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Champions Day

  • 8 March 2025
  • Ellerslie Racecourse
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Champions Day

When
8 March 2025
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Where
Ellerslie Racecourse
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Ellerslie Racecourse

Jam packed with features that everyone wants to win

This inaugural event is no doubt going to be an incredible day of racing so get set to frock-up, rock-up and cheer yourself hoarse.

It’s your chance to witness some of NZ’s best horses & jockeys vie for sporting glory with a host of black-type races run across the day including the Trackside New Zealand Derby, the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes, the Sistema Stakes and the hotly anticipated 3.5M NZB Kiwi slot race. The racing is truly out of this world, you won’t find another day on the New Zealand racing calendar like it.

 

Add to this the national fashions in the field final, The Ned Prix de Fashion, an array of quality hospitality options to choose from, free children’s entertainment, as well as music and more from the team behind The Grand Tour Racing Festival, and an epic afterparty planned, our newly minted Champions Day will be one you’ll not want to miss.

 

Tickets & Hospitality

Feature Races

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    Group 3 Haunui Farm King's Plate

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    Group 3 Sunline Vase

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    Group 1 Sistema Stakes

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    Group 1 $1M Trackside New Zealand Derby

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    Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes

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    Group 2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup

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    NZB Kiwi

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    Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes

Fashion and Entertainment

The Ned Prix de Fashion

Champions Day plays host to New Zealand's fashions in the field final, The Ned Prix de Fashion. The most sought-after racewear prize in the country, returns to the main dais in 2025.

The Grand Tour Pukekohe Park

The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour is back and better than ever.

The Grand Tour
  • Other Information
    • On-site parking is free and accessed through Derby Downs Place
    • All bars close shortly after the last race with the exception of the onsite afterparty
    • Auckland Thoroughbred Racing encourages responsible drinking and intoxicated persons will not be granted entry to Ellerslie Racecourse
    • A dress code applies in hospitality areas. Please click here for more information
    • Tickets are non-refundable and prices include GST. A separate booking fee of $1.50 per ticket will also apply upon purchase
    • Promotional photographs, social media content & film footage will be taken at this event. By entering the racecourse, event-goers consent to use of their image by the Club & New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing for promotional purposes
    • Event terms & conditions apply. 

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