Great Northern Foal Stakes Explained

Great Northern Foal Stakes is a horse race in New Zealand. It is a listed 2 year-old race over 1400m run at Ellerslie Racecourse.

The race is currently known as the Auckland Futurity Stakes.

Up to 1998 it was run in late January and was a group 3 race, then it become a listed race. From 1999 to 2002 it was raced in late March or April before moving to late May in 2003.

Past winners include:

Winners

The following are some past results.

Year
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Winner
Sire
Dam
Jockey
Trainer(s)
2nd place
3rd place
2022 (May)$70,000 [1] Leedox 57Time TestBella CarolinaRyan ElliottAndrew ForsmanContagious 55Timeless 55
2021 (May)$50,000[2] Atullibigeal 56.5Street Boss Kellys Ocean Jewel Andrew Calder Carl HendersonLady Maroal 54.5 There You Go 54.5
2020 (Not held)
2019 (May)$50,000[3] Rhaegar 56.5Pluck Grand Lady Michael McNab Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Long Jack 56.5 Jennifer Eccles 54.5
2018 (June)$50,000[4] Peaceful 54.5SavabeelPalomaMatt Cameron Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Cyber Attack 56.5Sol Invictus 56.5
2017 (May) $50,000[5] HaussmannPour MoiLily L’AmourVinnie Colgan Tony PikeSo Far Sokool Ohceedee
2016 (May)$50,000[6] Ichiban 56.5Swiss Ace (AUS) Eclaircissement Leith Innes Graeme & Debbie Rogerson QuantumChurch Road
2015 (May)$50,000[7] Secret Spirit 54.5Swiss Ace (AUS)Spirit of SandfordDanielle Johnson Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew ScottGet That JiveRagnaar
2014 (May)$50,000[8] Avisto 54.5Tavistock Miraculous MissNoel HarrisJohn Sargent & Hayden AllenMidnight MagicmanMartiniz Special
2013 (May)HeraO'ReillyCorsicaMatt Cameron Roger JamesDevourLushoto
2012 (May)MisstrumStratum (AUS)Malagra Miss (AUS)Leith Innes Roger JamesAbout SquareTwilight Granita
2011 (May) WhosheStorm Creek (USA) Lesley CoupMark SweeneyRichard and Chris OttoA Cool Change Dollario
2010 (May)SmoulderTraditionally (USA)Flying Firebird Chad Ormsby Graeme and Mark Sanders We Can Say It NowShamabelle
2009 (May)Flying Fulton Flying Spur (AUS) Fulton (NZ) Vinnie ColganMark WalkerBally Duff Justanexcuse
2008 (May)St Culpe Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Run And Hide (USA) Leith InnesMike & Paul Moroney Bright SparkLucy's Sister
2007 (May)Russian Conquest St. Petersburg (AUS)Woodminco (AUS)Cameron Lammas Graeme Rogerson & Stephen Autridge YauTief
2006 (May) $35,000BiancaPainted Black Blanche Amelia (by Grosvenor)Gary GryllsDon DwyerVeloce BellaHabana
2005 (May)TwinklingStar Way (GB) LimitlessRegan Norvall Captain KurtMissy Elliott
2004 (May) ShekaSandtrap (USA)Lynsu Mark Du PlessisRoyal BabeSavute
2003 (May)Hulachine Tale of the Cat (USA) Its Hula Time Our KashaniSeigla Bay
2002 (March)DanceinthesunDesert Sun (GB)Miss Tripper Gary GryllsClass SuccessSavuka
2001 (April)Flying BabeFlying Spur (AUS) Cast Your Fate (AUS)Finishing School Sorrento Star
2000 (April)La Bella Dama Desert Sun (GB) Who's That Lady Gary Grylls The Almighty OneReal Flyer
1999 (April)Brocco BabeBrocco (USA) Nuryandra (GB) Gary Grylls Marasie Pourquoi
1997 (Jan)Good Faith 54Straight Strike (USA) Head Of The River (GB)Catherine TreymaneDonna Logan, RuakakaRain Squall 54Love De Tor 54
1985 $15,000[9] Travel Light Bellissimo Otalight Warwick Robinson R C Lang, Cambridge Hopscotch Prince Tai
1984 $15,000 [10] Natural Otehi Bay Nephele David A Peake Trevor McKee, Takanini Shumanshu Black Eclipse
1982 $10,000[11] McGintyOne Pound Sterling Ernader Robert Vance Colin Jillings, Takanini Andretti Long Range
1981 $10,000[12] Magnificent Taipan II Some Swallow (by My Swallow)Bruce Compton W J Bromby, Cambridge Spokekane Divine Ruler
1980 $10,000[13] Yir TizBismark II Dreamy Jeannie (by Gold Sovereign)Warwick Robinson Graeme Rogerson, Te Rapa Summer HazeProud Avon
1979 $6,000[14] Judena Zephyr Bay Loma Loma (by Calm Courage)P Hollingshead, Te Awamutu Young Shaun Delma Jay
1978 (Jan)$6,000[15] Bidum Bidum Master John Arragon's Comet (by Arragon)R B & W B Priscott, Te Awamutu Thunder Queen Bally Trail
1977 (Jan)$6,000
1976 (Jan) $6,000[16] BallybritWandering Eyes Banba (by Resurgent) J Riordan G K & W Sanders, Te Awamutu Secret Show Princess Amarula

See also

Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

Notes and References

  1. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/50581/4/Race-Detail.aspx
  2. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/49756/5/Race-Detail.aspx
  3. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/47577/5/Race-Detail.aspx
  4. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/46634/3/Race-Detail.aspx
  5. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/45559/5/Race-Detail.aspx
  6. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/44592/8/Race-Detail.aspx
  7. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/43251/7/Race-Detail.aspx
  8. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/42377/6/Race-Detail.aspx
  9. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1985, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  10. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1984, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  11. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1982, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  12. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1981, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  13. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1980, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  14. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1979, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  15. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1978, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
  16. Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1976, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ