Auckland Cup

Auckland Cup
Group I race
Beau Vite,1940 winner
LocationEllerslie Racecourse
Auckland, New Zealand
Inaugurated1874
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Websitewww.ellerslie.co.nz
Race information
Distance3200m (2 miles)
SurfaceTurf
Trackright-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
WeightSet weights plus penalties

The Auckland Cup is an annual race held by the Auckland Racing Club (ARC). It is an Open Handicap for thoroughbred racehorses competed on the flat turf over 3200 metres (two miles) at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand.

The race was formerly graded as a Group One (G1) event but as from 2022 is a Group 2.

It was first contested in 1874.


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