Zabeel Classic

Zabeel Classic

Group I race
Location	Ellerslie Racecourse Auckland, New Zealand
Inaugurated	1985
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor	Cambridge Stud (2017)
Website	Ellerslie Racecourse
Race information
Distance	2000m
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Open
Weight	Weight-for-age
Purse	NZ$200,000 (2017)

The Zabeel Classic is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race run at weight-for-age over a distance of 2000 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on Boxing Day, a raceday steeped in tradition that frequently attracts in excess of 20,000 Aucklanders to the famous course.

The Zabeel Classic is named in honour of Zabeel, son of Sir Tristram and four-time New Zealand champion sire.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2017	Authentic Paddy	Trudy Thornton	Lisa Latta	2.06.31
2016	Consensus	Alysha Collett	Stephen McKee	2.01.25
2015	Kawi	Leith Innes	Allan Sharrock	2.04.30
2014	Soriano	Rory Hutchings	Graeme & Debbie Rogerson	2.02.30
2013	Historian	Matthew Cameron	Gary Alton	2:05.99
2012	Veyron	Rogan Norvall	Linda Laing	2:08.19
2011	Shez Sinsational	James McDonald	Allan Sharrock	2:02.34
2010	Booming	Vinnie Colgan	Jeff Lynds	2:04.02
2009	Vosne Romanee	Matthew Cameron	Jeff Lynds	2:00.60 Record
2008	Gallions Reach	Sam Spratt	Richard Yuill	2:05.69
2007	Sir Slick	Bruce Herd	Graeme Nicholson	2:03.81
2006	Mikki Street	Bruce Herd	Lisa Latta	2:02.84
2005+	Bazelle	Jason Waddell	Paul Jenkins	2:03.72
2005	St Reims	Leith Innes	Chris McNab	2:03.33
2004	Lashed	Opie Bosson	Graeme Rogerson & Stephen Autridge	2:02.62
2003	Hail	Greg Childs	Bruce & Stephen Marsh	2:04.52
2002	Giovana	Peter Johnson	Carol Marshall	2:02.88
2001	Zonda	Damien Oliver	Roger James	2:05.81
2000	Rebel	Linda Ballantyne	Val Langsford	2:04.11
1999	Del Coronado	Paul Taylor	Colin Jillings & Richard Yuill	2:01.24
1998	Vialli	Shane Dye	Dave & Paul O'Sullivan	2:04.49

+ The race was moved from January to December in 2005.