Auckland Cup

Group I race
Auckland Cup
Location	Ellerslie Racecourse Auckland, New Zealand
Inaugurated	1874
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Ellerslie Racecourse
Race information
Distance	3200m (2 miles)
Track	Turf, right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds and up
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$1 million

The Stella Artois Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. The race is graded as a Group One (G1) and was first contested in 1874. ^[1]

For years, the Auckland Cup was the richest horse race in New Zealand. It recalled such names as Beau Vite, Howe, Kindergarten, Beaumaris, Yeman, and Froth, and a consistent runner of the 80s, Australian champion Nelson, who greeted the judge at the head of the field three times in four years. ^[2]

The Auckland Cup is currently run for a purse of $1 million making it the equal richest open age race in New Zealand. Since 2006, the race is contested on the Wednesday of Auckland Cup Week at the beginning of March. Previously it had been raced on New Year's Day.

Contents 1 Winners of the Auckland Cup 2 Previous winners 3 Reference List 4 See also

Winners of the Auckland Cup

AUCKLAND CUP

(3200 metres, $1,000,000)

Run annually in March at Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland

Year	Horse	Jockey	Owner	Trainer	Time
2011	Titch	Opie Bosson	J N Wallace	Kevin Myers	3:17.02

Previous winners

Reference List

See also

• Auckland Cup Week