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	new zealand major race

New Zealand Messenger (Group 1)

1967 to 1968 - 11 furlongs; 1969 to 1973 - 12 furlongs; 1974 onwards - 2700 metres mobile. 1967 to 1970 run in December; 1972 to 1978 run in March; 1978 to 1986 run in December; 1988 onwards run between February and May.

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Year	Month	Distance	Horse	Hcap	Owner	Driver	Time
2011	May	2700	Franco Emirate		R E Nieper	Jim Curtin	3-18.0
2010	May	2700	Tintin In America		ATC Trot 2008 Syndicate	David Butcher	3-15.8

2009	May	2700	Auckland Reactor		Auckland Reactor Ltd	Mark Purdon	3-18.8
2008	May	2700	Gotta Go Cullen		I D Dobson	Tony Herlihy	3-22.9
2007	May	2700	Monkey King		Cavalla Bloodstock Limited	Steven Reid	3-23.9
2006	May	2700	Mainland Banner		I D Dobson, S J Dobson, Lynne Umar	Ricky May	3-23.5
2005	Apr	2700	Mi Muchacho		R C Anderson, Ms P C Larsen	Peter Ferguson	3-23.5
2004	Apr	2700	Elsu		Mrs J Walters, Double Up Syndicate, Est D Hudson, Mrs P Small	David Butcher	3-22.2
2003	May	2700	Just An Excuse		O Haines, Mrs I K Haines	Todd Mitchell	3-22.0
2002	Apr	2700	Young Rufus		H Manolitsis, V Lynch, T A Lynch, W Lynch, G J Carey, K R Hyslop	Mark Purdon	3-21.4
2001	Mar	2700	Tupelo Rose		G L Banks, M J Hanover, J D Curtin	Peter Jones	3-23.6
2000	Mar	2700	Pic Me Pockets		H R Bosher	Tony Herlihy	3-19.8

1999	Apr	2700	Homin Hosed		Mrs M A Macey, B L Macey	Todd Mitchell	3-23.1
1998	May	2700	OK Royal		J W Smolenski, M J Ward	Jack Smolenski	3-20.6
1997	Apr	2700	Agua Caliente		D S Short, Mrs D E J Short, Mrs D E Woods, Miss S M Short	Glen Wolfenden	3-24.7
1996	Apr	2700	Decision Time		J M Ward	James Stormont	3-22.3
1995	Apr	2700	Rain Again		B C Madsen	Neil Brady	3-23.0
1994	Apr	2700	Montana Vance		J B Hart, Mrs K J Purdon, J B Ede, D H Sixton	Tony Herlihy	3-23.0
1993	Mar	2700	Chokin		Pacers Australia Syndications Pty Ltd, M Joyce, J Loughnan, B De Boer	Tony Herlihy	3-23.3
1992	Apr	2700	Abdias		J Butcher, Mrs C M Butcher	Philip Butcher	3-27.0
1991	Apr	2700	Christopher Vance		R R Reid, Lorna Reid Syndicate, Mrs J C Reid	Tony Herlihy	3-19.5
1990	Mar	2700	Alert Fulla		J Friedhof	Maurice McKendry	3-25.8

1989	Mar	2700	Dillon Dean		D P E Dwyer, Mrs H M C Burley	Colin DeFilippi	3-22.7
1988	Feb	2700	Rostriever Hanover		I A Munro, Mrs A H Munro	Patrick O'Reilly	3-23.5
1987			Not Run
1986	Dec	2700	Trident		The Horseplayers Syndicate	John Hay	3-25.8
1985	Dec	2700	Placid Victor		Mrs L G Wilson	Maurice McKendry	3-23.2
1984	Dec	2700	Roydon Glen		R A McKenzie	W F Fletcher	3.25.4
1983	Dec	2700	Nostradamus		W J Francis & P I Renwick	P N Jones	3.32.4
1982	Dec	2700	Hilarious Guest		M G Vermeulen	P T Wolfenden	3.26.2
1981	Dec	2700	Melton Monarch		J S Dalgety	B Purdon	3.26.5
1980	Dec	2700	John Tudor		H T & A P Dodds & B C Newton	T H Knowles	3.29.3

1979	Dec	2700	Tempest Tiger		P K Ryder	J W Smolenski	3.27.9
1978	Mar	2700	Sapling		G C Cruickshank & R Given	H W Skinner	3.26.4
	Dec	2700	Locarno		B J & E J Francis	R D Butt	3.34.6
1977	Mar	2700	Stanley Rio		W J Francis & G B & J B Noble	J B Noble	3.28.4
1976	Mar	2700	Forto Prontezza		Mrs E & A R J McNaught	H W Skinner	3.29.2
1975	Mar	2700	Josias		J & Mrs C M Butcher	R F Mitchell	3.29.6
1974	Mar	2700	Speedy Guest		W F Woolley	J W Smolenski	3.28.8
1973	Mar	1.5 miles	Tonton Macoute	24 yds	N M Allcock & W E Ross	A K Holmes	3.10
1972	Mar	1.5 miles	Scottish Warrior	24 yds	R A McKenzie	C S Hunter	3.10.2
1971			Not Run
1970	Dec	1.5 miles	Sam Tryax	24 yds	Mrs & R C Whitford	B J Anderson	3.11.6

1969	Dec	1.5 miles	Western Ridge	24 yds	T E Renshaw	R J Weatherley	3.14.2
1968	Dec	1m 3f	Bewitched	24 yds	G B Noble	J B Noble	2.55.8
1967	Dec	1m 3f	Governor Frost	24 yds	C Hadley	P T Wolfenden	2.55.4
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