The Auckland Trotting Cup will have the same sponsor this season - completely by chance.
Sky City will again sponsor the great race after winning a sweepstake draw last night, just as they did at the same function last season.
All sponsors for the Auckland Cup carnival were in with a chance to win the Cup sponsorship and overall carnival naming rights in the sweepstake, a format which worked well for the Auckland Trotting Club last season.
But with 30 sponsors involved Sky City had only one chance in 30 of winning again.
"I can't believe it," said Sky City spokesman Paul Kershaw.
"To win the Cup sponsorship two years in a row is a great thrill for us because we were rapt with the response we received last season."
The $250,000 Cup will be run on December 15, with champion pacer Courage Under Fire among those targeting it.
After last night's draw the other group one races at the carnival will be known as the Radio 531 City Of Auckland Free-For-All, the Waste Management Great Northern Derby and the Morrison Kent National Trot.
Racing: Trotting Cup sponsor lucky again
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