Auckland Cup Week
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Auckland Cup Week is one of New Zealand's major annual thoroughbred racing carnivals and is the country's richest offering stakes in excess of NZ$2.2 million. Held in Auckland in early March, the carnival comprises two days of racing and entertainment at Ellerslie Racecourse - Vodafone Derby Day and Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day.
The carnival was first run in 2006.
Auckland Cup Week's feature races are:
Vodafone Derby Day (the first Saturday of the carnival):
- Group 1 $1,000,000 Vodafone New Zealand Derby for 3 year old thoroughbreds
- Group III $100,000 Haunui Farm Kings Plate
- Group III $70,000 McKee Family Sunline Vase
- Listed $60,000 Mufhasa FastTrack Stakes
Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day (second Saturday of the carnival):
- Group I $500,000 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup
- Group I $200,000 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes
- Group I $200,000 Sistema Stakes (1200m)
In addition, Auckland Cup Week plays host to additional off-track entertainment including New Zealand's national fashions in the field final, The Ned Prix de Fashion, which will see its winner take home not only the national title, but a trip to Australia to compete in Victoria Racing Club's MYER Fashions on the Field competition as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.[1]
The dates for Auckland Cup Week 2021 are Saturday 6 March (Vodafone Derby Day) and Saturday 13 March (Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Ned Prix de Fashion | 6 March 2021 | Ellerslie Racecourse". ellerslie. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- Horse racing in New Zealand
- Horse racing meetings