Stake money totalling $2,500.00 was on offer when the eighth running of Banks Peninsula’s Trotting Cup lined up for decision in 1972. Norm Fisher, mine host at nearby Tai Tapu Hotel provided a $100 trophy to accompany the donated stallion service by Lordship courtesy of Globe Derby Lodge. Past President and Patron Mr Cyril Gray offered an additional trophy [...]

The 1973 Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup stake was consolidated at $2,500.00, in addition to a donated stallion service courtesy of Nevele Romeo, flagship entire for the recently established Nevele R Stud Ltd.  There were also other trophies on offer, including the usual mile rate incentive for winning connections. Today’s race distance, expressed in metric terms for the first time [...]