Inaugurated 1974 Surface Turf Purse 200,000 NZD | Distance 1400m (7 furlongs) Track Left-handed | |
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
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The Waikato Sprint is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in early February every year. Currently sponsored by NRM, the race has become one of the highlights of the New Zealand summer racing season.
The list of winners includes almost every top-class sprinter-miler to have raced in New Zealand in the last three decades, and is highlighted by the back-to-back victories by champion mare Sunline in 2001-02.
References
Waikato Sprint Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA