Scene Set For 2026 Breeze Ups

Breeze Ups for the world’s best sale of two-year-olds are set to take place next week on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October at Te Rapa Racecourse.

All two-year-olds entered in NZB’s Ready to Run Sale have the opportunity to breeze on the same turf track at Te Rapa Racecourse over two consecutive days.

Commencing at the earlier time of 9.30am each day, NZB will be recording various details during the Breeze Ups including timing the last 200m of their gallop, regular penetrometer readings of the track, plus an outline of the weather conditions and wind anemometer reading against each lot.

This data will be displayed on the NZB website against each horse for easy analysis and comparison and will be available alongside the video clips of the Breeze Up footage by Friday 16 October.

All prospective buyers are welcome to attend the Breeze Ups, with the full schedule available to view here.

For bloodstock enquiries or inspections, NZB's Bloodstock team can be contacted here, or the New Zealand-based bloodstock agents (BAFNZ) can be found here.

Keep up to date with stories and content throughout both days on NZB’s social media channels.

The on-farm parades for NZB's Ready to Run Sale are set to take place from the week commencing 2 November, with a schedule to follow.