 Riccarton's other major races during the week include the Coupland's Bakeries Mile on the Wednesday, the New Zealand 2000 Guineas on the first Saturday and the thoroughbred New Zealand Cup also on the final Saturday.Until 1973, both the New Zealand Oaks and the New Zealand Derby were run at Riccarton.When those races were moved to Trentham and Ellerslie respectively, Riccarton was awarded two new classic races, the 1000 and 2000 Guineas over 1600m.