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The ATC The Galaxy is a Group 1 sprint race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Slipper Day in March during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Galaxy is the only elite level sprint during the carnival that is run over just 1100 metres and sprinters that are contesting the race normally come through races like the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield in Melbourne or the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick. Eduardo (2021) was the last sprinter to do the Challenge Stakes –  The Galaxy double and the first last start winner to salute in the Group 1 since Jetball (1994).

Eduardo would go on to frank The Galaxy form winning a host of subsequent races during 2021 including Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and the $1 million Winners Stakes that spring on the back of a third in the $15 million The Everest.

There are five Group 1 races held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day each year: the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m), the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and The Galaxy that offers $700,000 in total prize money.

Graduates out of The Galaxy field often continue onto other Sydney Group 1 sprint races including the Group 1 $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in April during ‘The Championships’ at Randwick. No horse has completed The Galaxy – TJ Smith Stakes double since La Baraka (1998). The winner of The Galaxy receives ballot exempt entry into the TJ Smith Stakes field.

The Galaxy 2022 runs on Saturday March 19, 2022 as part of Sydney’s bumper Golden Slipper Day. 

2022 The Galaxy
Date:	Saturday March 19, 2022
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Conditions:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$700,000
Inaugurated:	1972

2022 The Galaxy Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2022 The Galaxy Betting Odds

The autumn’s latest The Galaxy 2022 racing odds are available below with betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.

Russian Revolution ($2.90 in 2017), In Her Time ($4 in 2018) and Nature Strip ($4.20 in 2019) are the latest favourites in The Galaxy betting to salute for the punters.

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2022 The Galaxy Field

The Galaxy field attracts the season’s best short-distance specialists, many coming off the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick earlier in the autumn, and is released on the Wednesday before Golden Slipper Day.

The official 2022 The Galaxy field is set for release by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 16, 2022 and will be published in full below.

2022 The Galaxy Nominations

Updated The Galaxy 2022 nominations are due to close on Monday March 14, 2022 and will be released below as soon as available.

The Galaxy History

The Galaxy has always drawn a competitive field of leading sprinters and has been won by a number of talented gallopers. Bletchingly (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Schllaci (1992), Spark Of Life (2004), Magnus (2007) and Bel Sprinter (2013) are just some of the top sprinters who have their names on The Galaxy honour roll.

The Galaxy was first run in 1972 over a distance of 1200 metres and the race distance was converted to 1100m the following year.  The race was upgraded to a Group 2 event in 1980 and received its status as a Group 1 race before the 1984 edition of the race that was won by Mr Illusion.

The Galaxy has proven a very difficult race to win in back-to-back years and Grey Receiver remains the only horse to have won the race on multiple occasions after taking out the race in 1981 and 1982.

Notable recent The Galaxy winners include Eduardo (2021), Sweet Idea (2015), Tiger Tees (2014) and Temple Of Boom (2012).

In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including The Galaxy was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.

The Galaxy Records

The Galaxy Records
Time Record:	1:02.38 set by Accomplice in 1997
Most Successful Jockey:	P. Cook won three times with Kista (1973), Salaam (1977) and Snippets (1988)
Lightest Weight Carried to Victory:	49.0kg carried by Salaam in 1977
Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory:	58.5kg carried by Mr. Tiz in 1991

Recent The Galaxy Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 The Galaxy	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2021 The Galaxy	1st	Eduardo	1 minute 3.45 seconds
	2nd	Order Of Command
	3rd	Jonker
2020 The Galaxy	1st	I Am Excited	1 minute 3.17 seconds
	2nd	Miss Leonidas
	3rd	Tofane
2019 The Galaxy	1st	Nature Strip	1 minute 5.5 seconds
	2nd	Pierata
	3rd	Easy Eddie
2018 The Galaxy	1st	In Her Time	1 minute 4.3 seconds
	2nd	English
	3rd	Viridine
2017 The Galaxy	1st	Russian Revolution	1 minute 7.6 seconds
	2nd	Redzel
	3rd	Jungle Edge
2016 The Galaxy	1st	Griante	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Shiraz
	3rd	Dothraki
2015 The Galaxy	1st	Sweet Idea	1 minute 02.69 seconds
	2nd	Kuro
	3rd	Miracles Of Life
2014 The Galaxy	1st	Tiger Tees	1 minute 05.02 seconds
	2nd	Anatina
	3rd	Villa Verde
2013 The Galaxy	1st	Bel Sprinter	1 minute 02.87 seconds
	2nd	Snitzerland
	3rd	Decision Time
2012 The Galaxy	1st	Temple of Boom	1 minute 03.4 seconds
	2nd	Nobby Snip
	3rd	Lady’s Angel
2011 The Galaxy	1st	Atomic Force	1 minute 05.3 seconds
	2nd	Thankgodyou’rehere
	3rd	Cardinal Virtue
2010 The Galaxy	1st	Shellscrape	1 minute 3.29 seconds
	2nd	Swift Alliance
	3rd	Stryker
2009 The Galaxy	1st	Nicconi	1 minute 3.5 seconds
	2nd	Danleigh
	3rd	Gold Trail
2008 The Galaxy	1st	Typhoon Zed	1 minute 4.1 seconds
	2nd	Keen Commander
	3rd	Fritzs Princess
2007 The Galaxy	1st	Magnus	1 minute 3.2 seconds
	2nd	Fast n Famous
	3rd	Macs Tune
2006 The Galaxy	1st	Proprietor	1 minute 3.1 seconds
	2nd	Media
	3rd	Black Ink
2005 The Galaxy	1st	Charge Forward	1 minute 4.7 seconds
	2nd	Spark Of Life
	3rd	Red Oog
2004 The Galaxy	1st	Spark Of Life	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Taikun
	3rd	Blessum
2003 The Galaxy	1st	Snowland	1 minute 4.5 seconds
	2nd	Star Of Florida
	3rd	Bradshaw
2002 The Galaxy	1st	Mistegic	1 minute 2.7 seconds
	2nd	Century Kid
	3rd	Excellerator
2001 The Galaxy	1st	Padstow	1 minute 4 seconds
	2nd	Camena
	3rd	Catatonic
2000 The Galaxy	1st	Black Bean	1 minute 2.9 seconds
	2nd	Commands
	3rd	Padstow