Easter Handicap
| Group II race | |
| Location | Ellerslie Racecourse Auckland, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1874 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1600m (1 miles) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $100,000 (2021) |
The Easter Handicap or Easter Stakes is a major horse race held at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is raced over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) by three-year-old and upwards thoroughbreds.
It is now raced in late April on the same date as the Championship Stakes.
Although previously a Group 1 race, from 2017 it has been at Group 2 level.
It has been won by many of New Zealand's greatest milers, including Kindergarten (twice), Sleepy Fox (four times) and Grey Way.
Recent results[]
| Year |
Winner |
Sire |
Dam |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
Second |
Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Demonetization 55 | All Too Hard | Midnight Special | Samantha Collett | Nigel Tiley | 1:38.72 Slow | Hasabro 52 | Marroni 52 |
| 2020 | Race not held | |||||||
| 2019 | Endless Drama 59[1] | Lope De Vega (Ire) | Desert Drama (Ire) | Leith Innes | Tony Pike | 1:33.45 | Watch This Space 55 | Yearn 52 |
| 2018 | Megablast 57.5 | Shinko King (Ire) | Thirst | Michael Coleman | Nigel Tiley | 1:42.32 | Brighton 52 | Romancer 52.5 |
| 2017 | Seventh Up 55 | Shinko King (Ire) | Regelle | Grant Cooksley | Shelley Hale | 1:36.04 | Hiflyer 55 | Let Me Roar 53 |
| 2016 | Sound Proposition 55 | Savabeel | Ebony Babe | Michael Coleman | Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 1:33.29 | Trojan Warrior 55 | Rasa Lila 54 |
| 2015 | Pondarosa Miss 52 | High Chaparral (Ire) | Bak Da Princess | Daniel Hain | Peter Hollinshead | 1:38.50 | Vespa 52 | Kawi 55.5 |
| 2014 | Albany Reunion 52.5 | Fastnet Rock (Aus) | Secret Silence (Aus) | Mark Du Plessis | Nigel Tiley | 1:35.28 | Chintz 55 | Rollout The Carpet (Aus) 52 |
Previous winners[]
Grey Way winning the 1977 Easter Handicap
- 2013 - Viadana
- 2012 - Veyron
- 2011 - Veyron
- 2010 - Time Keeper
- 2009 - Prince Kaapstad
- 2008 - Pasta Post
- 2007 - Floydeboy
- 2006 - Rags To Riches
- 2005 - Calveen
- 2004 - Pomp And Glory
- 2003 - Sedecrem
- 2002 - Honor Bound
- 2001 - Magic Winner
- 2000 - Zayyad
- 1999 - Oregon Power
- 1998 - Aimee Jay
- 1997 - Moss Downs
- 1996 - Cactus Jack
- 1995 - Pakaraka Star
- 1994 - Ball Park
- 1993 - Moire
- 1992 - Carson's Cash
- 1991 - Ray's Hope
- 1990 - Status
- 1989 - Regal City
- 1988 - Sirstaci
- 1987 - Field Dancer
- 1986 - Cosmetique
- 1985 - Eastern Joy
- 1984 - Idaho's Gift
- 1983 - Clear Gold
- 1982 - Our Shah
- 1981 - Shivaree
- 1980 - Silver Nymph
- 1979 - Stipulwin
- 1978 - Silver Wraith
- 1977 - Grey Way
- 1976 - Tudor Light
- 1975 - Kiwi Can
- 1974 - Turfcutter
- 1973 - Nordic Star
- 1972 - Kia Marea
- 1971 - Evenstead
- 1970 - Patrida
- 1969 - Choucuana
- 1968 - Tara's Pride
- 1967 - Valiant Rebel
- 1966 - Rochdale
- 1965 - My Call
- 1964 - Tasman Sea
- 1963 - Final Command
- 1962 - Otematata
- 1961 - Waipari
- 1960 - Waipari
- 1959 - Marie Brizard
- 1958 - Japonica
- 1957 - Solepic
- 1956 - Coleridge
- 1955 - Fair Chance
- 1954 - Tesla
- 1953 - Misprint
- 1952 - Peter Boy
- 1951 - Wandering Ways
- 1950 - Lord Revel
- 1949 - Rosslare
- 1948 - Iwo Jima
- 1947 - [2]
- 1946 - [2]
- 1945 - [2]
- 1944 - [2]
- 1943 - Landveyor
- 1942 - Kindergarten
- 1941 - Kindergarten
- 1940 - Black Thread
- 1939 - Beaupartir
- 1938 - Francis Drake
- 1937 - Tooley Street
- 1936 - Royal Appellant
- 1935 - Red Manfred
- 1934 - Jonathan
- 1933 - Golden Wings
- 1932 - Great Star
- 1931 - Hunting Cry
- 1930 - Pegaway
- 1929 - Bright Glow
- 1928 - In The Shade
- 1927 - Civility
- 1926 - Reremoana
- 1925 - Reremoana
- 1924 - Hipo
- 1923 - Roseday
- 1922 - Grotesque
- 1921 - Silver Link
- 1920 - Gazique
- 1919 - Uncle Ned
- 1918 - Parisian Diamond
- 1917 - Menelaus
- 1916 - Chortle
- 1915 - Merry Roe
- 1914 - Ventura
- 1913 - Jack Delaval
- 1912 - Kakama
- 1911 - Antoinette
- 1910 - Waiari
- 1909 - Aborigine
- 1908 - Gold Crest
- 1907 - Waipuna
- 1906 - Mobility
- 1905 - Scotty
- 1904 - Regulation
- 1903 - Golden Rose
- 1902 - Nonette
- 1901 - Rosella
- 1900 - Advance
- 1899 - Rex
- 1898 - Rex
- 1897 - Day Star
- 1896 - Acone
- 1895 - Folly
- 1894 - Lottie
- 1893 - Impulse
- 1892 - Cynisca
- 1891 - Impulse
- 1890 - Hilda
- 1889 - Leorina
- 1888 - Friendship
- 1887 - Spade Guinea
- 1886 - Clogs
- 1885 - Turquoise
- 1884 - Radames/The Administrator
- 1883 - Leonora
- 1882 - Louie
- 1881 - King Quail
- 1880 - Yatapa
- 1879 - Yatapa
- 1878 - Elsa
- 1877 - Bide A Wee
- 1876 - Parawhenua
- 1875 - Yatterina
- 1874 - Batter
See also[]
- Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
- Championship Stakes
- Awapuni Gold Cup
- Zabeel Classic
- New Zealand Stakes
References[]
- ^ "Endless Drama (IRE) 2012 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ".
- ^ a b c d Cameron, Donald John (1979). Memorable Moments In New Zealand Sport. Moa Publications. p. 37-40. ISBN 9780908570256.
External links[]
Categories:
- Horse races in New Zealand
- Open mile category horse races