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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