Auckland Cup Week

Auckland Cup Week® is one of New Zealand's major annual thoroughbred racing carnivals and is the country's richest offering stakes in excess of NZ$2.2 million. Held in Auckland in early March, the carnival comprises two days of racing and entertainment at Ellerslie Racecourse - Vodafone Derby Day and Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day.
The carnival was first run in 2006.
Auckland Cup Week's® feature races are:
Vodafone Derby Day (the first Saturday of the carnival):
Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day (second Saturday of the carnival):
In addition, Auckland Cup Week® plays host to additional off-track entertainment including New Zealand's national fashions in the field final, The Ned Prix de Fashion, which will see its winner take home not only the national title, but a trip to Australia to compete in Victoria Racing Club's MYER Fashions on the Field competition as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The dates for Auckland Cup Week® 2021 are Saturday 6 March (Vodafone Derby Day) and Saturday 13 March (Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup Day).