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In 1977 the New Zealand Racing Conference accepted female jockeys and they became eligible to ride on 15 July 1978 with the first Kiwi woman to ride in a totaliser race in New Zealand being Joanne Hale (Giles) on that day at Waimate. Sue Day (Christchurch), Joanne Lamond (Oamaru) and Vivienne Kaye (Awapuni) rode in later races on that day.
With the New Zealand Trotting Cup run on the Tuesday of that week, the Free For All attracts most of the same horses as the Cup, and is often won in the same year by the same horse. There is also the New Zealand Cup for gallopers and a number of other premier races for the harness, thoroughbred and greyhound racing codes that week. Distance
The race is therefore a great test of stamina and fitness for both horse and rider. Initially the race was run alternately in South Canterbury, North Otago and North Canterbury. In 1884 Christchurch became the permanent venue and in 1888 it was arranged that the Canterbury Jockey Club should run the Grand National Steeplechase and it has been ...
New Zealand 1000 Guineas; New Zealand 2000 Guineas; New Zealand Cup; New Zealand Derby; New Zealand Derby (Riccarton) New Zealand Free For All; New Zealand International Stakes; New Zealand Messenger Championship; New Zealand Oaks; New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final; New Zealand St. Leger; New Zealand Stakes; New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders ...
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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 .
Sunline, the best race mare in New Zealand; Nightmarch, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year; Rising Fast, the only winner of the Spring Grand Slam; Tulloch, the greatest Australian stayer; Carbine, the winner of 30 principal races; Desert Gold, the winner of 36 races during WW1; Il Tempo, the greatest New ...