Horse Racing

The Reisling Slipper Trial, also known as the Reisling Stakes, is a 1200m sprint race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse in March. Contested by two year old fillies only, the set weights race requires the young racing hopefuls to carry 55.5kg. Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Group 2 race is a great lead up race to the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes with the winner of the Reisling Slipper Trial exempt from ballot for the $3.5 million event.

The equivalent race for colts and geldings is the Group 2 Todman Slipper Trial.

Many of the fillies in the Reisling Slipper Trial field will come via the Group 3 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) held one week earlier at Randwick and may even advance on to the Group 2 Magic Night Stakes held a week later at Rosehill before making their way to the Golden Slipper.

Held on the Coolmore Classic Day, the Reisling Slipper Trial runs alongside the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Classic and the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes as well as the Group 2 Todman Slipper Trial, Group 2 Canterbury Stakes and Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes.

The Reisling Slipper Trial 2012 for fillies will be run on Saturday March 24th, 2012.

Reisling Slipper Trial History

First held in 1973 and won by Favourite Girl, the Reisling Slipper Trial was won in a record time of 1 minute 9.6 seconds in 1980 by Shaybisc whereas 1987 winner Midnight Fever holds the record for the slowest win with 1 minute 12.8 seconds.

Since 2005 the Reisling Slipper Trial has been known as the Reisling Stakes.

Recent Reisling Slipper Trial Winners