstock

16/01/2025

A very tidy trial from TEST DRIVE (Time Test x Brah Spring 2YO filly) for trainer Nayton Mitchell today at Ashburton ⚡️

We will keeping an eye on the nominations in the near future when she looks to make her race day debut as she is a full sister to our c**t heading up to Karaka Book 2 next week as Lot 982- find us in H Barn from the 22nd of Jan!

26/12/2024

A nice pedigree update for Lot 744 our All Too Hard filly heading to Karaka Book 2 next month when half brother DISCOVERY BAY scored his second win by a whisker at Otaki today 💪🏼

30/11/2024

FUN NEVER SETS (Proisir x It’s All Fun) grinds it out and gets the job done for the Go Racing Team at Ellerslie today 💃🏻

Fun Never Sets is an HGT Karaka 2023 Book 1 graduate where she was purchased for $50k

21/11/2024

😏HGT Sale Graduates continue to prove that our draft’s provide plenty of opportunities for successful pinhooking following the final day of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run sale.

🌟 LOT 402 Derryn x Hot Spot sold by Riversley Park for a whopping $420k to Mr KM Yeung. This c**t was bred by good friends John and Adrienne O’Brien and offered as part of our 2023 Karaka Weanling draft where he was sold for $21k to Pinhook Bloodstock

🌟 LOT 265 Per Incanto x Alternative Fact sold by BMD Bloodstock for $260k to the team at Lindsay Park Racing. He was bred by the big boss Helen Phinney and sold in the HGT Karaka Book 1 2024 draft for $85k to Barry and Ed Stapleton.

We love to see our horses get great results- both for ourselves and their new owners. These are genuine horses that head to Karaka to be sold and most importantly are going on to do great things 💪🏼💪🏼

13/11/2024

LUCKY TOUCH was too good for them last night at Happy Valley 🥳

He is a graduate of our Karaka 2022 Book 2 draft, purchased by Ohukia Lodge and subsequently being sold at the Ready to Run sales for $210,000. Great to see him getting the job done, onwards and upwards 💪🏼

27/10/2024

CONNELLO strikes again and looks to be 1000 Guineas bound 😏🥳

CONNELLO- the little horse that absolutely could 💪🏼💪🏼

She’s skipped away from them today for Tina Comignaghi making it 2 wins in a row for this filly who is right on track for the 1000 Guineas. Huge congrats to owners David Woodhouse and Bill Rutherford. It’s been a massive weekend for these colours watching Belclare do what she did in the Invitation yesterday, we are just so pleased for these very very passionate people!

18/10/2024

We have quietly been ticking along through our foaling season and we have had some lovely babies through the paddocks. Four foals born in the last 48 hours, and 4 left to go before we roll into Yearling season 💃🏻🕺🏻

06/10/2024

READ: The Lisa Latta Racing trained Connello has possible stakes targets after a comfortable win at Hawera on Saturday. https://www.racingnews.co.nz/connello-enhances-her-prospects-for-higher-honours/

05/10/2024

CONNELLO (Time Test x Baillieborough) is a true little professional and brought up her second win yesterday at Hawera in the 3YO 1200m. She holds a nomination for the NZ 1000 Guineas at Riccarton next month 🤞🏼

This filly was bred by HGT Bloodstock in partnership with David Woodhouse and is a graduate of our 2022 Karaka Weanling draft.

22/09/2024

You can’t ask for much more than that-RAPID opens her racing career in stylish fashion winning today down at Oamaru. With no disclosed trial form heading into this, Robert Dennis Racing had her ready to go and she did not disappoint.

A graduate from our Karaka Book 2 2023 draft where she was brought by Robert for $30k. Rapid is a DARCI BRAHMA filly out of a PINS mare in Rivertaine Coup, from the good Rivertaine family that goes back to the likes of XTRAVAGANT and LEGS

13/09/2024

Good luck to the team involved with CONNELLO (Time Test x Baillieborough) today as she runs in the Canterbury Belle Stakes at Riccarton.

This filly was bred by HGT Bloodstock in partnership with David Woodhouse and is a graduate of our 2022 Karaka Weanling draft.

11/09/2024

How cute is this super cheeky Ribchester x Lapis Lazulis c**t? Born last night at 8.30pm, he is loving a stunning Manawatu Spring day in the grass with his ma 🥰

22/07/2024

This time next month our first foals due should be on the ground off and running in these paddocks enjoying evenings like these 😍 it’s come around so quickly but it is our favourite time of year.

We have VERY limited spots left for foaling down (2 in September, 2 in October) so if we can be of assistance then please get in touch to book your mare in.

20/06/2024

That’s a wrap! Our time at New Zealand Bloodstock this week has come to an end with a very pleasing 83% clearance rate with Lot 121 Wooded x Winning Weather c**t topping our draft selling to Kelly Schweida for $40k. Great buying he is only going to continue to furnish further into a lovely horse.

Big thanks to our clients for trusting us with their babies and meeting the market to get them off into their new homes. To all the buyers, well done this was a very genuine bunch of youngsters and we can’t wait to see where they all end up 🥰

NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Association