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The Great Northern Steeplechase is New Zealand's richest steeplechase jumping race. The race exceeds six kilometres, making it New Zealand's longest horse race, and usually takes over eight minutes to complete. It is one of the great tests of stamina and fitness in thoroughbred racing, for both horse and rider. It is run in winter when the ...
It was not used for flat racing. The major steeplechase at Ellerslie, the Great Northern Steeplechase, required the horses to climb this hill 3 times in the 6400m event. The Great Northern Steeplechase and Great Northern Hurdles are no longer held at Ellerslie after the Auckland Racing Club sold land for housing development. [7]
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The race has been run in early September since 2005, after previously being held in early June. The Great Northern Hurdles is now raced on the same day as the Great Northern Steeplechase. For most of its life the race was run over 4190m at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland. However, the race was moved to Te Aroha in:
Debbie Henderson, the first woman to win the Grand National Steeplechase (1994) as well as the Great Western Steeplechase and Great Western Hurdle in the same year. [67] Leah Hemi, winner of the New Zealand Cup (2019). Michelle Hopkins, [68] [69] winner of the Great Northern Steeplechase (2001 & 2004).
The presence of Ryun, the fastest miler in history at the time, Mills, the reigning Olympic champion at 10,000 meters, and Young, the U.S. record-holder in the steeplechase, raised Flagstaff’s ...
With Kenya's stranglehold on the men's 3000m steeplechase broken by El Bakkali, the longest active track-and-field gold medal streak belongs to the U.S. women, who have won six straight golds in ...
Great Northern Steeplechase: 3 1983, 1984, 1985 [264] Hurricane Fly: Punchestown Champion Hurdle: 3 2010, 2011, 2012 [220] Hurricane Fly: Morgiana Hurdle: 3 2012, 2013, 2014 [220] Hyeres III Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris: 3 1964, 1965, 1966 [265] Hypnotize Pakuranga Hunt Cup 3 2007, 2008, 2010 [citation needed] Hypnotize Great Northern ...