DB Draught Classic
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The DB Draught Classic was a major thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand. Run at Ellerslie Racecourse in early March it was called New Zealand's first million-dollar race. However it was run only twice, 1989 and 1990, for total stake money of $950,000 and $970,000 respectively.
The race had Group 1 status and was run over 2100m. Both editions were won by the 1989 Japan Cup winner Horlicks.{{cite web |url=http://www.racinghalloffame.co.nz/Inductee-Videos/Horses/Racehorses/Horlicks |title=Horlicks - Racing Hall of Fame |website=www.racinghalloffame.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426104738/http://www.racinghalloffame.co.nz/Inductee-Videos/Horses/Racehorses/Horlicks |archive-date=2012-04-26}}
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| width="30px" | Year ! width="80px" | 1st ! width="80px" | 2nd ! width="80px" | 3rd ! width="80px" | Winner's rider ! width="80px" | Time ! width="80px" | Margin | ||||||
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| 1990 | Horlicks, 56.5 kg | The Phantom 56 kg | Castletown 57 kg | Lance O'Sullivan | 2:07.08 | 1.5 Length{{Cite web|url=https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/17456/Horlicks-NZ-1983.aspx|title = Horlicks (NZ) 1983 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ}} |
| 1989 {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NCbRNOiPJg|title=Horlicks - 1989 DB Draught Classic|date=20 October 2011|via=YouTube}} | Horlicks, 56.5 kg | Regal City, 56 kg | Westminster, 57 kg | Lance O'Sullivan | 2:07.09 | 0.5 length |
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Category:Horse races in New Zealand
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