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Group I race | |
Location | Ellerslie Racecourse Auckland, New Zealand |
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Inaugurated | 1890 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1200m (6 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
Weight | Set Weights & Penalties |
Purse | NZ$450,000 (2024) |
The Railway Stakes is a Group One New Zealand horse race. Held at Ellerslie on New Year's Day, it is held over 1200 metres, and is one of New Zealand's feature sprint races.
Among its most notable winners are:
Some of the biggest upsets in the history of the race were in 2009 when Jacowils triumphed at odds of 104-1, and in 2011 when Miss Raggedy Ann won the race as the 86-1 outsider.
In 2014, the exceptional filly Bounding became the first 3-year-old to win the Railway in 33 years.