The Trentham Stakes is a Group 3 weight-for-age race held for

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near

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conducted by the Wellington Racing Club. Held over 2100 metres in January, it is seen as the main lead-up race to the

Wellington Cup The Wellington Cup is a Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand held annually in January by the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham, New Zealand, Trentham. History Inaugurated in 1874, the Wellington Cup has been ra ...

, which is run the following week.

History

The race was changed: * from a 2400m journey to 2100m in 2009, and * from

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to set weight & penalties in 2012. The 1989 race was named in the January 31 'Upper Hutt Leader' as the Mobil Wellington Stakes, and was won by the

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winning mare Empire Rose. The 2020 edition was raced for a total stake of $70,000 on the same date as the $225,000 Group 1 Levin Classic and the $70,000 Group 3 Anniversary Handicap.

Recent winners

Winners of both the Trentham Stakes and Wellington Cup

* 2012 Six O’Clock News * 2010 Red Ruler * 2006 Envoy. He also won the 2007 Trentham Stakes but placed 4th in the Wellington Cup * 2001 Smiling Like * 1998 Aerosmith * 1991 & 1992 Castletown. He also won the 1993 Trentham Stakes and 1994

* 1990 Flying Luskin * 1988 Daria's Fun * 1974 Battle Heights * 1970

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The 2021

winner, Waisake, won the 2022 Trentham Stakes and was 3rd in the 2023 and 2024 editions. The 1979

winner, Big Gamble, won the 1981 Trentham Stakes. In 1977 Show Gate won the Trentham Stakes and was second in the

behind Good Lord.

References

N.Z. Thoroughbred Racing Inc.

Racenet - Australia's Premier Horse Racing News, Form Guides & Tips

LOVERACING.NZ - New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing

TAB , Sports & Racing Betting Online in New Zealand

New Zealand Horse Racing Statistics and Information - RaceBase
* ''The Great Decade of New Zealand racing 1970-1980''. Glengarry, Jack. William Collins Publishers Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1987 (16th edition)''. Dillon, Mike, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1985 (Fourteenth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1984 (Thirteenth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1982 (Eleventh edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1981 (Tenth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1980 (Ninth edition)''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1979 (Eighth edition)''.Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1978 (Seventh edition)''.Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. * ''New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1976''. Costello, John, Editor. Moa Publications, Auckland. Horse races in New Zealand Long stubs with short prose {{horseracing-race-stub

History

Recent winners

Winners of both the Trentham Stakes and Wellington Cup

See also

References