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The Belmont Sprint is a 1400m Group 3 race held annually at Perth’s Belmont Racecourse. Open to horses two-years-old and upwards, the Belmont Sprint attracts a varied field of mainly locally-trained talent each year.

With a total prize pool of $200,000, the Belmont Sprint is the highest-paying race on Belmont Sprint Day. As a Group 3 race, it is also the only black-type event on the race card and is now run under weight-for-age conditions.

Perth’s Belmont Racecourse is one of the most picturesque in the nation, located on the Swan River with the Perth CBD just on the other side. It is one of two major racecourses in the region, with the other being Ascot Racecourse, slightly further away from the CBD and nearer to the city.

Many horses who compete in the Belmont Sprint previously competed in the Group 3 Roma Cup (1200m), a sprint event held at the same track a fortnight prior. Rock Magic (2017) was the last galloper to complete the Roma Cup – Belmont Sprint double, also a popular betting double with the punters each winter.

The Belmont Sprint provides a good indication as to the form of the horses that will likely stay on to compete in later summer races in Perth.

Many runners will back-up out of the Belmont Sprint and contest other Perth races including the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) back at Belmont a fortnight later and the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at the end of the month. In 2018 gun galloper Material Man completed the Belmont Sprint – Hyperion – Strickland Stakes treble.

In 2019 classy mare Galaxy Star ran second in the Roma Cup, won the Belmont Stakes, finished runner-up in the Hyperion Stakes next-up and then took out that year’s Strickland Stakes franking the form of the winter sprints in Perth.

The next year, another top mare in Perfect Jewel completed the Belmont Sprint – Hyperion Stakes double. Also in 2020, The Velvet King finished runner-up in the Roma Cup, Belmont Sprint and the Hyperion Stakes before returning in 2021 to win the Belmont Sprint at his second attempt.

The 2022 Belmont Sprint form was franked with the winner God Has Chosen going on to place in both the Hyperion Stakes (2nd) and Strickland Stakes (3rd). The runner-up Red Can Man went on to gain a start in the inaugural $4 million The Quokka race the following year in 2023 running sixth.

In 2023 the three-year-old Belmont Sprint winner Bustler had previously run 11th in the first ever The Quokka event.

The 2023 Belmont Sprint ran as part of Belmont Sprint Day on Saturday May 13, 2023 and was won narrowly by the Neville Parnham-trained three-year-old Bustler ($5.50). 

2023 Belmont Sprint
Date:	Saturday May 13, 2023
Track:	Belmont Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2023 Belmont Sprint Results

• 1st: #12 Bustler ($5.50)
• 2nd: #13 The Velvet Queen
• 3rd: #4 Restorman

Neville Parnham’s Playing God three-year-old Bustler ($5.50) continued his progression when coming round the outside of his older rivals to post an exciting, narrow victory in the 2023 Belmont Sprint results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	12	BUSTLER	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham		8	57kg		$5.50
	2	13	THE VELVET QUEEN	Darren McAuliffe	Jarrad Noske	0.06L	4	57kg		$8.50
	3	4	RESORTMAN	Michael Lane	Paul Harvey	0.44L	1	59kg		$6.50
	4	9	NOTORIOUS ONE	Chris & Michael Gangemi	Jordan Turner	0.83L	2	59kg		$101
	5	2	COMFORT ME	Rhys Radford	Peter Knuckey	1.08L	7	59kg		$10
	6	11	LET’S GALAHVANT	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Michael Poy	2.61L	5	59kg		$101
	7	8	MINSK MOMENT	Adam Durrant	Clint Johnston-Porter	4.39L	11	59kg		$17
	8	3	DOM TO SHOOT	Sean & Jake Casey	William Pike	4.43L	6	59kg		$5
	9	6	STARTRADE	Daniel Morton	Brad Parnham	4.51L	10	59kg		$41
	10	10	STARALIGN	Peter Fernie	Patrick Carbery	4.61L	13	59kg		$101
	11	1	RED CAN MAN	Steve Wolfe	Shaun McGruddy	5.63L	12	59kg		$3.10F
	12	7	KAPTAIN KAOS	Michael Grantham	Joseph Azzopardi	5.81L	3	59kg		$101
	13	5	NO APOLOGY	Lucy Fiore	Mrs Lucy Fiore	7.95L	9	59kg		$101

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Belmont Sprint Betting Odds

The winter’s latest Belmont Sprint 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Perth sprint will be available below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 BELMONT SPRINT ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Belmont Sprint Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 BELMONT SPRINT FORM GUIDE

2023 Belmont Sprint Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Belmont Sprint 2023 Tips on the Perth showdown this May.

• To Win: #3 Dom To Shoot ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Wide-open edition of the Belmont Sprint with a host of in-form chances with genuine claims at the title. Have landed on last start Group 3 Northam Stakes winner Dom To Shoot for Sean & Jake Casey. The Shooting To Win five-year-old will enjoy the extra distance here having won over a mile. Has been competitive in tougher races than this and presents fit third-up. Has previous winning form third-up, was strong late last start, and has William Pike riding in another plus.

2023 Belmont Sprint Field

The Belmont Sprint field attracts a solid line-up of local W.A. sprinters, many graduates out of the Roma Cup two weeks before. Top line local sprinters in the race may have run in the state’s best races over the summer including the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) or be back home off a Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival bid.

The official Belmont Sprint 2023 Final Field & Barriers will be released on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below once announced by Perth Racing.

The 2023 Belmont Sprint field features a quality line-up of winter sprinters including last start Group 3 Northam Stakes winner Dom To Shoot, third in the same lead-up Red Can Man who also ran in the inaugural $4 million The Quokka race, and the rails-drawn Resortman. 

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	48205×2263	RED CAN MAN	Steve Wolfe	Shaun McGruddy	12	59kg		109
2	0x4523x522	COMFORT ME	Rhys Radford	Peter Knuckey	7	59kg		106
3	x871945x31	DOM TO SHOOT	Sean & Jake Casey	William Pike	6	59kg		103
4	9111340×47	RESORTMAN	Michael Lane	Paul Harvey	1	59kg		107
5	122×482222	NO APOLOGY	Lucy Fiore	Mrs Lucy Fiore	9	59kg		92
6	3174230×05	STARTRADE	Daniel Morton	Brad Parnham	10	59kg		100
7	7018x0890x	KAPTAIN KAOS	Michael Grantham	Joseph Azzopardi	3	59kg		101
8	20x419181x	MINSK MOMENT	Adam Durrant	Clint Johnston-Porter	11	59kg		99
9	4x4006000x	NOTORIOUS ONE	Chris & Michael Gangemi	Jordan Turner	2	59kg		96
10	x7355349x5	STARALIGN	Peter Fernie	Patrick Carbery	13	59kg		87
11	3111929×79	LET’S GALAHVANT	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Michael Poy	5	59kg		91
12	x11125x601	BUSTLER	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	8	57kg		91
13	23x141211x	THE VELVET QUEEN	Darren McAuliffe	Jarrad Noske	4	57kg		92

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Belmont Sprint History

The inaugural running of the Belmont Sprint was in 1963, when it was held as a Principal Race and won by Free Style. In 1980 the Belmont Sprint’s classification was change to Group 3, where it has remained since. It has been contested over 1400m since 1982 and has been one by some quality Perth sprinters including Grand Nirvana (2010-11) and Luckygray (2012).

Belmont Sprint Results

Belmont Sprint results since 2000 are listed below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Belmont Sprint	1st	Bustler	1:24.83
	2nd	The Velvet Queen
	3rd	Resortman
2022 Belmont Sprint	1st	God Has Chosen	1:23.45
	2nd	Red Can Man
	3rd	Massimo
2021 Belmont Sprint	1st	The Velvet King	1:24.21
	2nd	Valour Road
	3rd	Dance Music
2020 Belmont Sprint	1st	Perfect Jewel	1:25.30
	2nd	The Velvet King
	3rd	Angelic Ruler
2019 Belmont Sprint	1st	Galaxy Star	1:23.38
	2nd	Great Shot
	3rd	Vital Silver
2018 Belmont Sprint	1st	Material Man	1:22.95
	2nd	Great Shot
	3rd	Pounamu
2017 Belmont Sprint	1st	Rock Magic	1:22.4
	2nd	Scales Of Justice
	3rd	Disposition
2016 Belmont Sprint	1st	Wink And Nod	1:24.0
	2nd	Battle Hero
	3rd	Mr Utopia
2015 Belmont Sprint	1st	Shining Knight	1:23.7
	2nd	Dawn Approach
	3rd	Fuchsia Bandana
2014 Belmont Sprint	1st	Elite Belle	1:25.8
	2nd	Kalahaar
	3rd	Checkpoint
2013 Belmont Sprint	1st	Kerrific	1:23.4
	2nd	Belora
	3rd	Ranger
2012 Belmont Sprint	1st	Luckygray	1:23.7
	2nd	Reimbursement
	3rd	Cavallo Pazzo
2011 Belmont Sprint	1st	Grand Nirvana	1:22.4
	2nd	King Kool Kat
	3rd	Battle Emblem
2010 Belmont Sprint	1st	Grand Nirvana	1:22.1
	2nd	Roman Time
	3rd	Werd
2009 Belmont Sprint	1st	Universal Ruler	1:22.6
	2nd	Roman Time
	3rd	Kens Double
2008 Belmont Sprint	1st	Marasco	1:22.8
	2nd	Oroyo Gold
	3rd	Ripped
2007 Belmont Sprint	1st	Beat The Storm	1:23.1
	2nd	Ripped
	3rd	Is Amazing
2006 Belmont Sprint	1st	Let Go Thommo	1:23.7
	2nd	Kim Invader
	3rd	Electic
2005 Belmont Sprint	1st	Who Did It	1:27.2
	2nd	Mefeking
	3rd	Beyond Dispute
2004 Belmont Sprint	1st	Modem	1:26.0
	2nd	Plea Bargain
	3rd	Secret Link
2003 Belmont Sprint	1st	Tribula	1:22.6
	2nd	Modem
	3rd	Shane’s Boy
2002 Belmont Sprint	1st	Dark ‘n’ Dangerous	1:24.7
	2nd	Prince Of Pop
	3rd	Country Blazer
2001 Belmont Sprint	1st	Corporate Bruce	1:24.2
	2nd	Old Fashion
	3rd	Mystery Lad
2000 Belmont Sprint	1st	News Review	1:21.1
	2nd	Noble Sky
	3rd	Jevanswer