- New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final
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Group I race NEW ZEALAND SIRES STAKES 3YO FINAL Location Addington, New Zealand
Christchurch, New ZealandInaugurated 1984 Race type Standardbred - Flat racing Website Addington Raceway Race information Distance 1950m Track Oval dirt, Left-handed Qualification Three-year-old horses Purse NZ $200,000 The New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final is an event for 3 year old pacing horses in New Zealand. [1] The race is one of the major harness races in New Zealand and is contested by the top three year old horses, who have to qualify in heats run throughout New Zealand in the preceding six weeks. It is run on the same day as the New Zealand Trotting Cup.
Contents
Other major races
- Auckland Trotting Cup
- New Zealand Trotting Cup
- Great Northern Derby
- Rowe Cup
- Dominion Handicap
- Noel J Taylor Mile
- Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
- Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
- Miracle Mile
Records
Most wins by a driver:
- 3 - Anthony Butt (1995, 2004, 2008)
- 3 - Tony Herlihy (1991, 2002, 2006)
Winners list
NEW ZEALAND SIRES STAKES 3YO FINAL (3yo pacers, Mobile Barrier, 1950m, $200,000) Run annually in November at Addington Raceway Year Horse Owner Driver Time 2011 Texican A J Wakefield, Dr S M Wakefield Dexter Dunn 2:20.6 2010 Gold Ace Ms W A Reid, D G Moore, M Ng, D D Syndicate Peter Ferguson 2:22.0 2009 Sir Lincoln Lincoln Farms Ltd Maurice McKendry 2:19.7 2008 Stunin Cullen T McDonald, E C Griffin Anthony Butt 2:18.3 2007 Auckland Reactor A J Parker, Mrs P R A Parker Mark Purdon 2:21.9 2006 Fergiemack The Royalmarie Breeding Syndicate Tony Herlihy 2:20.4 2005 Pay Me Christian M C Paget, others David Butt 2:21.9 2004 Tribute Mrs J Cocks, P D Cocks Anthony Butt 2:20.6 2003 Roman Gladiator Mrs A D Swain, Mrs M Neil Colin De Filippi 2:20.4 2002 Maheer Lord R M Baker, J A MacKinnon Tony Herlihy 2:23.8 2001 Jack Cade J H Seaton, M Purdon Mark Purdon 2:24.0 2000 Franco Heir Dalcom Corporation Pty Ltd John Hay 2:22.4 1999 Stars And Stripes C N Radford, Mrs J Z Radford Ken Barron 2:22.8 1998 Courage Under Fire G W Brodie Colin De Filippi 2:22.9 1997 Christian Cullen I D Dobson, Mrs D A Dobson, B A O'Meara Ricky May 2:27.5 1996 Franco Enforce W J Francis John Hay 2:26.1 1995 Spirit Of Zeus M R & B G Marlow/B A O'Meara/I D Dobson Anthony Butt 2:26.5 1994 Il Vicolo J H Seaton, M Purdon Mark Purdon 2:27.9 1993 Motoring Magic C Hadley, G Haworth, Mrs D Hadley Maurice McKendry 2:27.5 1992 Laud G G Helleur, A A Helleur Peter Jones 2:30.1 1991 Chokin Pacers Australia Synd Tony Herlihy 2:27.3 1990 Talk About Swift C W McLachlan Robert Cameron 1:59.5 1989 Honkin Vision V L Devery, Mrs D L Devery Henry Skinner 1:57.4 1988 National Glory K & Mrs J McDonald, R & Mrs R Dunn Robert Dunn 1:57.7 1987 Dillon Dean K Burley, D Dwyer Maurice McKendry 1:58.6 1986 Megatrend E N Crawford, A A Kennett Jack Carmichael 1:58.9 1985 Sir Alba R D Teahen, D P Teahen Richard Brosnan 1:57.4 1984 Arveeae V L, R J & A T Devery H W Skinner 1:59.1 See also
- Harness racing
- Harness racing in New Zealand
Reference list
Categories:- Harness racing in New Zealand
- Horse races in New Zealand
- Horse race stubs
- New Zealand sport stubs
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