The Solitaire won by three quarters of a length from The Pearler, winner of the race last year. Both horses are owned by the Dennis brothers, Tony, Ray, Martin and Joe, of Woodlands, the trainers of The Pearler.
They won later in the day with The Choice, a half-sister to The Pearler.
Anderton's father, Hec, won the 1979 Gore Cup with Mellseur and his grandfather, Hector, won the race in 1974 with Mellay Vite. His uncle, Brian, won with Menuetto in 1973 and Of The Essence (2008 and 2009).
Of The Essence was ridden by Jay Misbah, who rode The Solitaire. Misbah recorded his 200th win three races earlier when he rode Petty Lane.
Misbah (28) has been riding for five and a-half years.
Steve Anderton was fortunate to escape serious injury before the race when he was trampled by The Solitaire. He was leading the mare in the birdcage when she became unsettled.
He also trained La Girl to win on Saturday.
The 3yr-old filly with some 40 owners, was having her first start. She is by Spartacus and the second live foal of Lydgina, whom Anderton and his father trained to win eight races including the Waikouaiti, Winton and Wyndham Cups.
La Girl was a chance mount for Centaine Spittles after Andy Webb was stood down. He was feeling the effects of wasting.
New Plymouth jockey Shannon Doyle upheld the judgement of trainer Shane Kennedy when he rode Bangalore Bullet to win the $45,000 Gore Guineas.
Kennedy brought Doyle south especially to ride Bangalore Bullet. Doyle had the Hussonet-San Century colt close to the pace and Bangalore Bullet ran on boldly to win by a length and a-half from the late-finishing Coat Of Arms.
"He [Bangalore Bullet] was just doing it so easily. He lugged in a bit in the run home but once he got on the right leg, he was too good," Doyle said.
It was the second win in nine starts for Bangalore Bullet, trained at Riccarton by Shane Kennedy who races the colt with Greg Tomlinson and Louis Viecelli, both of Christchurch.
The colt was a $A55,000 Sydney sales purchase.
Bangalore Bullet will now head to the Dunedin Guineas (1400m) on February 4. The same owners won the race with Champagne Ransom in 2010. He was then sold to Hong Kong.
Natuzzi will be given his chance in the Dunedin Guineas after winning a rating 85 1200m on Saturday.
Alysha Templeman was suspended from next Sunday until midnight the following Saturday for failing to ride out The Dewdrop, who finished fifth in race two. She defended the charge.
Lee Callaway was suspended from tomorrow week until midnight the following Monday for careless riding at Hokitika on January 12. He defended the charge.
The programme was put back two races on Saturday after a problem with hydraulics on the starting gates prevented race 2 beginning on time.
Cambridge jockey Jason Waddell is facing a charge of misconduct in New Zealand soon after a 12 day suspension for careless riding and fines of $450 for failing to fulfill riding engagements.
Waddell was suspended from today until February 10 for careless riding on Travino in the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast on January 21.
He has been fined $100 for failing to make the weight for a horse and $350 for breaking two riding engagements at the Stratford meeting on December 31 which he did not attend. He admitted the breaches.
Danielle Johnson was suspended from tomorrow until February 2 inclusive for careless riding over the concluding stages of race 5 at Trentham on Saturday. She defended the charge that she allowed her mount, Undisclosed to shift out over the concluding and cause interference to Villifye.
The Judicial committee dismissed a protest by Vinnie Colgan, the rider of Villifye, who finished fourth, against Undisclosed (second).
Vinnie Colgan injured his wrist when dislodged from Durham Town near the 400m in the Telegraph Handicap. An inquiry into the incident was adjourned.
Durham Town received a laceration to a tendon in a foreleg.
