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![Racing: Zavite wins Auckland Cup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Racing: Zavite wins Auckland Cup
Australian-owned Zavite has outmuscled her rivals to win the $1m Auckland Cup at Ellerslie this afternoon.
![Analysing the fashion fillies at Auckland Cup Week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Analysing the fashion fillies at Auckland Cup Week
Today is Auckland Cup Day and I'm trotting off to Ellerslie to be a guest of Gucci at their bespoke private suite in the Ascot stand away from the hoi polloi.
![Racing: Formlines point to Australian cup victory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Racing: Formlines point to Australian cup victory
Zavite is a winner at 3200m and has raced in better fields than he meets today.
![Racing: Mandela hopes to turn back the years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Racing: Mandela hopes to turn back the years
In terms of fairytale wins, it is hard to think of a scenario more magical than the one Mandela would conjure at Ellerslie today.