Great Northern Foal Stakes
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:
- Desert Gold who won the race in 1914.
- McGinty the 1982 winner who also took out the 1983 Caulfield Stakes and 1984 Rawson Stakes.
- La Bella Dama the 2000 winner who went on to win the 2000 Eight Carat Classic and in 2001 the Royal Stakes and King's Plate at Ellerslie, the Tesio Stakes at Moonee Valley and the LKS Mackinnon Stakes.
Winners
The following are some past results.
| Year & Stake |
Winner |
Sire |
Dam |
Jockey |
Trainer(s) |
2nd place |
3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (May) $50,000 | Haussmann | Pour Moi | Lily L’Amour | Vinnie Colgan | Tony Pike | So Far Sokool | Ohceedee |
| 2016 (May) | Ichiban | Swiss Ace (AUS) | Eclaircissement | Leith Innes | Graeme & Debbie Rogerson | Quantum | Church Road |
| 2015 (May) | Secret Spirit | Swiss Ace (AUS) | Spirit of Sandford | Danielle Johnson | Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott | Get That Jive | Ragnaar |
| 2014 (May) | Avisto | Tavistock | Miraculous Miss | Noel Harris | John Sargent & Hayden Allen | Midnight magicman | Martiniz Special |
| 2013 (May) | Hera | O'Reilly | Corsica | Matt Cameron | Roger James | Devour | Lushoto |
| 2012 (May) | Misstrum | Stratum (AUS) | Malagra Miss (AUS) | Leith Innes | Roger James | About Square | Twilight Granita |
| 2011 (May) | Whoshe | Storm Creek (USA) | Lesley Coup | Mark Sweeney | Richard and Chris Otto | A Cool Change | Dollario |
| 2010 (May) | Smoulder | Traditionally (USA) | Flying Firebird | Chad Ormsby | Graeme and Mark Sanders | We Can Say It Now | Shamabelle |
| 2009 (May) | Flying Fulton | Flying Spur (AUS) | Fulton (NZ) | Vinnie Colgan | Mark Walker | Bally Duff | Justanexcuse |
| 2008 (May) | St Culpe | Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) | Run And Hide (USA) | Leith Innes | Mike & Paul Moroney | Bright Spark | Lucy’s Sister |
| 2007 (May) | Russian Conquest | St. Petersburg (AUS) | Woodminco (AUS) | Cameron Lammas | Graeme Rogerson & Stephen Autridge | Yau | Tief |
| 2006 (May) $35,000 | Bianca | Painted Black | Blanche Amelia (by Grosvenor) | Gary Grylls | Don Dwyer | Veloce Bella | Habana |
| 2005 (May) | Twinkling | Star Way (GB) | Limitless | Regan Norvall | Captain Kurt | Missy Elliott | |
| 2004 (May) | Sheka | Sandtrap (USA) | Lynsu | Mark Du Plessis | Royal Babe | Savute | |
| 2003 (May) | Hulachine | Tale of the Cat (USA) | Its Hula Time | Lance O’Sullivan | Our Kashani | Seigla Bay | |
| 2002 (March) | Danceinthesun | Desert Sun (GB) | Miss Tripper | Gary Grylls | Class Success | Savuka | |
| 2001 (April) | Flying Babe | Flying Spur (AUS) | Cast Your Fate (AUS) | Lance O’Sullivan | Finishing School | Sorrento Star | |
| 2000 (April) | La Bella Dama | Desert Sun (GB) | Who's That Lady | Gary Grylls | The Almighty One | Real Flyer | |
| 1999 (April) | Brocco Babe | Brocco (USA) | Nuryandra (GB) | Gary Grylls | Marasie | Pourquoi | |
| 1997 (Jan) | Good Faith | Straight Strike (USA) | Head Of The River (GB) | Catherine Treymane | Donna Logan, Ruakaka | Rain Squall | Love De Tor |
| 1985 $15,000[1] | Travel Light | Bellissimo | Otalight | W Robinson | R C Lang, Cambridge | Hopscotch | Prince Tai |
| 1984 $15,000 [2] | Natural | Otehi Bay | Nephele | David A Peake | Trevor McKee, Takanini | Shumanshu | Black Eclipse |
| 1982 $10,000[3] | McGinty | One Pound Sterling | Ernader | R Vance | Colin Jillings, Takanini | Andretti | Long Range |
| 1981 $10,000[4] | Magnificent | Taipan II | Some Swallow (by My Swallow) | Bruce S Compton | W J Bromby, Cambridge | Spokekane | Divine Ruler |
| 1980 $10,000[5] | Yir Tiz | Bismark II | Dreamy Jeannie (by Gold Sovereign) | W Robinson | G Rogerson, Te Rapa | Summer Haze | Proud Avon |
| 1979 $6,000[6] | Judena | Zephyr Bay | Loma Loma (by Calm Courage) | Bill Skelton | P Hollingshead, Te Awamutu | Young Shaun | Delma Jay |
| 1978 (Jan), $6,000[7] | Bidum Bidum | Master John | Arragon's Comet (by Arragon) | Bill Skelton | R B & W B Priscott, Te Awamutu | Thunder Queen | Bally Trail |
| 1977 (Jan), $6,000 | |||||||
| 1976 (Jan) $6,000[8] | Ballybrit | Wandering Eyes | Banba (by Resurgent) | J Riordan | G K & W Sanders, Te Awamutu | Secret Show | Princess Amarula |
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See also
References
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1985, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1984, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1982, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1981, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1980, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1979, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1978, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
- Costello, John: DB Racing Annual 1976, Moa Publications, Auckland, NZ
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