Wellington Cup


The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in late January at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham by the Wellington Racing Club.

History

Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been raced over various distances:
The event is one of New Zealand's most important races and currently offers a purse of NZ$250,000.
In past years the Wellington Racing Club arranged celebrity guests of honour such as:
Given the prestige of the race, there was some disappointment at the news that the race would lose its Group One status from 2009. The Wellington Racing Club responded to the downgrade by reducing the distance to 2400 metres in order to attract a higher quality field. The race reverted back to 3200m from 2016 to help encourage New Zealand stayers. However in 2017 the race was downgraded again to Group Three status.

Records

Speed record:
Most wins:
3+ wins by a jockey:
3+ wins by a trainer:

Earlier winners