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Thoroughbred racing with the associated aspects such as horse breeding, training and care, race betting, race-day management and entertainment has gradually developed into an industry worth billions of dollars. The governing body is the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated.
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. Despite it dropping over time from a Group 1 race down to Group 3 status ...
Horse racing in New Zealand consists of two forms: Thoroughbred Racing where the horse is ridden by a jockey. Harness or standardbred racing where the horse is driven from a cart called a sulky. Harness racing is sometimes referred to as trotting in New Zealand, although there are actually two types of standardbred races based on the type of ...
New Zealand International Stakes. 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 ...
New Zealand Derby. 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 purse of the race in 2020 was $1 million.
TAB New Zealand. TAB New Zealand (TAB NZ), previously known as the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) and the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA), is a statutory monopoly for New Zealand sports betting, including betting on horse racing and greyhound racing. It was established under the Racing Act 2003 to operate the TAB, promote the racing ...
The New Zealand Champion Racehorse of the Year is awarded to the Thoroughbred horse who is voted to be the best racehorse within a New Zealand racing season. This award is open to all racehorses racing within New Zealand, regardless of age and sex. Overseas performances are now included.
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: It is raced on the same day as two of New Zealand’s other most important races: the Ellerslie Sires Produce Stakes and the Auckland Cup.