The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the

Riccarton Park Racecourse Riccarton Park Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Christchurch city area in New Zealand. History The Canterbury Jockey Club was established in 1854 and held its first meeting at Hagley Park in Easter 1855. The Riccarton ...

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

Phar Lap competing in a race, Melbourne, ca

New Zealand Cup week

The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of November. For thoroughbred horses the week also features: * the

New Zealand 1000 Guineas The 1000 Guineas is a Group One set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1600 metres (1 mile) at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. Christchurch New Zealand Cup week It is on the final Satu ...

for 3 year old fillies, * 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 hel ...

for 3 year olds, * the Stewards Handicap sprint, and * the Coupland's Bakeries Mile. Christchurch Cup week includes premier standardbred meetings at Addington raceway including: * the

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

for pacers on the Tuesday. * the

New Zealand Free For All The New Zealand Pacing Free For All is a major New Zealand harness race. It is notable as it is a Group One championship sprint race and has been won by nearly every champion pacer in New Zealand. History of the race Horses which have won the F ...

for pacers on the Friday. * the

Dominion Handicap The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses. The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the ...

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.

History of the New Zealand Cup

The New Zealand Cup is one of the oldest races in

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having been run each year since 1865. It is a race for stayers, over 3200 metres, which is also the distance of the

Auckland Cup The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race was ...

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 ...

as well as some major Australian races such as the

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbou ...

. Despite it dropping over time from a Group 1 race down to Group 3 status, it remains one of the most popular racing events in New Zealand with the 150th running in 2013. Maree Lyndon was the first female jockey to win a Group I race in New Zealand when winning the 1982 Cup on Sirtain. Notable winners include: * 2011 & 2012 - Blood Brotha, the 2013

winner. * 1995 & 1998 - Sapio, the winner of the 1997 Tattersall's Cup (Eagle Farm) and

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. * 1987 –

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, the 1988

winner. * 1985 - Samasaan, the 1986

winner. * 1974 – Fury's Order, the 1975

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winner. * 1973 - Watallan winning the Cup as a 10 year old, for his 21st victory from 111 starts, and paying a $98 dividend. * 1935 –

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, 2x winner of the

and the

Doncaster Handicap The Doncaster Mile, registered as the Doncaster Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred handicap race for horses three years old and older, held over 1,600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Although the ra ...

. * 1930 –

Nightmarch Nightmarch, foaled in 1925 was an outstanding New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse known as ''The Kiwi''. He won the New Zealand Derby and Dunedin Cup as a three-year-old before going to Australia where he became the first horse to win both ...

, winner of the 1929

and

. * 1918 - Sasanof, two years after becoming the first New Zealand owned, trained, and bred Melbourne Cup winner.

Group Status

* 1865-1977 (Principal Race) * 1978-1990 (Group 1) * 1991-2008 (Group 2) * 2009- (Group 3)

Race results

Previous winners

* 1969 – Middy * 1968 – Noir Filou * 1967 – Laramie * 1966 – Royal Bid * 1965 – Fieldmaster * 1964 – Alaska * 1963 – Beauzami * 1962 – Stipulate * 1961 – Quite Able * 1960 – Oreka * 1959 – Foglia d'Oro * 1958 – Balfast * 1957 – Great Scot * 1956 – Jimmy Flash * 1955 – Poetical * 1954 – Dormant * 1953 – Gold Scheme * 1952 – Conclusion * 1951 – Jamell * 1950 – Calibrate * 1949 – Excellency * 1948 – Sir Garnish * 1947 – Beau Le Havre * 1946 – Catterick Bridge * 1945 – Golden Souvenir * 1944 – Kevin * 1943 – Classform * 1942 – Royal Lancer * 1941 – Happy Ending * 1940 – Serenata * 1939 – Yours Truly * 1938 – Arctic King * 1937 – Cerne Abbas * 1936 – Ferson (AUS) * 1935 –

* 1934 – Steeton * 1933 – Palantua * 1932 – Fast Passage * 1931 – Spearful * 1930 –

* 1929 – Chide * 1928 – Oratrix * 1927 – Rapier * 1926 – Count Cavour * 1925 – The Banker * 1924 – Sunart * 1923 – Rouen * 1922 – Scion * 1921 – Royal Star * 1920 – Oratress * 1919 – Vagabond * 1918 – Sasanof * 1917 – Menelaus * 1916 – Ardenvhor * 1915 – Tangihau * 1914 – Inigo * 1914 – Warstep * 1913 – Sinapis * 1912 – Midnight Sun * 1911 – Vice Admiral * 1910 – Bridge * 1909 – Lady Lucy * 1908 – Downfall * 1907 – Frisco * 1906 – Star Rose * 1905 – Noctuiform * 1904 – Grand Rapids * 1903 – Canteen * 1902 – Halberdier * 1901 – Tortulla * 1900 – Fulmen * 1900 – Ideal * 1899 – Seahorse * 1898 – Tirant d'Eau * 1897 – Waiuku * 1896 – Lady Zetland * 1895 – Euroclydon * 1894 – Impulse * 1893 – Rosefeldt * 1892 – St. Hippo * 1891 – British Lion * 1890 – Wolverine * 1889 – Tirailleur * 1888 – Manton * 1887 – Lochiel * 1886 – Spade Guinea * 1885 – Fusilade * 1884 – Vanguard * 1883 – Tasman (AUS) * 1882 – Welcome Jack * 1881 – Grip * 1880 – Le Loup * 1879 – Chancellor * 1878 – Maritana * 1877 – Mata * 1876 – Guy Fawkes * 1875 – Nectar * 1874 – Tambourini * 1873 – Kakapo * 1872 – Detractor * 1871 – Peeress * 1870 – Knottingley (Dec) * 1870 – Knottingley (Jan) * 1869 – Mainsail * 1868 – Flying Jib * 1867 – Magenta * 1866 – Nourmahal * 1865 – Rob Roy

References

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New Zealand Cup week

History of the New Zealand Cup

Group Status

Race results

Previous winners

See also

References