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racehorses 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 Clu ...

near

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conducted 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 ...

. Held over 2100 metres in January, it is seen as the main lead-up race to 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 ...

, which is run the following week.

History

The race was changed: * from a 2400m journey to 2100m in 2009, and * from Free-for-all to set weight & penalties in 2012. The 1989 race was named in the January 31 'Upper Hutt Leader' as the Mobil Wellington Stakes, and was won by the

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winning mare

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. The 2020 edition was raced for a total stake of $70,000 on the same date as the $225,000 Group 1

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and the $70,000 Group 3 Anniversary Handicap.

Recent winners

Winners of both the Trentham Stakes and
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 ...

* 2012 Six O’Clock News * 2010 Red Ruler * 2006 Envoy * 2001 Smiling Like * 1998 Aerosmith * 1991 & 1992 Castletown. He also won the 1993 Trentham Stakes and 1994

* 1990 Flying Luskin * 1988 Daria's Fun * 1974

Battle Heights Battle Heights was a notable New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. A son of Battle-Waggon from the mare Wuthering Heights, he was foaled in 1967 and was trained throughout his career by Tim Douglas. Battle Heights started in 115 races and rac ...

* 1970

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In 1977

Show Gate Show Gate is a New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame champion thoroughbred racehorse sired by Gatekeeper out of Minglow, a Eulogy mare. Foaled in 1969, she was horse of the year in 1975 and 1977 and won races from 1200 metres up to 2400 metres in reco ...

won the Trentham Stakes and was second in the

behind

Good Lord Good Lord was a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse owned by Las Vegas lawyer Michael L. Hines (1920–1985). Background Foaled in 1971, and purchased for just $6,250 as a yearling, Good Lord was by Zamazaan out of Love in Bloom. Racing career ...

. The 1981 Trentham Stakes winner Big Gamble won the 1979 Wellington Cup.

References

N.Z. Thoroughbred Racing Inc.
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Recent winners

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References