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Rowe Cup

The Rowe Cup is a race held annually at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand for standardbred horses.

The Rowe Cup is run over a distance of 3200 m. Along with the Dominion Handicap raced at Addington Raceway it is one of the major harness races for trotters rather than pacers.

The Rowe Cup is currently held in early May on the same night as the Roy Purdon Memorial Handicap (Group 1) for pacers. Previously it was held later in May on the same night as the Auckland Cup and Northern Trotting Derby for 3 year old trotters. In 2024 Australian visitors Greg Sugars and Jess Tubbs won both Cups with Just Believe and Better Eclipse.

Between 1918 and 1971 it was raced in December.

Records

Most wins:

Most wins by a driver:

  • 6 - Tony Herlihy (1991, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2022)
  • 5 - Peter Wolfenden (1960, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1980)
  • 4 - Anthony Butt (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
  • 4 - Maurice McKendry (1986, 1992, 1993, 2008)
  • 4 - J T Paul (1926, 1927, 1935, 1936)
  • 4 - R Young (1946, 1949, 1950, 1952)
  • 3 - M F Holmes (1956, 1959, 1961)
  • 3 - L J Mahoney (1938, 1939, 1941)
  • 3 - W Orange (1920, 1922, 1923)

Winners list

The following are winners of the Rowe Cup:

There was no race in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Other major races

See also

References