 This Tuesday is also known for having remarkable weather, it had not rained at the New Zealand Trotting Cup since 1962, the year that Lordship beat the hot favorite Cardigan Bay.It did rain in 2007, but only after the New Zealand Trotting Cup had already been run.In 1963 Cardigan Bay who is arguably New Zealand’s greatest ever horse won the Cup and also won the Inter Dominion in Australia.