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Riff Rocket Leads 2024 Australian Derby Field & Betting
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Riff Rocket is out to keep the Group 1 wins coming with Chris Waller’s star young stayer lining-up favourite in Australian Derby 2024 betting at Randwick this weekend.
Rosehill Guineas winner Riff Rocket is favourite to keep the Group 1 wins coming in Saturday’s 2024 Australian Derby. Photo: Steve Hart.
Saturday is host to four elite level The Championships races for the opening day including the three-year-olds doing battle in a top edition of the Group 1 $3 million Australian Derby (2400m).
Leading the Australian Derby odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au is the spring’s VRC Derby hero Riff Rocket at $3.60 to do the interstate double.
Hitotsu (2021/22) became the first horse in history to complete the VRC Derby – ATC Derby double since Mahogany (1993/94) and now there is money for Riff Rocket to be the next.
The classy son of American Pharoah is out to the mile and a half now fourth-up and fit after a trio of good lead-up runs including his Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) success on March 23.
Criterion (2014) was the last horse to complete the Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double that Riff Rocket pays $3.60 through Ladbrokes.com.au to do with success in the latter this weekend.
Riff Rocket is out to become the first three-year-old to complete the Rosehill Guineas – Australian Derby double since Criterion in 2014
Waller chases his maiden Australian Derby trophy and also saddles-up his recent Group 1 Australian Guineas third place-getter Cap Ferrat ($15).
Occupying the second line of Australian Derby betting at $4.20 is the sole filly in the mix taking on the colts and geldings, the James Cummings-trained Zardozi.
The talented daughter of Kingman is out to be the first Australian Derby winning filly since Shamrocker back in 2011.
The Godolphin-raced youngster was excellent in the spring claiming victory in the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m), and she beat home the boys two back in Rosehill’s Group 2 Phar Lap stakes (1500m) by a good margin.
She is now on the quick back-up after running third to star NZ filly Orchestral in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) last weekend.
Jamie Kah comes aboard for the ride with the two girls drawn barrier two taking on the boys.
A further two runners are also under double-figures in ATC Derby betting with Zardozi’s Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes winning stablemate Tom Kitten ($5.50) coming off a close sixth only 1.59 lengths beaten in the Rosehill Guineas and the airborne Wymark ($7) considered the dangers.
Michael Freedman prepares local Savabeel gelding Wymark who is on a hot streak chasing win number five on the trot after stepping up to Group 2 grade for the first time last weekend in the Tulloch Stakes (2000m).
Click here for the latest 2024 Australian Derby betting markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
2024 Australian Derby Final Field & Barrier Draw
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x12121x131 | RIFF ROCKET | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 10 | 56.5kg | 107 | ||
| 2 | 13321×6546 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Adam Hyeronimus | 3 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 3 | 312x6x662 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Blake Shinn | 5 | 56.5kg | 92 | ||
| 4 | 5x9732x673 | CAP FERRAT | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 5 | x41183x794 | GANBARE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 1 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 6 | 1115 | IMMEDIACY (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Luke Currie | 13 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 7 | 34×2421111 | WYMARK (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 14 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 8 | 24100×652 | NOISY BOY | Todd Howlett | Jay Ford | 8 | 56.5kg | 80 | ||
| 9 | 31150×3067 | GLAD YOU THINK SO | John Sargent | Ms Rachel King | 4 | 56.5kg | 69 | ||
| 10 | 21241 | ADAGIO | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 11 | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
| 11 | x01x598462 | ZENMASTER | Craig Carmody | Chad Schofield | 9 | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
| 12 | 5x865x233 | HOOLIGAN TOMMY (NZ) | John Sargent | Jason Collett | 12 | 56.5kg | 56 | ||
| 13 | x32524x231 | SAXON BRAVE | Daiki Chujo | Joshua Parr | 6 | 56.5kg | 55 | ||
| 14 | 007121×013 | ZARDOZI | James Cummings | Ms Jamie Kah | 2 | 54.5kg | 102 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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