New Zealand Cup
The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse on the final Saturday of Christcurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of November. For thoroughbred horses the week also features the New Zealand 1000 Guineas and New Zealand 2000 Guineas for 3 year olds, and the Coupland's Bakeries Mile. Christchurch Cup week also includes premier standardbred meetings at Addington raceway including the New Zealand Trotting Cup on the Tuesday and the New Zealand Free For All on the Friday.
The New Zealand Cup is run over the staying distance of 3200 metres. It is one of the oldest races in New Zealand having been run each year since 1865. Despite its now Group 3 status, it remains one of the most popular racing events in New Zealand with the 150th running in 2013.
Notable winners include:
- 1987 – Empire Rose, the 1988 Melbourne Cup winner
- 1974 – Fury's Order
- 1935 – Cuddle
- 1930 – Nightmarch
Winners of the New Zealand Cup
Previous winners
- 2010 – Showcause
- 2009 – My Scotsgrey
- 2008 – Hoorang
- 2007 – Everswindell
- 2006 – Pentathon
- 2005 – Trebla
- 2004 – Waltermitty
- 2003 – Torlesse
- 2002 – Mike
- 2001 – Soldier Blue
- 2000 – Smiling Like
- 1999 – Wake Forest
- 1998 – Sapio
- 1997 – Laud Peregrine
- 1996 – Old Thymer
- 1995 – Sapio
- 1994 – Double Take
- 1993 – Karaoke
- 1992 – Mercator
- 1991 – Carlton King
- 1990 – Soundoration
- 1989 – Exocet
- 1988 – Gallipoli
- 1987 – Empire Rose
- 1986 – Oak Vue
- 1985 – Samasaan
- 1984 – Our Boyfriend
- 1983 – Payco
- 1982 – Sirtain
- 1981 – Gold Bullion
- 1980 – Koiro Trelay
- 1979 – Star Order
- 1978 – Royal Cadenza
- 1977 – Heidsieck
- 1976 – Andrew
- 1975 – Heidsieck
- 1974 – Fury's Order
- 1973 – Watallan
- 1972 – Kartika
- 1971 – Princess Mellay
- 1970 – Princess Mellay
- 1969 – Middy
- 1968 – Noir Filou
- 1967 – Laramie
- 1966 – Royal Bid
- 1965 – Fieldmaster
- 1964 – Alaska
- 1963 – Beauzami
- 1962 – Stipulate
- 1961 – Quite Able
- 1960 – Oreka
- 1959 – Foglia d'Oro
- 1958 – Balfast
- 1957 – Great Scot
- 1956 – Jimmy Flash
- 1955 – Poetical
- 1954 – Dormant
- 1953 – Gold Scheme
- 1952 – Conclusion
- 1951 – Jamell
- 1950 – Calibrate
- 1949 – Excellency
- 1948 – Sir Garnish
- 1947 – Beau Le Havre
- 1946 – Catterick Bridge
- 1945 – Golden Souvenir
- 1944 – Kevin
- 1943 – Classform
- 1942 – Royal Lancer
- 1941 – Happy Ending
- 1940 – Serenata
- 1939 – Yours Truly
- 1938 – Arctic King
- 1937 – Cerne Abbas
- 1936 – Ferson
- 1935 – Cuddle
- 1934 – Steeton
- 1933 – Palantua
- 1932 – Fast Passage
- 1931 – Spearful
- 1930 – Nightmarch
- 1929 – Chide
- 1928 – Oratrix
- 1927 – Rapier
- 1926 – Count Cavour
- 1925 – The Banker
- 1924 – Sunart
- 1923 – Rouen
- 1922 – Scion
- 1921 – Royal Star
- 1920 – Oratress
- 1919 – Vagabond
- 1918 – Sasanof
- 1917 – Menelaus
- 1916 – Ardenvhor
- 1915 – Tangihau
- 1914 – Inigo
- 1914 – Warstep
- 1913 – Sinapis
- 1912 – Midnight Sun
- 1911 – Vice Admiral
- 1910 – Bridge
- 1909 – Lady Lucy
- 1908 – Downfall
- 1907 – Frisco
- 1906 – Star Rose
- 1905 – Noctuiform
- 1904 – Grand Rapids
- 1903 – Canteen
- 1902 – Halberdier
- 1901 – Tortulla
- 1900 – Fulmen
- 1900 – Ideal
- 1899 – Seahorse
- 1898 – Tirant d'Eau
- 1897 – Waiuku
- 1896 – Lady Zetland
- 1895 – Euroclydon
- 1894 – Impulse
- 1893 – Rosefeldt
- 1892 – St. Hippo
- 1891 – British Lion
- 1890 – Wolverine
- 1889 – Tirailleur
- 1888 – Manton
- 1887 – Lochiel
- 1886 – Spade Guinea
- 1885 – Fusilade
- 1884 – Vanguard
- 1883 – Tasman
- 1882 – Welcome Jack
- 1881 – Grip
- 1880 – Le Loup
- 1879 – Chancellor
- 1878 – Maritana
- 1877 – Mata
- 1876 – Guy Fawkes
- 1875 – Nectar
- 1874 – Tambourini
- 1873 – Kakapo
- 1872 – Detractor
- 1871 – Peeress
- 1870 – Knottingley
- 1870 – Knottingley
- 1869 – Mainsail
- 1868 – Flying Jib
- 1867 – Magenta
- 1866 – Nourmahal
- 1865 – Rob Roy