The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand
horse race
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...
contested by the
Wellington Racing Club
The Wellington Racing Club (WRC) is a racing horse racing club based at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand.
Founded as the Wellington Jockey Club in 1854, the first race meetings held by the club were at Hutt Park in 1854 a ...
at
Trentham Racecourse
Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, next to Trentham Military Camp.
The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Cl ...
in Upper Hutt, during the
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 ...
carnival in January.
The Telegraph Handicap, raced over 1200 metres, and the
Railway Stakes contested at
Ellerslie Racecourse
Ellerslie Racecourse is the main racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand, for thoroughbred racehorses. It is an undulating, grass circuit in the suburb of Ellerslie, with a circumference of just under 1,900 metres. Racing is conducted in a clockwi ...
are
New Zealand's
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premier sprint races.
In the late 1980s the race was called the Wrightson Handicap.
Previous winners
Wellington Cup Carnival
Other major races include the:
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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 ...
.
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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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Thorndon Mile The Thorndon Mile (formally WRC George Adams Handicap) is a Group One (G1) Thoroughbred horse race contested at Trentham Racecourse by the Wellington Racing Club.
The race is run on Wellington Cup day, traditionally the last Saturday of January. ...
.
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Desert Gold Stakes.
See also
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Recent winners of major NZ sprint races
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Railway Stakes
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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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Horse races in New Zealand