Get set for the ultimate half day off! 
Auckland's biggest party continues with Stella Artois Auckland Cup Day, celebrating Auckland's iconic race and providing a half day off mid-week for many.
Featuring the time-honoured Stella Artois Auckland Cup, the second running of the Auckland Cup Secondary Schools Cross Country Championship, the Stella Artois Cup Couture fashion competition and the famous Birdcage Bash after the last race - why would you want to be anywhere else?
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Meet, mix and mingle!
Make this a RaceDay to remember and choose from our range of hospitality options to give you, your friends and their friends the party of a lifetime! Our hospitality options include:
General Admission. More info or to purchase tickets
Enjoy access to all public lawn areas, at least one room within the Ellerslie Stand and covered grandstand seating in that stand. Children under 15 years get in free and on many racedays, a senior citizens rate applies.
Ascot Stand. More info or to purchase tickets
For a great day at the races, the Ascot Stand is hard to beat! Why not take a trip up to the New Zealand Room on the fifth floor and get the best views or get up close & personal with horses & riders on the ground floor in The Winning Post.
Stella Artois Garden Party. More info or to purchase tickets
Social butterfly? This is for you! Located on the Newmarket Lawn, hear the thunder of hooves as the horses race past you down the home straight on the way to the winning post - that's if you can hear above the partying crowd!
Champions Club. More info or to purchase tickets
Race, wine & dine like a champion! Located on the first floor of the Ellerslie Stand in the Great Northern Room and with access to covered grandstand seating, you won't miss a beat of the day's racing action!
Presidents Suite. More info or to purchase tickets
Experience the Sport of Kings feeling like royalty! With expansive views of the racetrack and its surrounds, enjoy wining & dining in style to the backdrop of an epic day's worth of racing.
Be quick! This is the most sought-after outdoor location oncourse. Right in the thick of the day’s racing action (beside the birdcage & opposite the winning post) in a fantastic outdoor setting and home to the Birdcage Bash after the last race, book here if you want to see and be seen this Cup Day!
Chairman's Club. More info or to purchase tickets
Dine in style! On the second floor of the Ellerslie Stand, this is the ultimate Cup Day dining experience. The brilliant views of the racecourse are enhanced by your table's very own television screen that is tuned into Trackside and an MC - all so you don't miss a second of the day's racing action.
Private Function or Marquee. Please contact us to enquire or book
Host your guests in one of our many private function rooms, grandstand balconies or in a marquee on one of the many open spaces oncourse. Our team will be happy to discuss how we can help you put on your own best-dressed competition, have a visit from a jockey or trainer and even have a racing industry personality as your function's MC.
Destination Auckland Cup Week
Catch A Cab To Ellerslie!
Our good friends at Auckland Co-op Taxis have organised a special discounted rate for visitors heading to Ellerslie this Auckland Cup Week. Just mention you’re heading to Ellerslie Racecourse when you phone Auckland Co-op Taxis on 300 3000 and you’ll travel for less. (Offer only applies for taxis travelling to Ellerslie)
Take A Bus Home!
Catch a bus after the last race throughout Auckland Cup Week and pay just $5 per person to get to Parnell, Ponsonby or the Viaduct. Buses will leave the course from just outside the main entrance turnstiles (Gate 6). For further information, visit www.maxx.co.nz
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