Wellington Cup
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The Wellington Cup is a Group I horse race in New Zealand for thoroughbred racehorses. It is held at Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club.
It is run over 3200 meters, earlier it was two miles, a slightly longer distance. It is held in late January each year at Trentham racecourse just outside Wellington New Zealand. It is a grueling race, and the record is still held by the winner of the 1970 Wellington Cup, namely Il Tempo, who covered the two miles in 3 minutes 16.2s.
[edit] Wellington Cup winners
- 1874 Castaway
- 1876 Korari
- 1890 Cynisca
- 1891 Cynisca
- 1892 Cynisca
- 1901 Renown
- 1903 Advance (“The Black Demon”)
- 1904 Gladsome
- 1905 Nightfall
- 1923 Rapine
- 1939 Defaulter
- 1941 Kindergarten
- 1961 Great Sensation
- 1962 Great Sensation
- 1963 Great Sensation
- 1978 Good Lord
- 1977 Good Lord
- 1970 Il Tempo
(NB: Gladsome was subsequently disqualified for being ridden by an unlicensed apprentice).
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