Consiton (outer) about to grab Justin Case in the Sarten Memorial at Te Rapa on Monday. Photo / Kenton Wright

The New Zealand 2000 Guineas officially has the word classic attached to it.

And rightly so. The Group 1 to be held at Riccarton on November 14 is one of the traditional five “classics” of racing worldwide, alongside the 1000 Guineas, Derby, Oaks and St Leger.

But after