Waikato Sprint

Turf race infobox
class = Group I
horse race = Waikato Spring


caption =
location = Te Rapa Racecourse
Hamilton, New Zealand
inaugurated = 1974
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
distance = 1400m (7 furlongs)
track = Turf, left-handed
qualification = Three-year-olds and up
weight = Weight for Age
purse = NZ$200,000
bonuses = The Waikato Sprint is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in early February every year. Currently sponsored by Waikato Draught, the race has become one of the highlights of the New Zealand summer racing season.

The list of winners includes almost every top-class sprinter-miler to have raced in New Zealand in the last three decades, and is highlighted by the back-to-back victories by champion mare Sunline in 2001-02.

Winners of the Waikato Sprint

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width="140px" | Winner
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2008
Seachange
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2007
Darci Brahma
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2006
Kristov
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2005
Sedecrem
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2004
Sedecrem
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2003
Tit For Taat
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2002
Sunline
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2001
Sunline
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2000
Tall Poppy
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1999
Surface
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1998
Rebel
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1997
Avedon
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1996
Allegro
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1995
Snap
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1994
Western Red
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1993
Veandercross
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1992
Mrs Selleck
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1991
Mr Tiz
-
1990
Not Held
-
1989
Poetic Prince
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1988
Courier Bay
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1987
Courier Bay
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1986
Tanalyse
-
1985
Super Tai
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1984
Abit Leica
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1983
Pinson
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1982
Givenchy
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1981
Mun Lee
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1980
Coobers Queen
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1979
March Legend
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1978
Copper Belt
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1977
Soliloquy
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1976
Mop
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1975
Auditor
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1974
Kings Romance