The Wellington Racing Club is to reduce the distance of the iconic Wellington Cup in January, from 3,200 metres (two miles), to 2,400 metres the distance it was run for 50 years up to the early 1940s
The Wellington Racing Club has signed a new commercial partnership agreement with Wellington based Property Company Gillies Group to sponsor their premier Group One fillies’ classic the New Zealand Oaks, which has had a $100,000 stake increase to $400,000 for next year.
Following a meeting of Wellington Racing Club officials, Chief Stipendiary Steward Cameron George and NZTR’s National Venue Inspector Garry Foskett, at lunchtime today (Monday) a decision was made to transfer Saturday’s Wellington Racing Club’s race meeting to Otaki.
The 2006 Century City Developments Wellington Cup Carnival has been shortlisted as finalist for the Wellington Gold Awards. Held in association with The Dominion Post, the awards are Wellington’s most prestigious, and recognise enterprise and excellence in local business.
The popularity of Wellington’s biggest January party was again upheld with on course turnover for the Century City Developments Wellington Cup Day up 3%, although crowd numbers were marginally lower due to tighter controls on BYO liquor.
The 2007 Century City Developments Wellington Cup Carnival is shaping up to be the most memorable ever if the quality of horses targeting the meeting and oncourse entertainment is anything to go by.
Top class wine and thoroughbred racing is the order of the day at the Wine & Racing Festival on Saturday, January 20.
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Congratulations to all the members of the Academy who have graded this year. 1 mon (1 yellow stripe): Eric O’Grady, Sam Williams, Kyren Mohi-Waiariki, Joe Williams, Oliver Ye-Xu, Raffa Salisbury,... Source
We need great talent to perform, host workshops and lead our dance programme for the 2026 Wellington Folk Festival. If you’d like to be in the programme in any of these capacities (or know people who might), here is a link to our online application form: Guest applications for the 2026 Festival (23 -26 October … Continue reading Seeking guest applications for Wellyfest 2026
E-NEWS FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2025 Talofa lava, we are edging ever closer to Christmas next week — just six more days until Christmas Eve and seven until Christmas Day. Last […]
