Hawke's Bay Guineas
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The Hawke's Bay Guineas is a major Thoroughbred
horserace in New Zealand
for three year old horses. In 2003 the stake was boosted to $100,000 and the race was moved to the first Saturday in October, meaning that it is run on the same day as the Spring Classic
.
The race is an excellent guide to the New Zealand 2000 Guineas
, and in recent years has been won by horses that have gone on to perform well in major races in Australia
.
In 2005, the race was run in the national record time for 1,400 metres of 1:19.97 as Darci Brahma and Dr Green fought out the finish.
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...
horserace 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...
for three year old horses. In 2003 the stake was boosted to $100,000 and the race was moved to the first Saturday in October, meaning that it is run on the same day as the Spring Classic
Kelt Capital Stakes
The Kit Ormond Memorial Spring Classic is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke's Bay and is New Zealand's richest weight-for-age horse race...
.
The race is an excellent guide to the New Zealand 2000 Guineas
New Zealand 2000 Guineas
The 2000 Guineas is a set-weights Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run over a distance of 1600 m at Riccarton Park in Christchurch, New Zealand...
, and in recent years has been won by horses that have gone on to perform well in major races in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
In 2005, the race was run in the national record time for 1,400 metres of 1:19.97 as Darci Brahma and Dr Green fought out the finish.
Recent Winners of the Hawke's Bay Guineas
| Year |
Winner |
| 2001 | Bunker |
| 2002 | Stardane |
| 2003 | Penitentiary |
| 2004 | Shastri |
| 2005 | Darci Brahma Darci Brahma Darci Brahma is a New Zealand thoroughbred colt foaled in 2002 at Pencarrow Stud near Cambridge in New Zealand. He was auctioned at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ltd Yearling Sales in January 2004 and acquired by a syndicate of ten investors for the sum of NZ$1.1 million.-2004–2005 season:Sent... |
| 2006 | Jokers Wild |
| 2007 | Alamosa |
| 2008 | Tell A Tale |
| 2009 | Keyora |
| 2010 | Jimmy Choux |