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The Golden Slipper Stakes is one of the premier races of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is also the richest two year old race in the world. Held in late March at Rosehill Gardens, the 1200m sprint event is worth a lucrative $3.5 million in prize money and is the feature event on Golden Slipper Day.

A total of five elite level autumn races take place at the meeting with the Golden Slipper joined by the: Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m), Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) and the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) for three-year-olds.

A number of traditional lead-ups to the Golden Slipper field offer a ballot exemption to the winning two-year-olds including the: Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) and Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) held in late February; the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) and Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) run at Randwick on Guineas Day; and the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) run the week before.

Their positioning two weeks before the Golden Slipper Stakes makes the Todman Stakes and Reisling Stakes the best guides to the Group 1 in recent years.

Following the Golden Slipper betting the best two-year-olds may back-up at Royal Randwick during ‘The Championships’ in April and contest the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m). In 2016 Yankee Rose ran second in the Golden Slipper before winning the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Three years later, Microphone also improved on a Golden Slipper second ahead of his Sires’ Produce victory in 2019.

The 2020 Golden Slipper ran on Saturday Saturday March 21, 2020 and saw Gai Waterhouse enjoy her record seventh win with the race favourite Farnan. 

Golden Slipper Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 21, 2020
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

2020 Golden Slipper Results

• 1st: #3 Farnan
• 2nd: #8 Away Game
• 3rd: #7 Mamaragan

It was an historical 2020 Golden Slipper result with trainer Gai Waterhouse celebrating her record seventh win in the two-year-olds’ classic, her first in partnership with Adrian Bott, when race favourite Farnan stormed home for the punters with a 1.8 length win over the Magic Millions 2YO Classic winning filly Away Game.

Click here to read more on the Golden Slipper 2020 winner Farnan who gave jockey Hugh Bowman his first victory in the world’s richest race for juveniles.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	3	FARNAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Hugh Bowman	–	12	56.5kg	$4.80F
2	8	AWAY GAME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Glen Boss	1.8L	3	54.5kg	$10
3	7	MAMARAGAN	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	2.8L	1	56.5kg	$16
4	1	TAGALOA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Walker	4.1L	6	56.5kg	$5.50
5	14	HUNGRY HEART	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4.3L	5	54.5kg	$17
6	4	PRAGUE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Tom Marquand	4.9L	7	56.5kg	$21
7	9	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	5L	4	54.5kg	$8
8	10	SEE YOU SOON	Jean Dubois	Jean Van Overmeire (a)	6.7L	8	54.5kg	$26
9	5	KING’S LEGACY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Damian Lane	6.9L	2	56.5kg	$81
10	2	HANSEATIC	Anthony Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	7.1L	9	56.5kg	$6.50
11	13	MUNTASEERA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	7.2L	14	54.5kg	$101
12	12	PERSONAL	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	7.7L	15	54.5kg	$26
13	11	MILDRED	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	7.8L	13	54.5kg	$101
14	16	THERMOSPHERE	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	10.4L	10	54.5kg	$81
15	17e	RATHLIN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	10.7L	16	56.5kg	$101
16	18e	MINHAAJ	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Daniel Stackhouse	11.1L	11	54.5kg	$11
–	19e	TIME IS PRECIOUS	Gerald Ryan	–	–	0	–	–
–	20e	PHILIZZY	Anthony Cummings	–	–	0	–	–
–	6	GLOBAL QUEST	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	–	0	–	–
–	15	CELLSABEEL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damien Oliver	–	0	–	–

2020 Golden Slipper Form Guide

Check out our comprehensive Golden Slipper Stakes Form Guide page for the latest facts and stats on the race.

2020 Golden Slipper Betting

Golden Slipper betting is extremely popular and has generally been a strong event for punters. Futures Golden Slipper betting is open months in advance of the race offering generous Golden Slipper odds on the potential runners in the two-years-old classic run in the autumn.

Favourites have a fair recent record in the Golden Slipper results of the past decade with five saluting for the punters: Sebring (2008), Sepoy (2011), Overreach (2013), Vancouver (2015) and Farnan (2020) who handed Gai Waterhouse with her record seventh win in the classic.

The Golden Slipper 2020 odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available as soon as announced. 

2020 Golden Slipper Field

The official Golden Slipper Stakes field of final acceptances is due to be released by Racing NSW at 9am (local) on Tuesday March 17, 2020 and will be published below.

A capacity 2020 Golden Slipper field has been announced with one-time favourite, Todman Stakes winner Farnan, drawing out wide in barrier 14. Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa, looking to atone for his second in the Todman, is the new favourite in Golden Slipper betting coming up trumps with barrier six.

Click here to read more on the 2020 Golden Slipper Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw.

Update: #6 Global Quest (15) has been scratched from the Golden Slipper field due to an elevated temperature.

Update: #15 Cellsabeel (12) a one-time favourite for the Golden Slipper has been scratched after pulling up below par following a piece of work on Thursday morning.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	31×412	TAGALOA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Walker	6	56.5kg
2	1×112	HANSEATIC	Anthony Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	9	56.5kg
3	11011	FARNAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Hugh Bowman	14	56.5kg
4	1161	PRAGUE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Tom Marquand	7	56.5kg
5	315x	KING’S LEGACY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Damian Lane	2	56.5kg
6	1×224	GLOBAL QUEST	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	15	56.5kg
7	1	MAMARAGAN	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	1	56.5kg
8	41114	AWAY GAME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Glen Boss	3	54.5kg
9	21×31	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	4	54.5kg
10	12×2	SEE YOU SOON	Jean Dubois	Jean Van Overmeire (a)	8	54.5kg
11	115×133	MILDRED	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	17	54.5kg
12	213	PERSONAL	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	19	54.5kg
13	21×252	MUNTASEERA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	18	54.5kg
14	21	HUNGRY HEART	Chris Waller	James McDonald	5	54.5kg
15	4×153	CELLSABEEL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Damien Oliver	12	54.5kg
16	4211	THERMOSPHERE	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	10	54.5kg
17e	721637	RATHLIN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	TBA	20	56.5kg
18e	11	MINHAAJ	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Daniel Stackhouse	13	54.5kg
19e	1×32	TIME IS PRECIOUS	Gerald Ryan	TBA	11	54.5kg
20e	134	PHILIZZY	Anthony Cummings	TBA	16	54.5kg

Each year the Golden Slipper field is released on the Tuesday before the race and final acceptances come at a cost of $30,000 to connections. The Golden Slipper final acceptances follow a number of early entry stages starting with the nomination of yearlings taken in early July of the previous year.

Stay up to date with the latest on the Golden Slipper Field at our dedicated page.

2020 Golden Slipper Nominations

The very early Golden Slipper Stakes nominations close the July of the previous year and feature over 2000 yearlings. Nomination of yearlings for the Golden Slipper Stakes comes at a cost of $375 to connections.

2020 Golden Slipper First Acceptances

Following the nominations the Golden Slipper first acceptances close in early October of the year before at a cost of $550 to connections.

2020 Golden Slipper Second Acceptances

Golden Slipper second acceptances further narrow down the list of hopefuls heading towards the autumn classic and are the first round of declarations taking place the year of the race, usually in late January or early February.

Late Golden Slipper Stakes entries are open until 11am (local time) on the Monday prior to the race but attracts a hefty $150,000 for owners.

2020 Golden Slipper Day

Golden Slipper Day is one of the highlights of the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival

The meeting runs at the iconic Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in mid-late March and features eight Group status races:

• $3.5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m)
• $1 million Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m)
• $700,000 Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m)
• $700,000 Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m)
• $600,000 Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (1600m)
• $160,000 Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes (1200m)
• $160,000 Group 3 Epona Stakes (1900m)
• $160,000 Group 3 NE Manion Quality Cup (2400m)

Golden Slipper History

Originally worth 20,000 pounds in prize money, the Golden Slipper Stakes was first run in 1957 and was won by Todman. Jockey Shane Dye and Ron Quinton have been the most successful jockeys in Golden Slipper history. Quinton won the race with Marscay (1982), Sir Dapper (1983), Rory’s Jester (1985) and Marauding (1987), while Dye won the race on four consecutive occasions; piloting Courtza (1989), Canny Lad (1990), Tierce (1991) and Burst (1992) to victory.

Renowned trainer Tommy J. Smith won the race with six horses; taking out the Group 1 event with Fairy Walk (1971), John’s Hope (1972), Hartshill (1974), Toy Show (1975), Bounding Away (1986) and Star Watch (1988). The fastest winning time was recorded in 2004 when Dance Hero won in 1 minute and 8.6 seconds, while Canny Lad recorded the slowest winning race time in 1990 with a time 1 minute and 15.41 seconds.

The Golden Slipper began as a Principle race from 1957 – 1978 before gaining its current Group 1 status in 1979. It was held over six furlongs until 1972 and then officially 1200m with the metric conversion coming in from 1973 onwards.

From 2009 – 2014 the Golden Slipper Stakes ran on the first Saturday of April. Prior to 2008 it ran on the Saturday before Good Friday. It now runs in March leading up to the two-day ‘The Championships’ on the first two Saturdays of April.

Notable recent Golden Slipper winners include Dance Hero (2004), Stratum (2005), Miss Finland (2006) Sebring (2008) Sepoy (2011), Pierro (2012) and Capitalist (2016).

In both 2017 and 2018 the Golden Slipper trifecta was an all-filly affair.

In 2020 co-trainer Gai Waterhouse celebrated her record seventh success and first in partnership with Adrian Bott when the favourite Farnan saluted in front of a spectator free grandstand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent Golden Slipper Winners

See below for the full Golden Slipper winners and results dating back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Farnan	1 minute 10.19 seconds
	2nd	Away Game
	3rd	Mamaragan
2019 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Kiamichi	1 minute 12.82 seconds
	2nd	Microphone
	3rd	Lyre
2018 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Estijaab	1 minute 12.01 seconds
	2nd	Oohood
	3rd	Sunlight
2017 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	She Will Reign	1 minute 15.04 seconds
	2nd	Frolic
	3rd	Tulip
2016 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Capitalist	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Yankee Rose
	3rd	Flying Artie
2015 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Vancouver	1 minute 9.74 seconds
	2nd	English
	3rd	Lake Geneva
2014 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Mossfun	1 minute 12.17 seconds
	2nd	Earthquake
	3rd	Bring Me The Maid
2013 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Overreach	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Sidestep
	3rd	Sweet Idea
2012 Golden Slipper Stakes	1st	Pierro	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Snitzerland
	3rd	Samaready
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