Golden Rose Stakes
Relatively new to the racing world, the Golden Rose Stakes is a 1400m sprint race held at Rosehill Racecourse. The $1 million race is the richest event in the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and attracts a great group of three year old sprinters. As a set weight race, colts and geldings are required to carry 55.5kg and fillies must carry 53.5kg.
| Golden Rose Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday September 10th, 2011 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Set Weights C&G 55.5kg, F 53.5kg |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: | $1,000,000 |
Golden Rose History
Inaugurated in just 2003, the Golden Rose was elevated to Group 2 status in 2007 and became a Group 1 race in 2009. Many horses come from the 1300m The Run to the Rose, the 1200m Up and Coming Stakes or the 1200m Silver Shadow Stakes. The race’s fastest winning time was in 2007 when Forensics crossed the finish line in 1 minute 22.43 seconds whereas In Top Swing won with the slowest time of 1 minute 23.99 seconds in 2003.
Recent Golden Rose Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Toorak Toff | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Squamosa | ||
| 3rd | Ilovethiscity | ||
| 2009 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Denman | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Trusting | ||
| 3rd | Stryker | ||
| 2008 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Duporth | 1 minute 23.81 seconds |
| 2nd | Stripper | ||
| 3rd | Desuetude | ||
| 2007 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Forensics | 1 minute 22.43 seconds |
| 2nd | El Cambio | ||
| 3rd | Kingda Ka | ||
| 2006 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Court Command | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Empires Choice | ||
| 3rd | Mentality | ||
| 2005 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Paratroopers | 1 minute 23.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Pendragon | ||
| 2004 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | Doonan | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Al Maher | ||
| 3rd | Lieutenant | ||
| 2003 Golden Rose Stakes |
1st | In Top Swing | 1 minute 23.99 |
| 2nd | Handsome Ransom | ||
| 3rd | Ashenti | ||
