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The 1962 race won by Lordship is recorded by HRNZ to have been over 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs. The 2008 race was won in record time (1.54-mile rate for 2000 m) by Auckland Reactor . For 2012 and 2013 the race was contested over 1 mile (1609 m), meaning the race will start on a bend.
Race results. The past winners of the race are as follows: Year Stake Winner Driver Trainer(s) Time Second Third 2024: $1,000,000: Merlin [11] Zachary Butcher:
The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses.. The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week.
Harness racing in New Zealand is primarily a professional sport which involves pacing and trotting competitions for Standardbred racehorses.The difference is the horse's gait or running style:
The New Zealand Cup is one of the oldest races in New Zealand having been run each year since 1865. It is a race for stayers, over 3200 metres, which is also the distance of the Auckland Cup, Wellington Cup as well as some major Australian races such as the Melbourne Cup.
The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses.
In recent years the race has been held in late April or early May. It was previously raced on the same race-night as the Rowe Cup and Northern Trotting Derby for trotters and the New Zealand Sires Stakes Championship.