Inaugurated 1890 Distance 1200m (6 furlongs) Purse 200,000 NZD | Website www.ellerslie.co.nz Surface Turf | |
Location Ellerslie Racecourse
Auckland, New Zealand Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
The Railway Stakes is a Group One New Zealand horse race. Held at Ellerslie on New Year's Day, it is held over 1200 metres one of New Zealand's feature sprint races.
Among its most famous winners are Diamond Lover (who broke the Ellerslie track record, running 1:07.79 in her Railway win), Tudor Light, Mayo Gold, Yahabeebe and the great Mr Tiz, who won the race three times.
The last five years have seen two of the biggest upsets in the history of the race. In 2009, Jacowils triumphed at odds of 104-1, and Miss Raggedy Ann won the race in 2011 as the 86-1 outsider.
In 2014, exceptional filly Bounding became the first 3-year-old to win the Railway in 33 years.
References
Railway Stakes (New Zealand) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA