DB Draught Classic
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The DB Draught Classic was a major thoroughbred
horse race in New Zealand
. Run at Ellerslie and New Zealand's first million-dollar race, it was run only twice in 1989 and 1990. Both editions were won by Japan Cup winner Horlicks.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Run at Ellerslie and New Zealand's first million-dollar race, it was run only twice in 1989 and 1990. Both editions were won by Japan Cup winner Horlicks.