The Railway Stakes is a Group One New Zealand
horse race. Held at
Ellerslie on New Year's Day, it is held over 1200 metres, and is one of New Zealand's feature sprint races.
Among its most notable winners are:
*
Avantage, the winner of the 2021 Railway, the 2020 and 2021
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 ...
, 2020
Otaki-Maori Weight for Age
The Otaki-Maori Weight For Age Stakes is a group 1 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 (WFA) ...
, Foxbridge Plate and
Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes.
* Bawakalasana the winner of both the Railway and the
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 ...
in 1999.
* Diamond Lover in 1987 who broke the Ellerslie track record, running 1:07.73.
* Loader, the winner of the Railway and
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 ...
in 1996.
* Mayo Gold in 1970, the first winner to finish under 1:10.
* the great
Mr Tiz
Mr Tiz (2 February 1984 – 30 January 2014) was a champion New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for his three consecutive wins in the Railway Stakes (1,200 metres) at Ellerslie, the country's premier sprint race for thoro ...
, who won this race three times (1989-1991), the 1991
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 ...
and the 1989 and 1990
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 ...
.
* Rizzio, the 1948 and 1949 winner.
* Tudor Light, in 1977.
* Yahabeebe, the 1957 and 1958 winner.
Some of the biggest upsets in the history of the race were in 2009 when Jacowils triumphed at odds of 104-1, and in 2011 when Miss Raggedy Ann won the race as the 86-1 outsider.
In 2014, the exceptional filly Bounding became the first 3-year-old to win the Railway in 33 years.
Winners Since 1970
The following are brief details of the previous winners of the Railway Stakes.
See also
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Recent winners of major NZ sprint races
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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 ...
*
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Horse races in New Zealand