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The $1 million The Galaxy is a Group 1 sprint race run over 1100m at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper Day during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
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 lucrative 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 with 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 $1,000,000 in total prize money as of 2023.
Graduates out of The Galaxy field often continue onto other Sydney Group 1 sprint races including the Group 1 $3 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 2023 ran on Saturday March 18, 2023 as part of Sydney’s bumper Golden Slipper Day and was won in an upset by Joe Pride’s talented mare Mariamia ($10) on the 51kg lightweight.
2023 The Galaxy | |
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Date: | Saturday March 18, 2023 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
Distance: | 1100m |
Conditions: | Open Handicap |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1972 |
Joe Pride’s recent Expressway Stakes winning mare Mariamia ($10) was too good back in distance and weight flying home with 51kg to hand apprentice hoop Tyler Schiller his first Group 1 success in an impressive 2023 The Galaxy upset result.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 8 | MARIAMIA | Joseph Pride | Tyler Schiller (a) | 2 | 51kg | $10 | |||
2 | 2 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Damian Lane | 0.89L | 4 | 54.5kg | $3.50F | ||
3 | 13 | CANNONBALL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Robbie Dolan | 1.46L | 1 | 50kg | $18 | ||
4 | 6 | ASFOORA | Henry Dwyer | Jye McNeil | 1.64L | 5 | 51.5kg | $4.80 | ||
5 | 12 | KEY LARGO | Bryce Heys | Brock Ryan | 1.99L | 6 | 51kg | $61 | ||
6 | 5 | ROCKETING BY | David Pfieffer | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 2.05L | 3 | 52.5kg | $26 | ||
7 | 7 | REMARQUE | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.59L | 9 | 51.5kg | $9 | ||
8 | 10 | GENERATION | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jay Ford | 2.61L | 11 | 51kg | $26 | ||
9 | 11 | ANDERMATT | James Cummings | Michael Dee | 3.31L | 7 | 51kg | $16 | ||
10 | 9 | SHADES OF ROSE | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 3.59L | 10 | 51kg | $9 | ||
11 | 1 | EDUARDO | Joseph Pride | Nash Rawiller | 3.94L | 12 | 59kg | $13 | ||
12 | 4 | ZOUSTYLE | Tony Gollan | Regan Bayliss | 4.26L | 8 | 53kg (cd 53.5kg) | $12 | ||
3 | IN THE CONGO | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The autumn’s latest The Galaxy 2023 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.
Stay tuned for our exclusive The Galaxy 2023 Tips on the million-dollar Sydney sprint this autumn.
Going an upset in The Galaxy with Shades Of Rose looking a huge chance first-up at 10/1. Bjorn Baker’s Rubick mare has a super record of seven wins from 10 starts to date and continues to build. Her spring was stellar when winning four straight including the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes here before a brave eighth only three lengths off Giga Kick in the $15 million The Everest at Randwick in October. Back-to-back Randwick trial wins have her ready to resume, and she’s got previous winning form first-up. She is a genuine Rosehill specialist (6:4-1-0) and will relish returning to the track at her pet distance (6:4-1-0). Some of the six furlong sprinters always find this sharp and she can surprise them at a price set to fly with just 51kg.
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.
In 2022 shock Challenge Stakes runner-up Shelby Sixtysix went on to win The Galaxy with a Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes victory in between.
The official 2023 The Galaxy field is set for release by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 15, 2023 and will be published in full below.
The Galaxy 2023 final field features a quality line-up of 13 autumn sprinters led in updated betting by the ultra-consistent Uncommon James coming off a second-up Group 1 Oakleigh Plate win over the same distance in Melbourne.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 The Galaxy field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 312x1406x2 | EDUARDO | Joseph Pride | Nash Rawiller | 13 | 59kg | 117 | ||
2 | 211x111x21 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Damian Lane | 4 | 54.5kg | 108 | ||
3 | x329x6272x | IN THE CONGO | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 11 | 54kg | 107 | ||
4 | x39x2332x5 | ZOUSTYLE | Tony Gollan | Regan Bayliss | 8 | 53kg | 105 | ||
5 | x738915x67 | ROCKETING BY | David Pfieffer | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 3 | 52.5kg | 104 | ||
6 | 113x1711x3 | ASFOORA | Henry Dwyer | Jye McNeil | 5 | 51.5kg | 106 | ||
7 | x55x118x14 | REMARQUE | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 51.5kg | 102 | ||
8 | 631443×114 | MARIAMIA | Joseph Pride | Tyler Schiller (a) | 2 | 51kg | 105 | ||
9 | 1xP211118x | SHADES OF ROSE | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 10 | 51kg | 102 | ||
10 | 240x2436x8 | GENERATION | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jay Ford | 12 | 51kg | 101 | ||
11 | 143x40x741 | ANDERMATT | James Cummings | Michael Dee | 7 | 51kg | 98 | ||
12 | 424x126x76 | KEY LARGO | Bryce Heys | Brock Ryan | 6 | 51kg | 84 | ||
13 | x11x4843x1 | CANNONBALL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 50kg | 98 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Updated The Galaxy 2023 nominations are due to close on Monday March 13, 2023 and will be released below as soon as available.
The 2023 The Galaxy nominations attracted 24 autumn sprinters led in all-in betting by the returning John O’Shea-trained star Lost And Running and last start Challenge Stakes winning mare Passive Aggressive.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 2121×154 | AFT CABIN | C | 3 | James Cummings | 96 |
2 | 143x40x741 | ANDERMATT | G | 5 | James Cummings | 98 |
3 | 113x1711x3 | ASFOORA | M | 4 | Henry Dwyer | 106 |
4 | x11x4843x1 | CANNONBALL | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 98 |
5 | 11x3x315x1 | COOLANGATTA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 114 |
6 | 312x1406x2 | EDUARDO | G | 9 | Joseph Pride | 117 |
7 | 240x2436x8 | GENERATION | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 101 |
8 | 607x010x75 | HARD EMPIRE | G | 9 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | 103 |
9 | x329x6272x | IN THE CONGO | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 107 |
10 | 424x126x76 | KEY LARGO | G | 6 | Bryce Heys | 84 |
11 | 21x10x317x | LOST AND RUNNING (NZ) | G | 6 | John O’Shea | 115 |
12 | 631443×114 | MARIAMIA | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | 105 |
13 | x110121x49 | MARINE ONE | H | 4 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 103 |
14 | 1111x4x1 | PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | 107 |
15 | x55x118x14 | REMARQUE | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 102 |
16 | x738915x67 | ROCKETING BY | G | 5 | David Pfieffer | 104 |
17 | 75×1121257 | SACRED SATONO (NZ) | C | 3 | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | 88 |
18 | 1xP211118x | SHADES OF ROSE | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 102 |
19 | 709702×898 | SHELBY SIXTYSIX | G | 6 | Danny Williams | 92 |
20 | 9x2726305x | SHE’S ALL CLASS | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 89 |
21 | 211x111x21 | UNCOMMON JAMES | G | 4 | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | 108 |
22 | 12x52535x5 | WILLINGA BEAST | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 84 |
23 | 21x16144x0 | ZAPATEO | M | 4 | James Cummings | 102 |
24 | x39x2332x5 | ZOUSTYLE | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | 105 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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 | |
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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 |
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 The Galaxy |
1st | Mariamia | 1 minute 3.02 seconds |
2nd | Uncommon James | ||
3rd | Cannonball | ||
2022 The Galaxy |
1st | Shelby Sixtysix | 1 minute 6.15 seconds |
2nd | Big Parade | ||
3rd | In The Congo | ||
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 |