Great Northern Foal Stakes is a major horse race in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It is a listed 2 year-old race run at Ellerslie in late May. Past winners include Desert Gold won the race in 1914. For other uses see Desert Gold (disambiguation. Desert Gold was a famous and successful New Zealand thoroughbred Racehorse who raced at the time of