A bumper all group nine-race card will take place at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday with $7.5 million in prize money up for grabs across the day.
The day is of course highlighted by the Golden Slipper which stands as the richest two-year-old event in the…
The George Ryder Stakes is a 1500m sprint race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse during the annual Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Offering $400,000 in prize money, the Group 1 event is a weight-for-age race which takes place on the Sydney Turf Club’s biggest race day – Golden Slipper Day. The Golden Slipper Day features four other Group 1 races including the Arrowfield Stud Stakes, The BMW, Queens of the Turf Stakes and the prestigious Golden Slipper.
The winner of the George Ryder Stakes is exempt from ballot for the Doncaster Mile. 2007 winner Haradasun and 2006 winner Racing To Win both went on to win the Doncaster Mile two weeks after their success in the George Ryder Stakes.
The 2012 George Ryder Stakes is set for Golden Slipper Day on Saturday April 7, 2012.
The George Ryder Stakes generally features a relatively small field and is more a sit and sprint event. The better performing horses often go on to race in the 2000m AJC Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the 1400m Group 1 All Aged Stakes.
| George Ryder Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | April 7, 2012 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
The first recorded race winner of the George Ryder Stakes was Bragger in 1946 when the event was a 1400m event. In 1985 is was increased to 1450m and one year later it became a 1500m sprint event.
The fastest winning time for the George Ryder Stakes was recorded by Manikato in 1980 with 1 minute 21.6 seconds whereas the slowest time was recorded by Straussbrook in 1990 with 1 minute 32.90 seconds.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Rangirangdoo | 1 minute 29.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Love Conquers All | ||
| 3rd | Triple Elegance | ||
| 2010 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Danleigh | 1 minute 30.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Dao Dao | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2009 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Vision And Power | 1 minute 31.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Piranha | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2008 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 31.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Casino Prince | ||
| 2007 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Haradasun< | 1 minute 29.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Mentality | ||
| 3rd | Apache Cat | ||
| 2006 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 27.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Paratroopers | ||
| 3rd | Lad Of The Manor | ||
| 2005 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Court’s In Session | 1 minute 28.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Patezza | ||
| 3rd | Sky Cuddle | ||
| 2004 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 27.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Private Steer | ||
| 2003 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 30.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Dash For Cash | ||
| 3rd | Defier | ||
| 2002 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 29.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Crawl | ||
| 2001 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Landsighting | 1 minute 27.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Crawl | ||
| 2000 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Al Mansour | 1 minute 30.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Bonanova | ||
| 3rd | Hire | ||
