The New Zealand Trotting Cup, which has been held every year since 1904, has been the scene for some of the most dramatic moments in harness racing history. On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, the Centennial Cup will be staged at Addington Raceway. What spectacular racing the capacity crowds at Addington has seen over the past 99 years.

In The Cup, lifelong trotting enthusiast Bernie Wood offers up a juicy mixture of sensational moments and unforgettable triumphs and disasters in this well-researched and entertainingly-written celerbration of the Cup centenary.

The Cup is far more than just a year-by-year recount of Cup races. It is part social history, of Christchurch and of the role harness racing industry has played in New Zealand.

All the big names in New Zealand harness racing history are here. No harness racing champion's CV has been considered complete unless they've won the Cup. Wildwood Junior, Author Dillion, Harold Logan, Indianapolis, Highland Fling, False Step, the incomparable Cardigan Bay, the three generation winning line of Johnny Globe, Lordship and Lord Module. All have had their great days at Addington. And then there are recent Champions-Chokin, II Vicolo and Christian Cullen... what wonderful horses have thrilled the capacity crowds each year.

This is a book, too, about famous drivers, trainers and owners. the parade of racing identies includes names like Bryce, Holmes, Edwards, Berry, Lowe, Berkett, Nyhan, Jones, McKenzie, Devine, Wolfenden, Purden and Butt.

There's a wealth of information in The Cup's 384 pages, including a comprehensive statistical section and nearly 400 photographs.

If you're a devotee of racing, or simply want a good read, full of human stories, the Cup is the book for you.

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