Wrap up in style!
Auckland's biggest party wraps up in style with Diamond Day - traditionally known as 'ladies' day', this is the ultimate excuse to grab your friends, dress up and let your hair down!
Try your betting luck with two exciting Group I horse races - the $200,000 Haunui Farm Diamond Stakes and the $200,000 DLindauer New Zealand Stakes, as well as the Listed $50,000 Coolmore Australia Mr Tiz Trophy amongst the day's ontrack action.
Flirt with fashion and be in to win a gorgeous $12,000 Anna Webster Jeweller ring with Anna Webster Jeweller Diamond Darling - a unique fashion competition where luck is of the essence!
If you fancy yourself as a bit of a party animal, live it up at the Whips n Spurs High Tea Garden Party.
Want to see how much fun we had at the last Diamond Day? Click the links to view the RaceDay gallery or video.
- 10 races
- Gates open at 11.00am
- Hospitality options open at 11.30am
- First race at about 12.40pm
- Last race at about 6.28pm
Please note that as there is a carfair in the Southern Motorway carpark on Sunday 11th March, any cars left there overnight may be towed. Overnight carparking is available in the Infield.
Meet, mix and mingle!
Make Diamond Day a day to remember and choose from our range of hospitality options to give you, your friends and their friends the party of a lifetime!
General Admission. More info or to buy 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 buy 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.
Whips n Spurs. Find out more or buy tickets
If you're a party animal, man-about-town or social butterfly, this one is for you! One of the most-anticipated events on every young Aucklander's social calendar, this is your opportunity to shine your spurs, crack your whips and party!
Chairman's Club. More info or buy tickets
Dine in style! On the second floor of the Ellerslie Stand, this is the ultimate Diamond Day dining experience. The brilliant views of the racecourse are enhanced by your table's very own television screen that is tuned into Trackside - all so you don't miss a second of the day's racing action.
Wine & Tapas - Nicolas Feuillatte Marquee. More info or to buy tickets
Like to be the first to try new things? Then the Nicolas Feuillatte Marquee on the Champagne Lawn is for you! Spend your Diamond Day enjoying wine and tapas with friends under the summer sun to the backdrop of a great day’s racing.
Private Function or marquee. Email hospitality@ellerslie.co.nz or
call 09 5233 3824
Host your guests in one of our many private function rooms, grandstand balconies or 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 or 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
Need directions?
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