New Zealand 1000 Guineas
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| Group I race | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand 1000 Guineas | |
| Location | Riccarton Park Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Inaugurated | 1973 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Riccarton Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600m (1 mile) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Set-Weights |
| Purse | NZ$325,000 |
The 1000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is held on the second Saturday in November, and signals the start of Christchurch's famous New Zealand Cup Week, which centres around the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington Raceway on the Tuesday. Riccarton's other major races during the week include the Coupland's Bakeries Mile on the Wednesday and the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and thoroughbred equivalent of the New Zealand Cup on the final Saturday.
The 1000 Guineas is currently run for a purse of NZ$325,000.
[edit] History
Until 1973, both the New Zealand Oaks and the New Zealand Derby were run at Riccarton. When those races were moved to Trentham and Ellerslie respectively, Riccarton was awarded two new classic races, the 1000 and 2000 Guineas over 1600m. These races are based on those of the same name in the United Kingdom, run at Newmarket in the first weekend in May.
Both races have quickly established themselves on the New Zealand calendar, and the 1000 Guineas routinely attracts all of the country's leading fillies and, as a crucial race in the Filly Of The Year series, is regularly taken out by the eventual winner of that title.
Among the best recent winners are Seachange, the brilliant but ill-fated Taatletail and Tycoon Lil.
[edit] Recent Winners of the New Zealand 1000 Guineas
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
| 2007 | Insouciant | Michael Walker | Mark Walker | P. & P. Vela |
| 2006 | Dorabella | Jamie Bullard | Howie & Lorraine Mathews | Mrs NF & PE Izzett |
| 2005 | Seachange | Gavin McKeon | Ralph Manning | Karreman Bloodstock Ltd. |
| 2004 | Justa Tad | Vinny Colgan | Rudy Liefting | RP Liefting |
| 2003 | Taatletail | Michael Walker | Graeme Rogerson | PR Dickinson et al |
| 2002 | The Jewel | Jason Laking | H & S Anderton | Dennis Bros. |
| 2001 | Final Destination | Gary Grylls | Wayne & Vannessa Hillis | T Van Beurden |
| 2000 | Elevenses | Mark Sweeney | G & D Sanders | Elevenses Syndicate |
| 1999 | Ad Alta | Leith Innes | Tony Gillies | P A & Mrs P A Payne |
| 1998 | Pace Invader | David Walsh | Alvin Clark | P R Dickinson, A R & E J Johnson & C T Wintle |
| 1997 | Tycoon Lil | Chris Johnson | Colin Jillings & Richard Yuill | P J Walker |
| 1996 | Emerald | Catherine Treymane | ||
| 1995 | Clear Rose | Noel Harris | ||
| 1994 | Tartan Tights | Chris Johnson | ||
| 1993 | Snap | Lance O'Sullivan | ||
| 1992 | Nimue | Lance O'Sullivan | ||
| 1991 | Merry Maiden | David Walsh | ||
| 1990 | Plume | R MacKay | ||
| 1989 | Phillipa Rush | Chris Johnson | ||
| 1988 | Olga's Pal | Lance O'Sullivan | ||
| 1987 | Candice | Ross Elliot | ||
| 1986 | Cure | Grant Cooksley | ||
| 1985 | Imperial Angel | Jim Collett | ||
| 1984 | Canterbury Belle | Chris Johnson | ||
| 1983 | Burletta | Jim Cassidy | ||
| 1982 | Our Flight | Maurice Campbell | ||
| 1981 | Noble Heights | Gary Phillips |
