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The Roman Consul Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse (moved from Royal Randwick ahead of the 2023 edition) on a Saturday in early October. Raced over a 1200m distance, the set weights race is open to all three-year-old horses eager to take home a share of the $300,000 in prize money.

Previously held on Epsom Handicap Day, the Roman Consul Stakes now takes place on Hill Stakes Day with racing at the meeting headlined by the $2 million Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m).

Those horses that perform well in the Roman Consul Stakes often go on to race in major events such as the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) run on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Brazen Beau (2014) was the last horse to complete the Roman Consul Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double.

In 2020 the Roman Consul Stakes winner Wild Ruler ran third in that year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes and went on to claim the 2021 Group 1 Moir Stakes in Melbourne the following spring earning a slot in The Everest.

The 2021 Roman Consul Stakes form was franked with the winner Paulele returning in the autumn of 2022 to place third in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes behind Nature Strip. He also ran second in both the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup that winter in Brisbane.

The 2022 Roman Consul Stakes winner Best Of Bordeaux franked the form with a next-up third in Melbourne’s Manikato Stakes results.

Each season the Roman Consul Stakes winner earns a ballot exemption for the following year’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) held at Randwick in April over the autumn.

The 2023 Roman Consul Stakes took place on Saturday October 7, 2023 as part of Rosehill’s Hill Stakes Day card and was won by the autumn’s Golden Slipper third placed colt King’s Gambit ($5) for Team Snowden. 

Roman Consul Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday October 7, 2023
Track:	Rosehill Gardens
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YOs Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Roman Consul Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 King’s Gambit ($5)
• 2nd: #7 Mexico
• 3rd: #3 Ozzmosis

The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Golden Slipper third place-getter from the autumn, King’s Gambit ($5), was back in winning form for the first time since his successful debut last October when getting the room he needed at the top of the straight to charge home up the fence to secure a stylish victory in the 2023 Roman Consul Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	KING’S GAMBIT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry		7	56.5kg		$5
	2	7	MEXICO	Michael Freedman	Ryan Maloney	1.68L	3	56.5kg		$41
	3	3	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	1.78L	6	56.5kg		$2.45F
	4	6	ROYAL TRIBUTE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	1.79L	2	56.5kg		$13
	5	5	CELESTIAL LEGEND	Les Bridge	Kerrin McEvoy	1.98L	4	56.5kg		$5.50
	6	2	BARBER	James Cummings	Nash Rawiller	2.04L	1	56.5kg		$6
	7	8	BALKANS	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	3.23L	5	56.5kg		$14
	8	4	NAMESAKE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett	3.26L	8	56.5kg		$21

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Roman Consul Stakes Betting

The latest Roman Consul Stakes betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au complete with market links will be available below the week of the race.

Cosmic Force ($2.80 in 2019), ($1.60 in 2020), Paulele ($1.90 in 2021) and Best Of Bordeaux ($3.40 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Roman Consul Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2023 Roman Consul Stakes Form

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2023 Roman Consul Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Roman Consul Stakes 2023 Tips on the three-year-olds’ sprint showdown this spring.

• To Win: #3 Ozzmosis ($2.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Small but quality field of young sprinters, but sticking with the top elect to continue the flawless start to his career. The Bjorn Baker-trained Zoustar colt is well-bred and living up to his pedigree so far winning three-from-three ahead of his Group 2 test here. Proven at the track and was good fresh in his Black-Type debut to win the Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m). Over a length to spare on the line there so should run-out the six furlongs now with Rachel King – winning hoop aboard Just Fine in last weekend’s Group 1 The Metropolitan – retaining the ride.

2023 Roman Consul Stakes Field

Each year the Roman Consul Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of short-distance three-year-olds eyeing a run down south in the Coolmore Stud Stakes field over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Gallopers may come into the Roman Consul Stakes field via a number of different lead-ups including the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes a month earlier, which Exosphere (2015) won on way to his Roman Consul success.

The Roman Consul Stakes 2023 field and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The 2023 Roman Consul Stakes final field features a small but smart line-up of three-year-olds with the unbeaten Ozzmosis heading the markets to win his Group race debut.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x233x3	KING’S GAMBIT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	7	56.5kg			92
2	11x1993x5	BARBER	James Cummings	Nash Rawiller	1	56.5kg			86
3	11×1	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	6	56.5kg			78
4	1241×3	NAMESAKE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett	8	56.5kg			76
5	21×2	CELESTIAL LEGEND	Les Bridge	Kerrin McEvoy	4	56.5kg			74
6	2×14	ROYAL TRIBUTE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	2	56.5kg			71
7	26x8x14	MEXICO	Michael Freedman	Ryan Maloney	3	56.5kg			69
8	5×11	BALKANS	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	5	56.5kg			66

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Roman Consul Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Roman Consul Stakes in 2023 are taken the Monday of race week and will be made available below once announced.

The 2023 Roman Consul Stakes nominations feature thirteen potential Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes-bound three-year-olds led in all-in betting by the undefeated Bjorn Baker-trained Ozzmosis chasing a fourth career win.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11x1993x5	BARBER	C	3	James Cummings	1	56.5kg			86
2	142426×78	DON CORLEONE	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	2	56.5kg			90
3	1x233x3	KING’S GAMBIT	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	3	56.5kg			92
4	11×18	LIBERTAD	C	3	Annabel Neasham	4	56.5kg			90
5	11×1	OZZMOSIS	C	3	Bjorn Baker	5	56.5kg			78
6	1241×3	NAMESAKE	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	56.5kg			76
7	26x8x14	MEXICO	C	3	Michael Freedman	7	56.5kg			69
8	21×2	CELESTIAL LEGEND	C	3	Les Bridge	8	56.5kg			74
9	26×130	NADAL	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	56.5kg			79
10	5×11	BALKANS	C	3	James Cummings	10	56.5kg			66
11	2×14	ROYAL TRIBUTE	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	11	56.5kg			71
12	1260x	THUNDERLIPS	C	3	Bjorn Baker	12	56.5kg			67
13	1	DARK HALO	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	13	56.5kg			61

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Roman Consul Stakes History

The Roman Consul Stakes has long occupied an important slot in the Spring Racing Carnival. As a set weights sprint restricted to three year olds, the Roman Consul Stakes is one of those fundamental races that a number of future champion sprinters contest on their way to the top.

Some great horses have taken out the Roman Consul Stakes in the past.

Notable Roman Consul Stakes winners include Red Anchor (1984), Show County (1989), Exceed And Excel (2003), Fastnet Rock (2004), Buffering (2010), Zoustar (2013), Exosphere (2014), Wild Ruler (2020) and Paulele (2021).

Roman Consul Stakes results since 2000, along with winning times, are listed below.

Roman Consul Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	King’s Gambit	1minute 9.16 seconds
	2nd	Mexico
	3rd	Ozzmosis
2022 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Best Of Bordeaux	1 minute 14.69 seconds
	2nd	Sweet Ride
	3rd	Willinga Beast
2021 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Paulele	1 minute 08.59 seconds
	2nd	Gleneagles
	3rd	King Of Sparta
2020 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Wild Ruler	1 minute 9.07 seconds
	2nd	On The Lead
	3rd	Doubtland
2019 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Cosmic Force	1 minute 8.14 seconds
	2nd	Standout
	3rd	Microphone
2018 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Sesar	1 minute 9.91 seconds
	2nd	Sandbar
	3rd	Spin
2017 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Viridine	1 minute 10.24 seconds
	2nd	Single Bullet
	3rd	Beau Geste
2016 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Russian Revolution	1 minute 9.08 seconds
	2nd	Astern
	3rd	Capitalist
2015 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Exosphere	1 minute 8.52 seconds
	2nd	Zoutenant
	3rd	Japonisme
2014 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Brazen Beau	1 minute 9.04 seconds
	2nd	Nostradamus
	3rd	Delectation
2013 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Zoustar	1 minute 9.45 seconds
	2nd	Barbed
	3rd	Open Book
2012 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Jolie Bay	1 minute 9.62 seconds
	2nd	Knight Exemplar
	3rd	Your Song
2011 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Foxwedge	1 minute 11.16 seconds
	2nd	Masthead
	3rd	Do You Think
2010 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Buffering	1 minute 9.07 seconds
	2nd	Obsequious
	3rd	Parriwi
2009 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Shellscrape	1 minute 9.97 seconds
	2nd	Honest Truth
	3rd	Shadow Assassin
2008 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Montana Flyer	1 minute 11.61 seconds
	2nd	Drumbeats
	3rd	Silent But Deadly
2007 Roman Consul Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Reigning To Win	1 minute 10.74 seconds
	2nd	Gold Edition
	3rd	Mute
2005 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Denmarket	1 minute 10.46 seconds
	2nd	Stratum
	3rd	De Beers
2004 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Fastnet Rock	1 minute 9.32 seconds
	2nd	Charge Forward
	3rd	Star Cat
2003 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Exceed And Excel	1 minute 9.14 seconds
	2nd	Hasna
	3rd	Ambulance
2002 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Snowland	1 minute 10.64 seconds
	2nd	Force Apollo
	3rd	Bollinger
2001 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Stylish Lass	1 minute 4.91 seconds
	2nd	Fair Embrace
	3rd	Mistegic
2000 Roman Consul Stakes	1st	Kootoomootoo	1 minute 12.21 seconds
	2nd	Veteran
	3rd	Zariz