Great Northern Foal Stakes

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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.

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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
Stake
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 BossKellys Ocean JewelAndrew CalderCarl HendersonLady Maroal 54.5There You Go 54.5
2020 (Not held)
2019 (May)$50,000 [3] Rhaegar 56.5PluckGrand LadyMichael McNab Murray Baker & Andrew ForsmanLong Jack 56.5Jennifer Eccles 54.5
2018 (June)$50,000 [4] Peaceful 54.5 Savabeel PalomaMatt Cameron Murray Baker & Andrew ForsmanCyber Attack 56.5Sol Invictus 56.5
2017 (May)$50,000 [5] HaussmannPour MoiLily L’AmourVinnie ColganTony PikeSo Far SokoolOhceedee
2016 (May)$50,000 [6] Ichiban 56.5Swiss Ace (AUS)EclaircissementLeith Innes Graeme & Debbie RogersonQuantumChurch 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 54.5TavistockMiraculous Miss Noel Harris John Sargent & Hayden AllenMidnight MagicmanMartiniz Special
2013 (May)Hera O'Reilly CorsicaMatt Cameron Roger James DevourLushoto
2012 (May)MisstrumStratum (AUS)Malagra Miss (AUS)Leith Innes Roger James About SquareTwilight Granita
2011 (May)WhosheStorm Creek (USA)Lesley CoupMark SweeneyRichard and Chris OttoA Cool ChangeDollario
2010 (May)SmoulderTraditionally (USA)Flying FirebirdChad OrmsbyGraeme and Mark SandersWe Can Say It NowShamabelle
2009 (May)Flying FultonFlying Spur (AUS)Fulton (NZ)Vinnie ColganMark WalkerBally DuffJustanexcuse
2008 (May)St CulpeRock of Gibraltar (Ire)Run And Hide (USA)Leith Innes Mike & Paul MoroneyBright SparkLucy's Sister
2007 (May)Russian ConquestSt. Petersburg (AUS)Woodminco (AUS)Cameron Lammas Graeme Rogerson & Stephen AutridgeYauTief
2006 (May)$35,000BiancaPainted BlackBlanche Amelia (by Grosvenor)Gary GryllsDon DwyerVeloce BellaHabana
2005 (May)TwinklingStar Way (GB)LimitlessRegan NorvallCaptain KurtMissy Elliott
2004 (May)ShekaSandtrap (USA)Lynsu Mark Du Plessis Royal BabeSavute
2003 (May)HulachineTale of the Cat (USA)Its Hula Time Lance O'Sullivan Our KashaniSeigla Bay
2002 (March)DanceinthesunDesert Sun (GB)Miss TripperGary GryllsClass SuccessSavuka
2001 (April)Flying BabeFlying Spur (AUS)Cast Your Fate (AUS) Lance O'Sullivan Finishing SchoolSorrento Star
2000 (April)La Bella DamaDesert Sun (GB)Who's That LadyGary GryllsThe Almighty OneReal Flyer
1999 (April)Brocco BabeBrocco (USA)Nuryandra (GB)Gary GryllsMarasiePourquoi
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 LightBellissimoOtalightWarwick RobinsonR C Lang, CambridgeHopscotchPrince Tai
1984$15,000 [10] NaturalOtehi BayNepheleDavid A Peake Trevor McKee, TakaniniShumanshuBlack Eclipse
1982$10,000 [11] McGinty One Pound SterlingErnaderRobert Vance Colin Jillings, TakaniniAndrettiLong Range
1981$10,000 [12] MagnificentTaipan IISome Swallow (by My Swallow)Bruce ComptonW J Bromby, CambridgeSpokekaneDivine Ruler
1980$10,000 [13] Yir TizBismark IIDreamy Jeannie (by Gold Sovereign)Warwick Robinson Graeme Rogerson, Te RapaSummer HazeProud Avon
1979$6,000 [14] JudenaZephyr BayLoma Loma (by Calm Courage) Bill Skelton P Hollingshead, Te AwamutuYoung ShaunDelma Jay
1978 (Jan)$6,000 [15] Bidum BidumMaster JohnArragon's Comet (by Arragon) Bill Skelton R B & W B Priscott, Te AwamutuThunder QueenBally Trail
1977 (Jan)$6,000
1976 (Jan)$6,000 [16] BallybritWandering EyesBanba (by Resurgent)J RiordanG K & W Sanders, Te AwamutuSecret ShowPrincess Amarula

See also

Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

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