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The New Zealand Derby is traditionally staged at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, but was relocated to Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton due to extensive track redevelopment work. [ 2 ] Sharp 'N' Smart became the first New Zealand Derby winner for New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Graeme Rogerson , who has won more races in New Zealand than ...
The International Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in early February every year. The race is now run as the Herbie Dyke Stakes.. The 2010 running was sponsored by the connections of stallion Darci Brahma, after being sponsored for many years by Cambridge Stud and Whakanui Stud.
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 .
The 2020 race was held on October 17. The race is no longer held at Ellerslie after the Auckland Racing Club sold land for housing development. [ 1 ] From 2022 the race has been held at Te Rapa over 4200m.
Te Rapa: 1400m Herbie Dyke Stakes: 1: Weight for Age [24] February: Te Rapa: 2000m Otaki-Maori Weight for Age: 1: Weight for Age [25] February: Ōtaki: 1600m New Zealand Derby [26] 1: 3YO SW: March (2006 onwards) Ellerslie Racecourse: 2400m NZB Kiwi [27] R: 3YO: March (2025 onwards) [28] Ellerslie Racecourse: 1500m Bonecrusher New Zealand ...
The first edition of the race was held at Te Aroha on 27 February 1971 when Breathalyser, a three-year-old filly by Battle-Waggon won from Ajasco and Devante. The race attained Group Two status in 1979 and was elevated to Group One in 2002. The 50th edition of the race was held in 2021. [2]
The 2YO race was run for the first time in 2008, replacing a similar race held at Te Rapa.Up to 2017, horses eligible for the Karaka Million could also be entered in an associated race, the Karaka Three Year Old Mile over 1600m (NZ$200,000), in the following year.
The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run at set weights over a distance of 2400 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) on the third Saturday of March every year at Trentham Racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand. It was run at Riccarton until 1972 [1] and over the distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles to 1974.