Coolmore Classic Day 2011 will take place at Sydney’s scenic Rosehill Gardens Racecourse this Saturday March 19, the bumper autumn meet kicking off this year’s Golden Slipper Carnival in fine style.

A top nine-race programme is on the cards for Rosehill on Saturday, the action and excitement coming to a peak with the $600,000 Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).

The 2011 Coolmore Classic is set to run as Rosehill Race 7 on Saturday at 4:10pm (AEDST) and has drawn a classy field of 17 fillies and mares.

Early Coolmore Classic betting markets have last start winner of the Group 3 PFD Food Services Stakes (1400m) Aloha as the favourite paying around $4.80 for the win.

Other top contenders include Group 1 winning mare Melito, the Gai Waterhouse-trained More Strawberries and improving five-year-old Jersey Lily.

Punters will enjoy a double-shot of Group 1 racing and betting action at Rosehill on Saturday.

The other elite status showdown on the Coolmore Classic Day racecard is the $400,000 Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) running as Rosehill Race 5 at 2:50pm (AEDST).

Pronounced favourite to become the 2011 Ranvet Stakes winner from the small seven-horse field is last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday paying $1.75 through Luxbet.

The next shortest-priced runner in the market is Gai Waterhouse’s reigning Caulfield Cup champion Descarado at a quote of $4.60 to cause an upset Ranvet Stakes result.

As well as the Group 1 events, other highlights not to miss at Rosehill’s Coolmore Classic Day 2011 include the two Golden Slipper Stakes lead-ups.

Hot favourite in the Golden Slipper Odds at Luxbet, Blue Diamond Stakes winner Sepoy is out to extend his unbeaten record to five when he runs in Rosehill Race 2 – the $300,000 Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m).

Then Rosehill Race 3 will take the limelight with fellow Golden Slipper Stakes hopeful Satin Shoes leading the fillies-equivalent, the $300,000 Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m).

Below is the full 2011 Coolmore Classic Day Race Fields & Programme including the start time of the nine events running at Rosehill as well as the early punters’ picks to win each race.

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Rosehill Race Programme – Coolmore Classic Day 19/03/2011

Race #1 BARCARDI HANDICAP (1100m) – 12:10pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #2 Flying Empress – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	GEORGETTE SILK	Clarry Conners	Hugh Bowman	3	58	77
2	FLYING EMPRESS	Joseph Pride	Corey Brown	4	56.5	74
3	MAGITA	Grahame Begg	Brenton Avdulla	5	53	67
4	GORGEOUS AMELIA	Barbara Joseph & Paul Jones	Brendan Ward	2	53	65
5	PLEASURE OR PAIN	Brett Partelle	Glen Boss	6	53	63
6	BATTLE READY	Gary Portelli	Kathy O’Hara	1	53	59

Race #2 JACOB’S CREEK SPARKLING MOSCATO TODMAN STAKES (1200m) – 12:50pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #1 Sepoy – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)
1	SEPOY	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	4	55.5
2	FOXWEDGE	John O’Shea	Nash Rawiller	1	55.5
3	SMART MISSILE	Anthony Cummings	Glen Boss	2	55.5
4	STRAIGHT GOLD	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Corey Brown	3	55.5
5	KID KOBE	John McArdle	Glyn Schofield	5	55.5

Race #3 CLEANEVENT REISLING STAKES (1200m) – 1:30pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #1 Satin Shoes – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)
1	SATIN SHOES	Clarry Conners	Hugh Bowman	5	55.5
2	ANISE	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	2	55.5
3	DEFIANT DAME	David Payne	Michael Rodd	1	55.5
4	FAST AND SEXY	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	6	55.5
5	ELITE FALLS	John O’Shea	Jim Cassidy	4	55.5
6	CAPE CITY FLYER (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse	Nash Rawiller	3	55.5

Race #4 MYER CANTERBURY STAKES (1300m) – 2:10pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #5 More Joyous – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	RANGIRANGDOO (NZ)	Chris Waller	Corey Brown	4	59	117
2	LOVE CONQUERS ALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jim Cassidy	2	59	107
3	EMPIRES CHOICE (NZ)	Bart Cummings	Hugh Bowman	3	59	101
4	DEMERIT	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	1	59	100
5	MORE JOYOUS (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse	Nash Rawiller	5	57	120

Race #5 RANVET STAKES (2000m) – 2:50pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #2 Maluckyday – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	DESCARADO (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse	Nash Rawiller	4	59	115
2	MALUCKYDAY (NZ)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jim Cassidy	3	59	108
3	ZAVITE (NZ)	Anthony Cummings	Glen Boss	1	59	108
4	ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE (GB)	David Payne	Hugh Bowman	7	59	108
5	HAWK ISLAND (IRE)	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	5	59	108
6	SACRED CHOICE	Joseph Pride	Corey Brown	6	57	111
7	KEEP THE PEACE (NZ)	Shaune Ritchie	James McDonald (a)	2	57	111

Race #6 CLEANEVENT PHAR LAP STAKES (1500m) – 3:30pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #1 Bullbars – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	BULLBARS	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	8	56.5	99
2	FAST CLIP	Gai Waterhouse	Nash Rawiller	2	56.5	82
3	HALEKULANI	Gai Waterhouse	Tommy Berry (a)	6	56.5	80
4	SHADOWS IN THE SUN	Anthony Cummings	Glen Boss	4	56.5	80
5	BLACKIE (NZ)	Michael Kent	Corey Brown	3	56.5	71
6	SLATER	Chris Waller	Jim Cassidy	1	56.5	70
7	ORIGINATE	John P Thompson	James Winks	9	56.5	62
8	SWORN TO SECRECY (NZ)	John O’Shea	Hugh Bowman	5	54.5	76
9	MAGIC IVY (NZ)	Bob Thomsen	Christian Reith	7	54.5	60

Race #7 COOLMORE CLASSIC (1500m) – 4:10pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #7 Aloha – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	MELITO	Gerald Ryan	Hugh Bowman	11	59.5	115
2	PURPLE	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	13	55.5	107
3	PALACIO DE CRISTAL	Grahame Begg	Brenton Avdulla	2	54.5	105
4	GRACEFUL ANNA	David Pfieffer	Damien Oliver	5	54	104
5	LADY LYNETTE	David & Scott Brunton	Michael Rodd	1	54	104
6	NO EVIDENCE NEEDED	John P Thompson	James Winks	9	54	104
7	ALOHA	Mick Price	Glen Boss	10	53	102
8	JERSEY LILY	Les Bridge	Tim Clark	6	52.5	101
9	MONTANA FLYER	Gai Waterhouse	Tommy Berry (a)	14	52.5	101
10	MORE STRAWBERRIES	Gai Waterhouse	Jim Cassidy	17	52	98
11	STRAWBERRY FIELD	Gerald Ryan	Craig Williams	15	52	98
12	HIDDEN WONDER	Kris Lees	Daniel Ganderton	3	52	97
13	LOVEMELIKEAROCK	Anthony Cummings	Corey Brown	7	52	96
14	MISS GAI FLYER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	8	52	94
15	HAPPY HIPPY	John P Thompson	12	52	93
16	WARPATH	John O’Shea	Christian Reith	4	52	92
17	TURNSTILES (NZ)	Anthony Cummings	Rod Quinn	16	52	86

Race #8 SKY HIGH STAKES (1900m) – 4:50pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #9 Older Than Time – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	LUEN YAT FOREVER	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	3	59.5	105
2	VISION AND POWER (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Michael Rodd	7	59	104
3	BEIJING BOY (NZ)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	6	54	94
4	MISS KEEPSAKE (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Glyn Schofield	8	53	95
5	COUNT ENCOSTA	John P Thompson	Jim Cassidy	5	53	92
6	SCOTTISH BORDER	Garry Frazer	Tim Clark	9	53	89
7	SYREON	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	4	53	88
8	LAMASERY	David Vandyke	Corey Brown	2	53	86
9	OLDER THAN TIME	Gai Waterhouse	Glen Boss	1	53	83
10	BASE (NZ)	Robert Hickmott	Craig Williams	10	53	82

Race #9 FORTESSA DINNERWARE MAURICE MCCARTEN STAKES (1100m) – 5:30pm (AEDST)

• Early Favourite: #1 Swift Alliance – Bet now at Luxbet

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight (kg)	Hcp. Rating
1	SWIFT ALLIANCE	Gai Waterhouse	Nash Rawiller	8	61	110
2	NEWS ALERT	Con Karakatsanis	Jim Cassidy	14	58	104
3	MONTON	Tim Martin	Hugh Bowman	7	55	98
4	WINTER KING (NZ)	David Payne	Michael Rodd	11	54.5	97
5	LATIN NEWS	Bart Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	10	53.5	95
6	DORF COMMAND	Clarry Conners	Tommy Berry (a)	12	53	96
7	TROMSO	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	1	53	94
8	CARDINAL VIRTUE	David Payne	Nathan Berry (a)	2	53	93
9	STAR OF OCTAGONAL	Todd Howlett	Corey Brown	4	53	92
10	MOUNT VERDE	John Wenman	Kathy O’Hara	5	53	90
11	ATOMIC FORCE	Darren Smith	Tim Clark	9	53	89
12	MY VEGAS	John McNair	Craig Williams	13	53	84
13	DE DOZEN STARS	Neville & Christopher Voigt	Brenton Avdulla	3	53	78
14	TASOS	Brett Partelle	Christian Reith	6	53	69

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