The Captain Cook Stakes is a Group 1
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
run at
weight-for-age
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Weight for Age (WFA) is a term in thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race.
History
The principle of WFA was developed by Admiral Rous, a handicapper with the English Jockey Club. Rous ...
over a distance of 1,600 metres (1 mile) at
Trentham Racecourse
Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, next to Trentham Military Camp.
The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Clu ...
in
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...
, New Zealand.
Over the years the race has been won by great New Zealand racehorses such as
Rough Habit
Rough Habit (2 December 1986 – 7 November 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One (G1) races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995.
Background
Rough H ...
(1992), Solveig (1986) and Copper Belt (1977).
History
Name
* Marlboro Mile (1977-1979)
* Penfolds-Chardon Mile (1980-1981)
* DB Mile (1982-1983)
* Double Brown 1600 (1984-1985)
* Double Brown Mile (1986-1988)
* DB Draught 1600 (1989)
* Captain Cook Stakes (1990-2000)
* Fayette Park Prized Stakes (2001)
* Captain Cook Stakes (2002–Present)
Race Date
* Run In March (1977-1997)
* Run In October (1998-2008)
* Run In December (2009–Present)
In 2009 the
Wellington Racing Club
The Wellington Racing Club (WRC) is a racing horse racing club based at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand.
Founded as the Wellington Jockey Club in 1854, the first race meetings held by the club were at Hutt Park in 1854 a ...
changed the race date from the end of October to the beginning of December, to move it away from the Hawke's Bay Spring Carnival races such as the
Spring Classic
The Livamol Classic is a Weight-for-age Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke's Bay and was at one stage New Zealand's richest horse race. It is run at a distance of 2040m.
The race is run in October. The weather in the Haw ...
. Instead the Captain Cook Stakes was fitted in to be three to four weeks after the Coupland's Bakeries Mile
hurchill Stakesat Riccarton in November and three weeks before the
Zabeel Classic
The Zabeel Classic is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race run at weight-for-age over a distance of 2000 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on Boxing Day, a raceday steeped in tradition that frequently attracts in e ...
alaxy Stakesat Ellerslie on Boxing Day.
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Results
See also
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Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
The racing of Thoroughbred horses (or gallopers, as they are also known) is a popular gaming and spectator sport and industry in New Zealand.
History
Thoroughbred horse racing commenced soon after European settlement. The first totalisator machin ...
*
Wellington Cup
The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club.
History
Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been raced over various ...
*
Thorndon Mile The Thorndon Mile (formally WRC George Adams Handicap) is a Group One (G1) Thoroughbred horse race contested at Trentham Racecourse by the Wellington Racing Club.
The race is run on Wellington Cup day, traditionally the last Saturday of January. ...
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New Zealand Oaks
The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run at set weights over a distance of 2400 metres ( miles) on the third Saturday of March every year at Trentham Racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand.
It was r ...
*
Trentham Stakes
The Trentham Stakes is a Group 3 weight-for-age race held for thoroughbred racehorses at Trentham Racecourse near Wellington, New Zealand conducted by the Wellington Racing Club.
Held over 2100 metres in January, it is seen as the main lead-up ...
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Horse races in New Zealand