The Otaki-Maori Weight For Age Stakes is a
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flat horse race held at
Otaki racecourse in New Zealand, racing under the name El Cheapo Cars WFA Classic.
History
The race is held annually in February and is run under
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. Rou ...
(WFA) conditions. It is now raced over a distance of 1600 metres, although in the past it was a 1400-metre event.
Originally the race was run as a Listed race and eventually stepped up to Group 1 status in 1992.
Past names for the race include the:
* Family Hotel WFA;
* Auto Auctions WFA;
* Terrace Regency Hotel WFA;
* First Sovereign Trust Otaki-Maori WFA;
* Huanui Farm WFA Classic.
Past results
See also
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Recent winners of major NZ races
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Levin Classic
The Group One Levin Classic - formerly the Bayer Classic - is one of the premier races for three-year-old thoroughbreds in New Zealand.
History
The race, first run under the name Levin Turf Classic, was originally run at Levin Racecourse until t ...
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Railway Stakes
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Telegraph Handicap
The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race contested by the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt, during the Wellington Cup carnival in January.
The Telegraph Handicap, raced over 1200 metres, and the R ...
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Thorndon Mile
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Waikato Sprint
The Waikato Sprint currently run as the BCD Group Sprint is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in early February.
It is currently held on the same day as the Group 1 Herbie Dykes Stakes.
The list of winner ...
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Captain Cook Stakes
The Captain Cook Stakes is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at weight-for-age over a distance of 1,600 metres (1 mile) at Trentham Racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand.
Over the years the race has been won by great New Zealand racehorses s ...
References
N.Z. Thoroughbred Racing Inc.* http://www.racenet.com.au
* http://www.nzracing.co.nz
* http://www.tab.co.nz
* http://www.racebase.co.nz
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 2018 (47th edition)''. Dennis Ryan, Editor, Racing Media NZ Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 2017 (46th edition)''. Dennis Ryan, Editor, Racing Media NZ Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 2008 (37th edition)''. Bradford, David, Editor. Bradford Publishing Limited, Paeroa, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 2005 (34th edition)''. Bradford, David, Editor. Bradford Publishing Limited, Paeroa, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 2004 (33rd edition)''. Bradford, David, Editor. Bradford Publishing Limited, Paeroa, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 2000 (29th edition)''. Bradford, David, Editor. Bradford Publishing Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1997 (26th edition)''. Dillon, Mike, Editor. Mike Dillon's Racing Enterprises Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1995 (24th edition)''. Dillon, Mike, Editor. Mike Dillon's Racing Enterprises Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1994 (23rd edition)''. Dillon, Mike, Editor. Meadowset Publishing, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1991 (20th edition)''. Dillon, Mike, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
* ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1987 (16th edition)''. Dillon, Mike, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand.
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