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The race has been run in early September since 2005, after previously being held in early June. The Great Northern Hurdles is now raced on the same day as the Great Northern Steeplechase.
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 .
Grand National Steeplechase (New Zealand) Class: Prestige jumping: Location: Riccarton Park Racecourse, Christchurch, New Zealand: Race type: Thoroughbred - Jump Racing: Race information
Dogs running at Manukau Greyhound Racing Club in Auckland, New Zealand, on 5 March 2009 (Getty) The government has already introduced a bill, supported by the opposition Labour party, to curb the ...
In April 2018 the New Zealand Government Minister for Racing, Rt Hon Winston Peters appointed an Australian, John Messara, to review the New Zealand racing industry's governance structures, and provide recommendations on future directions for the industry. On 30 August 2018, the Minister released the report ("the Messara Report). [113]
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 Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. [ 4 ] It has the largest newspaper circulation in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily Herald had declined to ...
The Zabeel Classic is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race run at weight-for-age over a distance of 2000 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.It is held on Boxing Day, a raceday steeped in tradition that frequently attracts in excess of 20,000 Aucklanders to the famous course.