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The $1 million The Galaxy is a Group 1 sprint race run over 1100m at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper Day during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The Galaxy is a Group 1 sprint race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Slipper Day in March during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The Galaxy is the only elite level sprint during the carnival that is run over just 1100 metres and sprinters that are contesting the race normally come through races like the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield in Melbourne or the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick. Eduardo (2021) was the last sprinter to do the Challenge Stakes – The Galaxy double and the first last start winner to salute in the Group 1 since Jetball (1994).
Eduardo would go on to frank The Galaxy form winning a host of subsequent races during 2021 including Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and the lucrative Winners Stakes that spring on the back of a third in the The Everest which is now worth $20 million!
There are five Group 1 races held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day each year with the Group 1 $4.92 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m), the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and The Galaxy that offers $1,000,000 in total prize money as of 2023.
Graduates out of The Galaxy field often continue onto other Sydney Group 1 sprint races including the Group 1 $3 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in April during ‘The Championships’ at Randwick. No horse has completed The Galaxy – TJ Smith Stakes double since La Baraka (1998). The winner of The Galaxy receives ballot exempt entry into the TJ Smith Stakes field.
The Galaxy 2024 runs on Saturday March 23, 2024 as part of Sydney’s bumper Golden Slipper Day.
2024 The Galaxy | |
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Date: | Saturday March 23, 2024 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
Distance: | 1100m |
Conditions: | Open Handicap |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1972 |
The autumn’s latest The Galaxy 2024 racing odds are available below with betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.
Russian Revolution ($2.90 in 2017), In Her Time ($4 in 2018) and Nature Strip ($4.20 in 2019) are the latest favourites in The Galaxy betting to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our exclusive The Galaxy 2024 Tips on the million-dollar Sydney sprint this autumn.
The Galaxy field attracts the season’s best short-distance specialists, many coming off the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick earlier in the autumn, and is released on the Wednesday before Golden Slipper Day.
In 2022 shock Challenge Stakes runner-up Shelby Sixtysix went on to win The Galaxy with a Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes victory in between.
The official 2024 The Galaxy field is set for release by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 20, 2024 and will be published in full below.
The Galaxy 2024 nominations are due to close on Monday March 18, 2024 and will be released below as soon as available.
The 2024 The Galaxy nominations attracted a bumper 27 autumn sprinters with all-in markets led by Bjorn Baker’s resuming Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winning Zoustar colt Ozzmosis.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 11x4x108x1 | PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | 1 | 54kg | 54kg | 110 | |
2 | 405x132x26 | PRIVATE EYE | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | 2= | 58kg | 58kg | 114 | |
3 | 6x33315x45 | BELLA NIPOTINA | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 2= | 56kg | 56kg | 114 | |
4 | 4624×28211 | KING OF SPARTA | G | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 4 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 111 | |
5 | 44x1219x20 | ASFOORA | M | 5 | Henry Dwyer | 5= | 54kg | 54kg | 110 | |
6 | 117x16122x | I AM ME | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 5= | 54kg | 54kg | 110 | |
7 | 363x9054x5 | MAZU | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 7= | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 109 | |
8 | x2128x323x | UNCOMMON JAMES | G | 5 | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | 7= | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 109 | |
9 | 7x11350x61 | CYLINDER | C | 3 | James Cummings | 7= | 55kg | 55kg | 109 | |
10 | 13121x1x | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | M | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 7= | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 109 | |
11 | 1x154149x3 | AFT CABIN | H | 4 | James Cummings | 11= | 55kg | 55kg | 108 | |
12 | 57x1382x49 | BUENOS NOCHES | H | 4 | Matthew Smith | 11= | 55kg | 55kg | 108 | |
13 | x1117x7x10 | KALLOS | G | 5 | James Cummings | 11= | 55kg | 55kg | 108 | |
14 | 33x3506x32 | ZAPATEO | M | 5 | James Cummings | 11= | 53kg | 53kg | 108 | |
15 | 8x147x15x4 | REMARQUE | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 15 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 107 | |
16 | 3x24221x42 | HYPOTHETICAL | M | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 16 | 52kg | 52kg | 106 | |
17 | 11x131x | OZZMOSIS | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 17 | 53kg | 53kg | 105 | |
18 | 0x8826x16x | FRONT PAGE | G | 7 | Matthew Dale | 18 | 52.5kg | 52.5kg | 103 | |
19 | 0412x7113x | SHE DANCES | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 19 | 51kg | 51kg | 101 | |
20 | 8x27415x07 | QUEEN OF THE BALL | M | 4 | Michael Freedman | 20 | 51kg | 51kg | 97 | |
21 | 6514×12251 | TINTOOKIE | M | 4 | Brad Widdup | 21= | 51kg | 51kg | 93 | |
22 | 1x233x31x8 | KING’S GAMBIT | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 21= | 50kg | 50kg | 93 | |
23 | 0x1119x125 | DERRY GROVE | G | 5 | Matthew Dunn | 23 | 51kg | 51kg | 92 | |
24 | 3x58126x65 | QUICK TEMPO | G | 5 | Mark Minervini | 24 | 51kg | 51kg | 90 | |
25 | 112×5 | RED RESISTANCE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 25 | 50kg | 50kg | 88 | |
26 | 5x8264x634 | RAINBIEL | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | 26 | 51kg | 51kg | 83 | |
27 | 17x244x271 | JOHNNY ROCKER | H | 4 | Nick Ryan | 27 | 51kg | 51kg | 75 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Galaxy has always drawn a competitive field of leading sprinters and has been won by a number of talented gallopers. Bletchingly (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Schllaci (1992), Spark Of Life (2004), Magnus (2007), and Bel Sprinter (2013) are just some of the top sprinters who have their names on The Galaxy honour roll.
The Galaxy was first run in 1972 over a distance of 1200 metres and the race distance was converted to 1100m the following year. The race was upgraded to a Group 2 event in 1980 and received its status as a Group 1 race before the 1984 edition of the race that was won by Mr Illusion.
The Galaxy has proven a very difficult race to win in back-to-back years and Grey Receiver remains the only horse to have won the race on multiple occasions after taking out the race in 1981 and 1982.
Notable recent The Galaxy winners include Eduardo (2021), Sweet Idea (2015), Tiger Tees (2014), and Temple Of Boom (2012).
In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including The Galaxy was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.
The Galaxy Records | |
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Time Record: | 1:02.38 set by Accomplice in 1997 |
Most Successful Jockey: | P. Cook won three times with Kista (1973), Salaam (1977) and Snippets (1988) |
Lightest Weight Carried to Victory: | 49.0kg carried by Salaam in 1977 |
Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory: | 58.5kg carried by Mr. Tiz in 1991 |
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 The Galaxy |
1st | TBD | TBD |
2nd | TBD | ||
3rd | TBD | ||
2023 The Galaxy |
1st | Mariamia | 1 minute 3.02 seconds |
2nd | Uncommon James | ||
3rd | Cannonball | ||
2022 The Galaxy |
1st | Shelby Sixtysix | 1 minute 6.15 seconds |
2nd | Big Parade | ||
3rd | In The Congo | ||
2021 The Galaxy |
1st | Eduardo | 1 minute 3.45 seconds |
2nd | Order Of Command | ||
3rd | Jonker | ||
2020 The Galaxy |
1st | I Am Excited | 1 minute 3.17 seconds |
2nd | Miss Leonidas | ||
3rd | Tofane | ||
2019 The Galaxy |
1st | Nature Strip | 1 minute 5.5 seconds |
2nd | Pierata | ||
3rd | Easy Eddie | ||
2018 The Galaxy |
1st | In Her Time | 1 minute 4.3 seconds |
2nd | English | ||
3rd | Viridine | ||
2017 The Galaxy |
1st | Russian Revolution | 1 minute 7.6 seconds |
2nd | Redzel | ||
3rd | Jungle Edge | ||
2016 The Galaxy |
1st | Griante | 1 minute 3.7 seconds |
2nd | Shiraz | ||
3rd | Dothraki | ||
2015 The Galaxy |
1st | Sweet Idea | 1 minute 02.69 seconds |
2nd | Kuro | ||
3rd | Miracles Of Life | ||
2014 The Galaxy |
1st | Tiger Tees | 1 minute 05.02 seconds |
2nd | Anatina | ||
3rd | Villa Verde | ||
2013 The Galaxy |
1st | Bel Sprinter | 1 minute 02.87 seconds |
2nd | Snitzerland | ||
3rd | Decision Time | ||
2012 The Galaxy |
1st | Temple of Boom | 1 minute 03.4 seconds |
2nd | Nobby Snip | ||
3rd | Lady’s Angel | ||
2011 The Galaxy |
1st | Atomic Force | 1 minute 05.3 seconds |
2nd | Thankgodyou’rehere | ||
3rd | Cardinal Virtue | ||
2010 The Galaxy |
1st | Shellscrape | 1 minute 3.29 seconds |
2nd | Swift Alliance | ||
3rd | Stryker | ||
2009 The Galaxy |
1st | Nicconi | 1 minute 3.5 seconds |
2nd | Danleigh | ||
3rd | Gold Trail | ||
2008 The Galaxy |
1st | Typhoon Zed | 1 minute 4.1 seconds |
2nd | Keen Commander | ||
3rd | Fritzs Princess | ||
2007 The Galaxy |
1st | Magnus | 1 minute 3.2 seconds |
2nd | Fast n Famous | ||
3rd | Macs Tune | ||
2006 The Galaxy |
1st | Proprietor | 1 minute 3.1 seconds |
2nd | Media | ||
3rd | Black Ink | ||
2005 The Galaxy |
1st | Charge Forward | 1 minute 4.7 seconds |
2nd | Spark Of Life | ||
3rd | Red Oog | ||
2004 The Galaxy |
1st | Spark Of Life | 1 minute 3.7 seconds |
2nd | Taikun | ||
3rd | Blessum | ||
2003 The Galaxy |
1st | Snowland | 1 minute 4.5 seconds |
2nd | Star Of Florida | ||
3rd | Bradshaw | ||
2002 The Galaxy |
1st | Mistegic | 1 minute 2.7 seconds |
2nd | Century Kid | ||
3rd | Excellerator | ||
2001 The Galaxy |
1st | Padstow | 1 minute 4 seconds |
2nd | Camena | ||
3rd | Catatonic | ||
2000 The Galaxy |
1st | Black Bean | 1 minute 2.9 seconds |
2nd | Commands | ||
3rd | Padstow |