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He was trained by Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen and generally driven by Mark Purdon when winning a number of major races in New Zealand and Australia: [1]. After he won his second NZ Trotting Cup in November 2017, he headed overseas firstly to Australia and then to the United States and Canada where he performed with distinction, including winning the $325,000 Dan Patch Stakes on debut at ...
The New Zealand Harness Horse of the Year award is awarded to the Standardbred horse who is voted to be the champion horse within a New Zealand racing season. This award is open to all racehorses racing within New Zealand, regardless of age and sex. Overseas performances are now included. [2]
Held at Ellerslie Racecourse, they are among New Zealand's richest races, with a stake of NZ$1,000,000 each. The races are restricted to horses sold through the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales held at Karaka. [1] The two $1,000,000 races are held on the eve of the National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka. [2]
The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is generally considered the country's most prestigious harness racing event.
Particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, New Zealand horses competed in both Canada and the United States. The first New Zealand horse to be raced in America by a New Zealander was the trotter Vodka, the winner of the 1953 Dominion Handicap. He was taken there in 1956 by his owner, J. S. Shaw, won 11 races and was later leased to American interests.
Sunline, the best race mare in New Zealand; Nightmarch, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year; Rising Fast, the only winner of the Spring Grand Slam; Tulloch, the greatest Australian stayer; Carbine, the winner of 30 principal races; Desert Gold, the winner of 36 races during WW1; Il Tempo, the greatest New ...
Orchestral was bred by Barneswood Farm and is a daughter of the champion Waikato Stud stallion Savabeel. [2]Bought by trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood for $625,000 at the 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka, [3] Orchestral is raced by long-time stable clients Colin and Helen Litt.
Elsu was also placed second in the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 2003 and 2004, beaten in both races by Just An Excuse. Elsu's performance in the 2005 A.G. Hunter Cup was a remarkable effort in the world's richest standing start event, handicapped 20 metres, Elsu sat 3 wide for the last 1,100 metres then powered to the line to easily win.