The 1000 Guineas is a Group One set-weights

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for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1600 metres (1 mile) at

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Christchurch New Zealand Cup week

It is on the final Saturday of Christchurch's famous Christchurch "Cup Week" held in the second week of November. For thoroughbred horses the week also features: * the

New Zealand 2000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas is a Group One set-weight Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 metres at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch New Zealand cup week The New Zealand 2000 Guineas is he ...

on the first Saturday * the Coupland's Bakeries Mile on the Wednesday * the Stewards Handicap sprint on the final Saturday * the

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on the final Saturday Christchurch Cup week includes premier standardbred meetings at Addington raceway including: * the

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for pacers on the Tuesday * the

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for pacers on the Friday * the

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for trotters on the Friday There is also greyhound racing on the Thursday, including the following Group 1 races: * the New Zealand Galaxy - C5f 295m * the New Zealand Greyhound Cup - C5f 520m * the New Zealand Stayers Cup - C2df 732m The week also features the Canterbury A&P Show

History

Until 1973, both the

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and the

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were run at Riccarton. When those races were moved to Trentham and Ellerslie respectively, Riccarton was awarded two new classic races, the 1000 and 2000 Guineas over 1600 metres (1 mile). These races are based on those of the same name in the United Kingdom, run at Newmarket in the first weekend in May. Both races have quickly established themselves on the New Zealand calendar, and the 1000 Guineas routinely attracts all of the country's leading fillies and, as a crucial race in the Filly Of The Year series, is regularly taken out by the eventual winner of that title. Among the best recent winners are Katie Lee,

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, King's Rose, the brilliant but ill-fated Taatletail and Tycoon Lil. The 1000 Guineas has been run for a total stake of: * 1975 - $20,000 * 1986 - $100,000 * 1994 - $100,000 * 2003 - $275,000 * 2007 - $325,000 * 2019 - $300,000.

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Christchurch New Zealand Cup week

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