Auckland Cup
For the pacing event, see Auckland Trotting Cup.
| Auckland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Group I race | |
| 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 | NZ$500,000 |
The 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 1880s, 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 NZ$500,000. 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.
Winners of the Auckland Cup
| Year |
Horse |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
Time |
| 2014 | Who Shot Thebarman | Matt Cameron | O'Leary Brothers | Mark Oulaghan | 3:25.28 |
| 2013 | Sangster | Opie Bosson | M J Bradley, M C Fenwick, K D Greenlees, T G Heptinstall, D Kneebone, K J O'Brien, L W & T D Stewart | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 3:23.23 |
| 2012 | Shez Sinsational | James McDonald | A A Baeyertz, J P Goodin, G A MacDonald, G H Phillips & R W Sharrock | Allan Sharrock | 3:25.35 |
| 2011 | Titch | Opie Bosson | J N Wallace | Kevin Myers | 3:17.02 |
Previous winners
- 2010 - Zavite
- 2009 - Spin Around
- 2008 - Prize Lady
- 2007 - Prize Lady
- 2006 - Pentane
- 2005 - Bazelle
- 2004 - Upsetthym
- 2003 - Bodie
- 2002 - Maguire
- 2001 - Our Unicorn
- 2000 - Able Master
- 1999 - Irish Chance
- 1998 - Jezabeel
- 1997 - Yobro
- 1996 - Senator
- 1995 - Royal Tiara
- 1994 - Miltak
- 1993 - Ligeiro
- 1992 - Castletown
- 1991 - Star Harvest
- 1990 - Miss Stanima
- 1989 - Spyglass
- 1988 - Sea Swift
- 1987 - Kotare Chief
- 1986 - Kerry Lane
- 1985 - Secured Deoposit
- 1984 - Stylish Dude
- 1983 - Fountaincourt
- 1982 - Chimbu
- 1981 - Drum
- 1980 - Blue Denim
- 1979 - Tamboura
- 1978 - Stylemaster
- 1977 - Royal Cadenza
- 1976 - Perhaps
- 1975 - Kia Maia
- 1974 - Rose Mellay
- 1973 - Apollo Eleven
- 1972 - Sailing Home
- 1971 - Artifice
- 1970 - Il Tempo
- 1969 - Il Tempo
- 1968 - Bright Chief
- 1967 - Royal Sheen
- 1966 - Apa
- 1965 - Lucky Son
- 1964 - Senor
- 1963 - Stipulate
- 1962 - Floutulla
- 1961 - Ruato
- 1960 - Marie Brizard
- 1959 - Froth
- 1958 - Red Eagle
- 1957 - NOT HELD
- 1956 - Yeman
- 1955 - Tesla
- 1954 - Arawa
- 1953 - Coaltown
- 1952 - Rev
- 1951 - Classowa
- 1950 - Beaumaris
- 1949 - Swanee
- 1948 - Frances
- 1947 - Balgowan
- 1946 - Sylis
- 1945 - Expanse
- 1944 - Foxwyn
- 1943 - Lord Chancellor
- 1942 - Kindergarten
- 1941 - Piastre (AUS)
- 1940 - Beau Vite
- 1939 - Cheval De Volee
- 1938 - Cheval De Volee
- 1937 - The Buzzer
- 1936 - Cuddle
- 1935 - Cuddle
- 1934 - Gold Trail
- 1933 - Minerval
- 1932 - Fast Passage
- 1931 - Admiral Drake
- 1930 - Motere
- 1929 - Concentrate
- 1928 - Corinax (AUS)
- 1927 - Rapier
- 1926 - Tanadees (AUS)
- 1925 - Rapine
- 1924 - Te Kara
- 1923 - Muraahi/Te Kara
- 1922 - Scion
- 1921 - Malaga
- 1920 - Starland
- 1919 - Karo
- 1918 - Mascot
- 1917 - Fiery Cross
- 1916 - Depredation
- 1915 - Balboa
- 1914 - Warstep
- 1913 - Sir Solo
- 1912 - Bobrikoff
- 1911 - Santa Rosa
- 1910 - Waimangu
- 1909 - All Red
- 1908 - All Red
- 1907 - Zimmerman
- 1906 - Master Delaval
- 1905 - Putty
- 1904 - Mahutonga
- 1903 - Wairiki
- 1902 - Siege Gun
- 1901 - St. Michael
- 1900 - Blue Jacket
- 1899 - Blue Jacket
- 1898 - Uhlan
- 1897 - Antares
- 1896 - Nestor
- 1895 - Anita
- 1894 - Lottie
- 1893 - Pegasus
- 1892 - St. Hippo
- 1891 - Pinfire
- 1890 - Crackshot
- 1889 - Leopold
- 1888 - Lochiel
- 1887 - Nelson (AUS)
- 1886 - Nelson (AUS)
- 1885 - Nelson (AUS)
- 1884 - The Poet
- 1883 - Salvage
- 1882 - Welcome Jack
- 1881 - King Quail
- 1880 - Foul Play
- 1879 - Ariel
- 1878 - Ariel
- 1877 - Lara
- 1876 - Ariel
- 1875 - Kingfisher
- 1874 - Templeton