The Golden Slipper is the richest race for 2-year-old horses in the World. The 2012 Golden Slipper will be run on 7 April 2012 at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.
Cavalry Rose has out-classed her more experienced rivals to win the $250,000 Inglis Classic at Rosehill last Saturday January 21, 2012.
The two-year-old filly won the race by a head in front of Diamond Earth and Taxmeifyoucan, who finished 6.5 lengths away in third.
Cavalry…
The Golden Slipper Stakes is the Sydney Turf Club’s premier Autumn Racing Carnival race and is also the richest 2 year old race in the world. Raced in April at Rosehill Gardens, the 1200m sprint event is worth a whopping $3.5 million in prize money.
The ideal lead-up races for the Golden Slipper are the Reisling Slipper Trial and the Magic Night Stakes for fillies. Colts and Geldings should have competed in the Todman Slipper Trial and the Pago Pago Stakes.
The 2012 Golden Slipper will be run on Saturday April 7, 2012.
| Golden Slipper | |
|---|---|
| Date: | April 7, 2012 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 2YO Open Set Weight C&G 56.5kg F 54.5kg |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $3,500,000 |
Golden Slipper Day features four other Group 1 races including The BMW Stakes, the Arrowfield Stud Stakes, the George Ryder Stakes and the Queen of the Turf Stakes.
Originally worth 20,000 pounds in prize money, the Golden Slipper Stakes was first run in 1957 and was won by Todman. The event has some impressive records starting with the four consecutive wins by jockey R.S Dye from 1989 to 1992 with Courtza from New Zealand, Canny Lad, Tierce and Burst. Jockey R. Quinton also managed to win four Golden Slipper Stakes in 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1987 with Marscay, Sir Dapper, Rory’s Jester and Marauding from New Zealand.
Renowned trainer Tommy J. Smith won the race with six horses; Star Watch in 1988, Bounding Away in 1986, Toy Show in 1975, Hartshill in 1974, John’s Hope in 1972 and Fairy Walk in 1971. The fastest winning time was recorded in 2004 when Dance Hero won in 1 minute 8.6 seconds. Canny Lad recorded the slowest race time in 1990 with 1 minute 15.41 seconds.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Sepoy | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Mosheen | ||
| 3rd | Elite Falls | ||
| 2010 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Crystal Lily | 1 minute 10.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Decision Time | ||
| 3rd | More Strawberries | ||
| 2009 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Phelan Ready | 1 minute 11.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Headway | ||
| 3rd | Manhattan Rain | ||
| 2008 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Sebring | 1 minute 12.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Von Costa De Hero | ||
| 3rd | Portillo | ||
| 2007 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Forensics | 1 minute 9.33 seconds |
| 2nd | Zizou | ||
| 3rd | Meurice | ||
| 2006 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Miss Finland | 1 minute 9.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Pure Energy | ||
| 3rd | Churchill Downs | ||
| 2005 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Stratum | 1 minute 9.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Fashions Afield | ||
| 3rd | Media | ||
| 2004 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Dance Hero | 1 minute 8.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Charge Forward | ||
| 3rd | Alinghi | ||
| 2003 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Polar Success | 1 minute 9.07 seconds |
| 2nd | How Funny | ||
| 3rd | Hasna | ||
| 2002 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Calaway Gal | 1 minute 8.81 seconds |
| 2nd | Victory Vein | ||
| 3rd | Choisir | ||
| 2001 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Ha Ha | 1 minute 8.94 seconds |
| 2nd | Excellerator | ||
| 3rd | Red Hannigan | ||
| 2000 Golden Slipper Stakes |
1st | Belle Du Jour | 1 minute 9.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Crowned Glory | ||
| 3rd | Assertive Lad | ||
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