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Inaugurated
  
1874

Surface
  
Turf

Distance
  
3,200 m

Track
  
Left-handed

Website
  
Trentham Racecourse

Qualification
  
Three-Year-Olds and Up

Purse
  
250,000 NZD

Weight
  
Assigned

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Location
  
Trentham Racecourse Trentham Wellington Region

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club.

Contents

Inaugurated in 1874, it was raced over various distances until 1974 when it was converted to a metric distance of 3200 metres

  • 2 miles : 1874-1889, 1942–1973
  •  1 1⁄2 miles : 1890-1941
  • 3200 metres : 1974-2008
  • 2400 metres : 2009-2015
  • 3200 metres : 2016 onwards

    • The event is one of New Zealand's most important races and currently offers a purse of NZ$250,000. Given the prestige of the race, there was some disappointment at the news that the race would lose its Group One status from 2009. The Wellington Racing Club responded to the downgrade by reducing the distance to 2400 metres in order to attract a higher quality field.

    Wellington cup winner envoy


    Records

    Speed record:

  • 3.15.59 - Daria's Fun 1988 3200 metres
  • 3.16.2 - Il Tempo (1970) (at pre 1974 distance of 2 miles)

    • Most wins:

  • 3 - Cynisca (1890, 1891, 1892)
  • 3 - Great Sensation (1961, 1962, 1963)
  • 3 - Castletown (1991, 1992, 1994)

    • Most wins by an owner:

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    • Most wins by a jockey:

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    • Most wins by a trainer:

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    • References

    Wellington Cup Wikipedia
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