Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Kit Ormond Memorial Spring Classic (formerley Kelt Capital Stakes) is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Hastings Racecourse in Hawke’s Bay and is New Zealand’s richest weight-for-age horse race. It is run at a distance of 2040m and in 2011 will carry prize money of NZ$3000000.The race was sponsored by Kelt Capital Limited and in particular the owner thereof Sam Kelt a strong supporter of New Zealand and particularly Hawke’s Bay racing.