The Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 3 horse race run for three-year-olds at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. == History == When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005–06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the main-lead-up race, two weeks before the Derby.
The Championship Stakes, run at Ellerslie Racecourse, is a Group 3 horse race run for three-year-olds at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. == History == When the New Zealand Derby was moved from December to March in the 2005–06 season, the race was set up to be run on the second Saturday in February as the main-lead-up race, two weeks before the Derby.
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