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Racing Fashion Weekly

You are invited · Sat 12 Dec 2026

SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day

Te Rapa Racecourse, Hamilton, New Zealand

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Hamilton's pre-Christmas dress-up day, described by the club as a sell-out, with a Fashion in the Field that sends two qualifiers to the national final.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
expected
Season
Summer

Women

No dress code page found on the Waikato Thoroughbred Racing site (the /dress-code address returned 'not found'). Read 13 Nov 2026.

Men

No dress code page found on the Waikato Thoroughbred Racing site. Read 13 Nov 2026.

Styling notes

Category names for 2026 were not on the pages read.

Weather

Waikato early summer: about 13-24 C, humid, showers possible. (General climate knowledge.)

Fashions on the Field

  • Fashion in the Field (two Ned Prix de Fashion qualifier spots, per Auckland Thoroughbred Racing's qualifier list)

Check the official details before you go: waikatoracing.co.nz ↗

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