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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.
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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]
Held at Ellerslie it is raced over 1200 metres, and is one of New Zealand's feature sprint races. Among its most notable winners are: Avantage , the winner of the 2021 Railway, the 2020 and 2021 Telegraph Handicap , 2020 Otaki-Maori Weight for Age , Foxbridge Plate and Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes .
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) Air New Zealand Stakes (1977-1990) Television New Zealand Stakes (1994) Trackside Sales Stakes (1995-1996) Harrah's Stakes (1997) Lion Red ...
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 ...
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes a Group One horse race for fillies and mares held in April each year. It is run under weight for age conditions for fillies and mares. [1] 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.