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Temple Of Boom Wins Galaxy 2012

Temple Of Boom Wins Galaxy 2012

Queensland gelding Temple Of Boom has scored his first ever Group 1 victory in today’s $350,000 2012 Galaxy at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse.

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The Galaxy is an open handicap event held towards the end of the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival on Doncaster Mile Day. Run at the esteemed Royal Randwick racecourse, The Galaxy is a 1100m sprint worth $300,000. The other Group 1 feature races held at the meeting are the Doncaster Mile (1600m) and the AJC Australian Oaks (2400m).

Runners in The Galaxy field may have previously contested some of the carnival’s other handicap events including the Group 3 Frederick Clissold Stakes (1200m) in February, Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) in March or the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1100m) two weeks before.

Doncaster Mile Day will take place on Saturday  April 21st, 2012 and will feature the running of The Galaxy 2012.

The Galaxy
Date: April 21, 2012
Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance: 1100m
Conditions: Open Handicap
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $300 000
Inaugurated: 1972

The Galaxy History

The Galaxy has always drawn a competitive field of expert sprinters and some great horses to claim victory include Spark Of Life (2004), Mistegic (2002), Gold Ace (1996) and Schillaci (1992).

First run in 1972, The Galaxy’s inaugural running was as a principal race over six furlongs and was won by Playbill. The race distance was converted to 1100m the following year and it became a Group 2 event in 1980. Not long after The Galaxy was elevated to its current Group 1 status in 1984.

In the 2010 running of The Galaxy, Victorian mare Ortensia was first across the line. After a lengthy inquiry, that lasted more than four months, Ortensia was disqualified from the race for failing a drug test. The disqualification elevated Shellscrape to first, Swift Alliance to second and Stryker to third.

The Galaxy Records
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.

Recent The Galaxy Winners

Year Place Horse Time
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
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