Rowe Cup

Rowe Cup
Group I race
LocationAlexandra Park
Auckland, New Zealand
Inaugurated1918
Race typeStandardbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.alexandrapark.co.nz
Race information
Distance3200m (2 miles)
SurfaceDirt
TrackRight-handed oval
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
PurseNZ $200,000 (2024)

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.[1][2]

The Rowe Cup is currently held in late May on the same night as the Auckland Cup and Northern Trotting Derby for 3 year old trotters.

  1. ^ Guerin, Michael (28 April 2009). "Racing: Trotting queen faces full Rowe Cup field". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  2. ^ Rowe Cup draws champion from Australia