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The 2023 New Zealand Derby was a Group I horse race which was run on Saturday 4 March 2023. It was the 148th running of the New Zealand Derby , and it was won by Sharp 'N' Smart . [ 1 ]
The 2024 New Zealand Derby was a Group I horse race which was run at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday 2 March 2024. It was the 149th running of the New Zealand Derby , and it was won by Orchestral .
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,400 metres (12 furlongs) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week .
Winner of 104 Group One races, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame: Kiwi, Might and Power, Rough Habit: John Bernard (Cos) Costello: 1937 - 2019: Journalist and Author [47] Six decades in racing journalism, editor of the New Zealand Racing Annual and Blood Horse magazine and numerous racing books including Tapestry ...
The TAB Classic 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.Known for many years as the Captain Cook Stakes, in 2023 it became known as the TAB Classic.
The Wellington Racing Club responded to the downgrade by reducing the distance to 2400 metres in order to attract a higher quality field. However, the race reverted to 3200m from 2016 to help encourage New Zealand stayers. [3] In 2017 the race was downgraded again to Group Three status. [4] Queen Elizabeth II attended in 1970. [5]
The New Zealand Stakes was introduced as a weight-for-age race in the 1974/75 New Zealand racing season. It has been run under the following names depending on sponsors: Second Century Stakes (1975-1976)
It was the 146th running of the New Zealand Derby, and it was won by Rocket Spade. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Because of restrictions around public gatherings following an outbreak of COVID-19 in Auckland , the race was run a day later than its original date and with a limited audience of owners and Auckland Racing Club members.