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It is run over 3200 meters, earlier it was two miles, a slightly longer distance. It is held in late January each year at Trentham racecourse just outside Wellington New Zealand . It is a grueling race, and the record is still held by the winner of the 1970 Wellington Cup, namely Il Tempo , who covered the two miles in 3 minutes 16.2s. WELLINGTON CUP WINNERS
(NB: Gladsome was subsequently disqualified for being ridden by an unlicensed apprentice). GALLERY in 2004.]] |
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