The New Zealand Derby is a classic event in

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

for 3 year old harness horses, run at

Addington Raceway Addington Raceway or The Met is the home of the Metropolitan Trotting Club in Addington, Christchurch in New Zealand. The venue consists of a trotting track, a greyhound track, conference centre and restaurants. It is also home to many feature ...

History

Formerly called the New Brighton Derby Stakes from 1914 to 1925, the race was conducted by the New Brighton Trotting Cub and decided in the Autumn. In 1925, it was taken over by the Metropolitan Trotting Club and decided in the Spring. In 1982 it was switched to the Summer. In 1968–1969, the race was 1 miles and in 1970–1972, 1m 5f. In 1973-83 it was a standing start race over 2600 metres. From 1984, it became a 2600 Metres Mobile race.

Records

Most wins by a driver: * 12 - Maurice Holmes (1928, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1972) * 11 -

Mark Purdon Mark Purdon is a driver and trainer of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand. He was associated with many champions and is one of the leading trainers and drivers of harness horses in New Zealand and Australasia. He was inducted into the Inter ...

(1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017) * 4 - Jack Litten (1951, 1953, 1955, 1964) Most wins by an

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: * 4 - H F Nicoll (1921, 1928, 1930, 1931)

Race results

The past winners of the race are as follows:

Other major races

* Great Northern Derby * New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final *

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in C ...

* New Zealand Free For All * Noel J Taylor Mile *

New Zealand Messenger The New Zealand Messenger Championship is a Group One event for standardbred pacing (horse gait), pacing horses in New Zealand, run at Alexandra Park. History The New Zealand Messenger Championship had traditionally been restricted to 4 year-old ...

* Rowe Cup *

Dominion Handicap The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses. The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the ...

Inter Dominion Pacing Championship :''for winners of the trotting event see: Inter Dominion Trotting Championship'' The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Western ...

Inter Dominion Trotting Championship :''for winners of the pacing event see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship'' The Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final is a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is an annual harness racing competition ...

References

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History

Records

Race results

Other major races

See also

References