Waikato Sprint

The Waikato Sprint currently run as the BCD Group Sprint is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run at Te Rapa Racecourse in Hamilton in early February.

Waikato Sprint, raced as BCD Group Sprint
Group I race
LocationTe Rapa Racecourse
Hamilton, New Zealand
Inaugurated1974
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1400m (7 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
WeightWeight for Age

The list of winners includes almost every top-class sprinter-miler to have raced in New Zealand in the last three decades, and is highlighted by the back-to-back victories by champion mare Sunline in 2001-02.

The well-performed gelding Mufhasa won the 2009 and 2011 events (also winning the Telegraph Handicap in both of these years) and was also 2nd in 2012 and 3rd in 2010.

Courier Bay won in both 1987 and 1988 but was unable to get a third win, running second by 1 1/4 lengths to the reigning Cox Plate winner, Poetic Prince, the following year.

Winners of the Waikato Sprint
Year
 Stake
 Winner
 Jockey
 Time
2020 $200,000 Te Akau Shark Opie Bosson 1:21.7
2019 $200,000 Melody Belle Troy Harris 1:22.62
2018 $200,000 Start Wondering J Parkes 1:25.80
2017 $200,000 Start Wondering J Parkes 1:21.22
2016$200,000 Xtravagant Matt Cameron 1:21.92
2015$200,000 Sacred Star Vincent Colgan 1:20.81
2014$200,000 Viadana Craig Grylls 1:22.19
2013$200,000 Final Touch Chris Johnson 1:21.38
2012$200,000 Veyron Leith Innes 1:20.99
2011$200,000 Mufhasa Samantha Spratt 1:21.09
2010$200,000 Tavistock Jason Waddell 1:21.30
2009$200,000 Mufhasa Samantha Spratt 1:22.54
2008$200,000 Seachange G A McKeon 1:21.31
2007$150,000 Darci Brahma Opie Bosson 1:22.35
2006$150,000 Kristov Jason Waddell 1:23.63
2005$100,000 Sedecrem A J Calder 1:22.17
2004$100,000 Sedecrem Grant Cooksley 1:22.53
2003$100,000 Tit For Taat Michael Walker 1:22.66
2002$100,000 Sunline Greg Childs 1:21.67
2001$100,000 Sunline Greg Childs 1:22.24
2000$100,000 Tall Poppy Jim Walker 1:21.29
1999$100,000 Surface Noel Harris 1:21.4
1998$100,000 Rebel Catherine Huchinson 1:21.05
1997$100,000 Avedon Chris Johnson 1:22.47
1996$100,000 Allegro Gary Grylls 1:22.32
1995$100,000 Snap Lance O'Sullivan 1:26.14
1994$100,000 Western Red B Hibberd 1:21.71
1993$100,000 Veandercross J Walker 1:22.08
1992$100,000 Mrs Selleck RB McKay 1:20.60
1991$98,000 Mr Tiz Lance O'Sullivan 1:21.17
1990 Not Held
1989$117,600 Poetic Prince Noel Harris 1:21.40
1988$117,600 Courier Bay David Walsh 1:23.27
1987$98,000 Courier Bay David Walsh 1:20.73
1986$63,000 Tanalyse David Walsh 1:21.06
1985$48,000 Super Tai David Peake 1:21.09
1984$37,300 Abit Leica P W Fearon 1:21.53
1983$29,140 Pinson D Moseley 1:23.42
1982$31,200 Givenchy David Peake 1:25.3
1981$31,000 Mun Lee Greg Childs 1:22.7
1980$31,000 Coobers Queen G Phillips 1:26.87
1979$31,000 March Legend RC Lang 1:26.0
1978$27,300 Copper Belt J W Walker 1:22.4
1977 Soliloquy D Medcalfe 1:23.1
1976$16,000 Mop P Trotter 1:22.1
1975 Auditor
1974 Kings Romance

See also

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