Clarry Conners’ talented Foreplay gelding Decision Time will get their chance to set up a possible clash with superstar sprinter Black Caviar in the Melbourne Cup Carnival’s 2011 Patianck Farm Classic by extending their unbeaten streak to five in the $200,000 Group 2 The Shorts…
The Shorts is a quality Group 2 race held on the final major race meeting of the Sydney Spring Carnival, Epsom Handicap Day at the esteemed Royal Randwick racecourse. Taking place in early October each year, there are an impressive six other Group races held on the day, the highlight of which is the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).
The Shorts, also known as the Sydney City Lexus Shorts, is a sprint race over 1100m for three-year-olds and up at set weights plus penalties and is worth $150 000. It is a good follow up to the Listed Heritage Stakes (1200m) a fortnight before and fillies and mares may also have contested the Group 3 Research Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill in September. It is a good race for in-form sprinters that have dominated the similar distanced events in the carnival.
| The Shorts | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Early October |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1100m |
| Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $150,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1945 |
| The Shorts Records | |
|---|---|
| Race Record: | 1:02.6 set by Euclase in 1991 |
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 The Shorts |
1st | Hot Danish | 1 minute 9.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Whitefriars | ||
| 3rd | Shellscrape | ||
| 2009 The Shorts |
1st | Gold Trail | 1 minute 4.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Fritz’s Princess | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2008 The Shorts |
1st | Fritz’s Princess | 1 minute 4.03 seconds |
| 2nd | Hot Danish | ||
| 3rd | Keen Commander | ||
| 2007 The Shorts |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 The Shorts |
1st | Bentley Biscuit | 1 minute 3.36 seconds |
| 2nd | Magnus | ||
| 3rd | Spark Of Life | ||
| 2005 The Shorts |
1st | Black Ink | 1 minute 3.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Mustard | ||
| 3rd | Fumble | ||
| 2004 The Shorts |
1st | Dance The Waves | 1 minute 4.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Secret Land (NZ) | ||
| 3rd | Legally Bay | ||
| 2003 The Shorts |
1st | Lucky Night | 1 minute 4.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Fair Embrace | ||
| 3rd | Poetic Papal | ||
| 2002 The Shorts |
1st | Empire | 1 minute 4.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Shags | ||
| 3rd | Fouardee | ||
| 2001 The Shorts |
1st | Oamaru Force | 1 minute 3.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Pembleton | ||
| 3rd | Fair Embrace | ||
| 2000 The Shorts |
1st | Bradshaw | 1 minute 3.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Guineas | ||
| 3rd | Upright | ||
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