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New Zealand Cup Betting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand Cup betting<\/strong> is open months ahead of the Group 3 Christchurch, spring race at the TAB NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We offer pre-nomination New Zealand Cup<\/strong> betting odds<\/strong> throughout the year that are known as futures New Zealand Cup odds online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All-In New Zealand Cup betting markets are then available following the official New Zealand Cup nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betting on the New Zealand Cup field is available following final acceptances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betting on the New Zealand Cup<\/strong> often favours long-distance gallopers coming off a good run in the Metropolitan Trophy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehzebeen (2024) is the last horse to complete the Metropolitan Trophy – New Zealand Cup double<\/strong> in the same season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand Cup race betting<\/strong> traditionally focuses on the proven Group winning horses who have an outstanding record in the event and those proven over the longer distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand Cup race tips<\/strong> centre on proven stars that have good lead-up form in similar grade staying events, horses with previous experience at the Riccarton Park track, and horses allocated around 53 – 55 kgs who have dominated recent New Zealand Cup race results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Cup<\/strong> is a handicap race<\/strong> meaning the higher rated a horse is the more weight they will carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highest-rated horse in the New Zealand Cup field dons the number one saddlecloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand Cup Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand Cup<\/strong> odds and online betting tips on the New Zealand Cup <\/strong>are dominated by proven Group horses, the locally-bred runners in the race and horses aged five and over who have a great record in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes betting on the New Zealand Cup so popular?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The fact that the New Zealand Cup is one of the leading Group races run during the Christchurch racing festival and one of the key races of New Zealand Cup week <\/strong>make it a must watch and must bet on horse racing event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Cup is a great race that has produced a host of subsequent Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup<\/strong> winning horses<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Cup is one of the most prestigious and lucrative thoroughbred horse races in New Zealand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the best online betting on the New Zealand Cup<\/strong>, consider tipping a horse to win both the New Zealand Cup and another Group race over the carnival in a spring double!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes the New Zealand Cup so special?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Cup serves as a great guide historically to other important New Zealand staying races like the Auckland Cup run the following March, so using the New Zealand Cup winners’ list for upcoming Group events is popular with punters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Cup holds a special place in New Zealand racing history as one the oldest horse races in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand and international racing fans, including those in Australia, tune into the thrilling 3200m spring event every season to see if their bets on the New Zealand Cup race<\/strong> won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Cup currently offers around NZD$400,000 in prize money plus bragging rights with jockeys, trainers and owners from across the country and further abroad keen to add their names to the list of New Zealand Cup champions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many mares have won the New Zealand Cup in recent years?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since the year 2000 there have been seven New Zealand Cup winning mares with: Smiling Like (2000), Evers Windell (2007), Hoorang (2008), Spring Cheer (2013), Dee And Gee (2019), and most recently Mehzebeen (2024). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What age group has the best New Zealand Cup record?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Five-year-olds have dominated the New Zealand Cup results in recent years with ten saluting between 2000 and 2024, most recently Mehzebeen in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oldest recent New Zealand Cup winner<\/strong> was Pump Up The Volume who saluted as an eight-year-old in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The youngest recent New Zealand Cup winner<\/strong> was Spring Cheer who won as a four-year-old mare in 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 2000 and 2024 the breakdown of New Zealand Cup winners by age is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n