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Guerin: All systems go as Addington readies for epic NZ Cup meeting
26 July 2022
New Zealand’s biggest race day is “starting to feel like the old days again” but there is a crucial part of the puzzle Addington officials want to add to New Zealand Trotting Cup Day.
Addington is planning for a traditional Cup Day crowd that could approach 20,000 for the November 8 meeting, a far cry from last year which was restricted to a crowd of 1200 because of Covid.
The travel restrictions at the time meant Ray Green, the trainer of Cup winner Copy That (pictured), and almost all Auckland-based trainers and connections were unable to attend the meeting.
The racing was still world class, but the meeting overall felt like eating a wet sandwich compared to the Cup Day which is usually New Zealand racing’s biggest meeting of any code.
