Horse Racing

The 2016 Run to the Rose is a 1200 metre sprint held at the picturesque Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney.

Open to horses aged three years old and run under set weights plus penalties conditions, The Run to the Rose is a genuine test of sprinting ability and tends to display some of the best talent on the Sydney circuit. With a total prize pool of $175,000, the race attracts plenty of great horses from renowned stables.

The Run to the Rose is the only Group status race on the card at the early Sydney Spring Racing Carnival meet, but is supported by the Listed Premier’s Cup (1900m) for stayers.

The Run to the Rose is a major lead up event to the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m), one of Sydney racing’s main events and worth $1 million prize money. The Golden Rose runs a fortnight later at Rosehill and usually contains quite a few horses that previously participated in the Run to the Rose. It is definitely worth watching the lead up race in order to get an idea of how the field interacts and to gauge form for the Golden Rose.

The Run to the Rose 2016 will be run on Saturday August 27th.

2016 Run to the Rose Field

The 2016 Run to the Rose field and early betting markets are now out and listed below. Prices courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au and subject to change.

2016 Run to the Rose Nominations

Check out the official 2016 The Run To The Rose nominations now.

Run to the Rose History

The Run to the Rose was inaugurated in 2003, with Gilded Youth taking out the first edition of the race. Originally called the Monakea 3YO Quality Handicap, the race changed name in 2005 for a year to the Smithfield RSL Club Handicap. From 2006 onwards, it has been known as The Run to the Rose. A listed race from the outset, the Run to the Rose was upgraded to Group 3 in 2007. In 2015 it was upgraded to a Group 2 event and has retained that status since.

For much of its early years the Run to the Rose was run over 1300 metres, however the distance was reduced to 1200 metres from 2011 onwards. The Golden Rose is 1400 metres.

Notable Run to the Rose winners include Eremein (2004), El Cambio (2007) and Pierro (2012). Run to the Rose results since the race’s first edition in 2003 are listed below.

Run to the Rose Results