The Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes is a
Group One horse race held for
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 ...
two-year-olds at
Awapuni Racecourse in
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
,
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.
Run over 1400 metres in late March or early April, for a stake of $225,000 (2021) it, and the
Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes (1200m), are regarded as New Zealand's best two-year-old races.
It is currently raced on the same day as the:
* Group 2
Awapuni Gold Cup
The Awapuni Gold Cup is held annually in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is a set weight and penalties race over 2,000 metres for a total stake of $100,000.
History
First held in 1915, the race has been won by many of New Zealand's most famous ...
over 2000m for open class horses.
* Group 3 Manawatu Classic over 2000m for 3YO horses.
* Listed Flying Handicap over 1400m for Open Handicap runners.
The race was first run in 1908 over 1200 metres with the current distance being adopted in 1926.
Results Since 1969
Earlier Winners
*1968 - Mayo Gold
*1967 - Mannix
*1966 - Raidan
*1965 - Jetmate
*1964 - Rio
*1963 - Gold Chat
*1962 - Blyton
*1961 - Cabriere
*1960 - Marengo
*1959 - Gayfair
*1958 - Up and Coming
*1957 - Miss Able
*1956 - Passive
*1955 - Romanos
*1954 - Royal Applause
*1953 - Timanah
*1952 - Flying Queen
*1951 - Taringaroa
*1950 - The Unicorn
*1949 - Gold Script
*1948 - Joyful Lady
*1947 - Great Trek
*1946 - Robin's Reward
*1945 - Royal Raider
*1944 - Subdued
*1943 - Virtuoso
*1942 - Nizam
*1941 - Premature
*1940 - Phaleron
*1939 - Submission
*1938 - Defaulter
*1937 - Smoke Screen
*1936 - Custos
*1935 - Legatee
*1934 - Burnish
*1933 - Golden Hair
*1932 - Midinette
*1931 - High Comedy
*1930 - Gesture
*1929 - Gay Ballerina
*1928 - Episode
*1927 - Thaw
*1926 - Limerick
*1925 - Lady Cavendish
*1924 - Motley
*1923 - Tukia
*1922 - The Dunce
*1921 - Absurdum
*1920 - Little River
*1919 - Warplane
*1918 - Finmark
*1917 - Estland
*1916 - Hyttus
*1915 -
Desert Gold Desert Gold may refer to:
* ''Geraea canescens'', a wildflower also known as Desert Sunflower
* Desert Gold (horse), a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse
**Desert Gold (1919 film), ''Desert Gold'' (1919 film), an Australian film about the racehorse ...
*1914 - Charmilla
*1913 - Rinaldo
*1912 - Ermengarde
*1911 - Peirene
*1910 - ''no race''
*1909 - Polymorphous
*1908 - Maori King
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 machi ...
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Awapuni Gold Cup
The Awapuni Gold Cup is held annually in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is a set weight and penalties race over 2,000 metres for a total stake of $100,000.
History
First held in 1915, the race has been won by many of New Zealand's most famous ...
*
Karaka Million
*
New Zealand Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day o ...
References
Horse races in New Zealand
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