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The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint – is a Group 2 sprint race for three-year-old short-distance specialists. Currently held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse, having previously had a stint at Warwick Farm Racecourse, in April each year the 1200m race is run under set weights conditions.

Worth $1 million in prize money the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a key feature for this age of runners each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

For 2020 the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint race was worth a reduced $500,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being boosted to $1 million in 2021.

The race takes place on the second Saturday of April on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships. The meeting is headlined by four Group 1 races: the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the Australian Oaks, the Queen Of The Turf Stakes, and the coveted Sydney Cup run over the same two mile distance as the Melbourne Cup.

The 2022 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form was franked with the winner Mazu going on to take out the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane that winter before returning in the spring to run third in the then $15 million The Everest results and finish second in the $3 million Winners Stakes.

The Arrowfield Sprint third place-getter from 2022, In The Congo, further franked the form with seconds in the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup that winter and a victory in Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) later in the year.

The 2023 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form was franked with the third placed filly Lady Laguna going on to perform strongly in a host of subsequent events including her $1 million Magic Millions Fillies & Mares win at the Gold Coast in January of 2024.

The $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2024 ran on Saturday April 13, 2024 at Royal Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships and was won first-up in a photo-finish by Chris Waller’s Thousand Guineas winning filly Joliestar ($5). 

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
Date:	Saturday April 13, 2024
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results

• 1st: #11 Joliestar ($5)
• 2nd: #9 Hedged
• 3rd: #3 Libertad

Chris Waller’s Thousand Guineas winning filly from the spring, Joliestar, was excellent in her first run since given a perfectly-timed ride up the middle by Jamie Kah to hold on in a photo-finish and claim victory in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2024 results at $5.

Click here to read more on the impressive first-up Arrowfield Sprint 2024 win by Joliestar.

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	11	JOLIESTAR	Chris Waller	Ms Jamie Kah		6	54.5kg		$5
	2	9	HEDGED	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	0.07L	7	56.5kg		$10
	3	3	LIBERTAD	Annabel Neasham	Michael Dee	1.4L	5	56.5kg		$21
	4	4	CORNICHE	James Cummings	Tom Marquand	1.52L	11	56.5kg		$16
	5	2	ARKANSAW KID	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	1.53L	3	56.5kg		$6.50
	6	6	SCHWARZ	John O’Shea	James McDonald	2.14L	1	56.5kg		$5.50
	7	1	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	2.19L	4	56.5kg		$3.80F
	8	5	RED RESISTANCE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Nash Rawiller	4.11L	12	56.5kg		$18
	9	13	MUMBAI MUSE	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	4.13L	2	54.5kg		$20
	10	10	THE INSTRUCTOR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	6.17L	10	56.5kg		$71
	11	8	THE NOVELIST	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	7.52L	8	56.5kg		$21
	12	7	RAIKOKE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ben Melham	8.5L	9	56.5kg		$31
		15	BALLROOM BELLA	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Zac Lloyd (a)		0
		14	SALTAIRE	John O’Shea	Ms Jamie Kah		0
		12	LEARNING TO FLY	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Betting Odds

The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2024 betting odds across the autumn leading up to The Championships in April will be updated below once announced by Ladbrokes.com.au.

Aft Cabin ($2.50 in 2023) was the last Arrowfield 3YO Sprint favourite to win.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 ARROWFIELD 3YO SPRINT ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 ARROWFIELD 3YO SPRINT FORM GUIDE

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2024 Tips on the million-dollar autumn showdown this April.

• To Win: #11 Joliestar ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The Arrowfield Stakes boasts a competitive field, but I’m intrigued by the potential value offered by a returning runner from the Chris Waller stable. This Zoustar filly, despite conceding a fitness edge to some rivals, was on fire during her last campaign. She boasts a strong first-up record and capped off her spring carnival with a victory in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) in Melbourne. With a history of success in Sydney and two promising local trials under her belt, she appears primed for a strong return. Drawn well, she has a genuine chance at a price that shouldn’t be ignored.

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field

The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the 2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field will be published below on Tuesday April 9, 2024 as soon as released by Racing NSW.

The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2024 final field features a near capacity line-up of young sprinters led in betting by Bjorn Baker’s Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis looking to atone for his first-up last (14th) in The Galaxy and fellow Zoustar colt Schwarz up in class.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11x131x0	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	4	56.5kg			105
2	37x01432x2	ARKANSAW KID	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	3	56.5kg			92
3	11x187x020	LIBERTAD	Annabel Neasham	Michael Dee	5	56.5kg			90
4	3231x5x23	CORNICHE	James Cummings	Tom Marquand	13	56.5kg			88
5	112×5	RED RESISTANCE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Nash Rawiller	15	56.5kg			88
6	141×2	SCHWARZ	John O’Shea	James McDonald	1	56.5kg			86
7	115	RAIKOKE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ben Melham	10	56.5kg			84
8	11×4	THE NOVELIST	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	8	56.5kg			83
9	3x4141x15	HEDGED	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	7	56.5kg			78
10	18x375120x	THE INSTRUCTOR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	11	56.5kg			78
11	1x2221x	JOLIESTAR	Chris Waller		6	54.5kg			102
12	111Lx24	LEARNING TO FLY	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield	14	54.5kg			95
13	5x43911x04	MUMBAI MUSE	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	2	54.5kg			87
14	624x7223x3	SALTAIRE	John O’Shea	Ms Jamie Kah	12	54.5kg			84
15	7x1122x433	BALLROOM BELLA	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Zac Lloyd	9	54.5kg			78

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint First Acceptances

The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2024 First Acceptances close on Tuesday the 12th of March, 2024 along with all the other first acceptances for The Championships races and will be available below once announced by Racing NSW.

The 2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint first acceptances are now out with 80 remaining hopefuls led in updated all-in betting by Godolphin’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap winner Cylinder and Ciaron Maher’s in-form $1 million Inglis Sprint winning filly Estriella.

2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Nominations

The official 2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint nominations – formerly the Royal Sovereign Stakes nominations – will be published below as soon as released in early February around two months out from the race date and will be followed by the first acceptances in early March.

One hundred and sixty young guns have charged onto the scene for the 2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint following the official nominations. Leading the pack is the spring’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes champ, Ozzmosis. This electrifying colt has speed to burn and is hungry for more glory. He’ll face a worthy challenger in Shinzo, Chris Waller’s Golden Slipper hero. This champion possesses an explosive acceleration and will be looking to add another feather to his impressive cap. With such talented youngsters ready to battle it out over the short trip, the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint promises a thrilling display.

Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield Sprint History

First won by Acamar in 1979, the Royal Sovereign Stakes quickly changed to Group 3 status in 1981. In 1996 the Royal Sovereign Stakes was elevated to be a Group 2 event.

Since its inauguration in 1979, the fastest winning time for the Royal Sovereign Stakes was recorded by Guineas in 1998 with 1 minute 3.66 seconds. The slowest winning time was recorded in 1981 by Trench Digger with 1 minute 15.8 seconds.

The race has been run at Royal Randwick, Warwick Farm Racecourse and for one year it took place at Rosehill Gardens (2013) when Rebel Dane won. Up until 2006 the event was restricted to colts and geldings, but fillies are now also eligible to line-up in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field. It was known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes from 1979 – 2013 before changing names to the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint in 2014.

The form of the 2021 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was franked with the winner Wild Ruler going on to win that spring’s Group 1 Moir Stakes in Melbourne.

In 2022 the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field ran with just four horses after seven were scratched due to the Heavy (10) Randwick track.

Recent Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Joliestar	1 minute 09.02 seconds
	2nd	Hedged
	3rd	Libertad
2023 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Aft Cabin	1 minute 11.27 seconds
	2nd	Wee Nessy
	3rd	Lady Laguna
2022 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Mazu	1 minute 14.49 seconds
	2nd	In The Congo
	3rd	Paulele
2021 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Wild Ruler	1 minute 10.12 seconds
	2nd	Isotope
	3rd	Prague
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Splintex	1 minute 12.37 seconds
	2nd	Flit
	3rd	Anaheed
2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Classique Legend	1 minute 09.18 seconds
	2nd	Jonker
	3rd	Avantage
2018 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Catchy	1 minute 10.22 seconds
	2nd	Showtime
	3rd	I Am Excted
2017 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Derryn	1 minute 12.6 seconds
	2nd	Global Glamour
	3rd	Impending
2016 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Japonisme	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Counterattack
	3rd	Takedown
2015 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Delectation	1 minute 11.7 seconds
	2nd	Bring Me The Maid
	3rd	Rekindled Power
2014 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	Sidestep	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Bounding
	3rd	In Cahoots
2013 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Rebel Dane	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Urquidez
	3rd	Taxmeifyoucan
2012 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Hot Schnitzel	1 minute 08.9 seconds
	2nd	Manawanui
	3rd	Moment of Change
2011 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Master Harry	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Audacious Spirit
	3rd	Skilled
2010 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Shoot Out	1 minute 10.74 seconds
	2nd	More Than Great
	3rd	Viking Legend
2009 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Youthful Jack	1 minute 11.32 seconds
	2nd	Over The Wicket
	3rd	Desuetude
2008 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	El Cambio	1 minute 10.33 seconds
	2nd	Kingda Ka
	3rd	Solo Flyer
2007 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Mutawaajid	1 minute 9.58 seconds
	2nd	Sniper’s Bullet
	3rd	Mearas
2006 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Flying Pegasus	1 minute 10.01 seconds
	2nd	Racing To Win
	3rd	De Beers
2005 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 10.05 seconds
	2nd	Eremein
	3rd	Star Cat
2004 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Exceed And Excel	1 minute 8.27 seconds
	2nd	Ambulance
	3rd	Impaler
2003 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Athelnoth	1 minute 10.18 seconds
	2nd	Planchet
	3rd	Charlie Bub
2002 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 11.06 seconds
	2nd	Viking Ruler
	3rd	Shags
2001 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Assertive Lad	1 minute 9.91 seconds
	2nd	Continum
	3rd	Century Kid
2000 Royal Sovereign Stakes	1st	Hire	1 minute 9.92 seconds
	2nd	Easy Rocking
	3rd	Condotti

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