The New Zealand Cup is a thoroughbred horse race run at the Riccarton Park Racecourse in Christchurch.

New Zealand Cup week

The New Zealand Cup is raced on the final Saturday of Christchurch "Cup week" held each year in the second week of November. For thoroughbred horses the week also features: Christchurch Cup week includes premier standardbred meetings at Addington raceway including: There is also greyhound racing on the Thursday, including the following Group 1 races:

History of the New Zealand Cup

The New Zealand Cup is one of the oldest races in New Zealand having been run each year since 1865. It is a race for stayers, over 3200 metres, which is also the distance of the Auckland Cup, Wellington Cup as well as some major Australian races such as the Melbourne Cup. Despite it dropping over time from a Group 1 race down to Group 3 status, it remains one of the most popular racing events in New Zealand with the 150th running in 2013. Maree Lyndon was the first female jockey to win a Group I race in New Zealand when winning the 1982 Cup on Sirtain. Notable winners include:

Group Status

Race results

Previous winners