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The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a Group 2 race run at Randwick on Day 2 of Sydney's The Championships and is also known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes.
The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint – is a Group 2 sprint race for three-year-old short-distance specialists. Once again 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 $600,000 in prize money, the Royal Sovereign Stakes – 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.
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 $4 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 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 ran on Saturday April 11, 2020 and was won by the Mark Newnham-trained colt Splintex.
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint | |
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Date: | Saturday April 11, 2020 |
Track: | Royal Randwick |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO – Set Weights |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $600,000 ($500,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19) |
Splintex proved his 1200m ability with a gutsy on-speed win in the 2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint, Mark Newnham’s now valuable Snitzel colt holding off a fast-finishing Group 1 winning filly in Flit to take out the Group 2 on Day 2 of The Championships.
Click here to read more on the fighting win by Splintex over Flit in the Arrowfield Sprint 2020 results.
Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
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1 | 3 | SPLINTEX | Mark Newnham | Robbie Dolan (a) | – | 1 | 56.5kg | $9.50 |
2 | 9 | FLIT | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 0.1L | 8 | 54.5kg | $7 |
3 | 10 | ANAHEED | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tim Clark | 1.4L | 9 | 54.5kg | $6.50 |
4 | 6 | HAWKER HURRICANE | Michael Moroney | Opie Bosson | 2.3L | 12 | 56.5kg | $41 |
5 | 2 | ELEVEN ELEVEN | Gregory Hickman | Nash Rawiller | 2.6L | 11 | 56.5kg | $15 |
6 | 7 | TRUE DETECTIVE | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 3.2L | 7 | 56.5kg | $26 |
7 | 1 | COSMIC FORCE | Peter & Paul Snowden | James McDonald | 3.4L | 6 | 56.5kg | $3F |
8 | 4 | DAWN PASSAGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 4.4L | 10 | 56.5kg | $7.50 |
9 | 8 | HUMAN NATURE | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Sam Clipperton | 6.4L | 3 | 56.5kg | $41 |
10 | 12 | CALIFORNIA ZIMBOL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Brenton Avdulla | 11.3L | 4 | 54.5kg | $7.50 |
– | 5 | GROUNDSWELL | Anthony Freedman | Kerrin McEvoy | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 11 | VILLAMI | Gerald Ryan | Jay Ford | – | 0 | – | – |
The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 betting odds across the autumn leading up to The Championships in April will be updated below once announced by Ladbrokes.com.au.
The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the 2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field will be published below on Tuesday April 7, 2020 as soon as released by Racing NSW.
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 final field drew a dozen youngsters led in betting by Cosmic Force and Flit drawn in barriers six and eight respectively.
Click here to read more on the 2020 Arrowfield Sprint field and betting markets.
Update: #5 Groundswell (2) and #11 Villami (5) have come out of the line-up.
Click here for the full 2020 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day Scratchings & Track Report.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
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1 | 218x216x20 | COSMIC FORCE | Peter & Paul Snowden | James McDonald | 6 | 56.5kg | 95 |
2 | 5111x3232x | ELEVEN ELEVEN | Gregory Hickman | Nash Rawiller | 11 | 56.5kg | 86 |
3 | 311×33191 | SPLINTEX | Mark Newnham | Robbie Dolan (a) | 1 | 56.5kg | 84 |
4 | 13x156x2 | DAWN PASSAGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 10 | 56.5kg | 83 |
5 | 4x1333x67 | GROUNDSWELL | Anthony Freedman | Kerrin McEvoy | 2 | 56.5kg | 80 |
6 | 0x38231x75 | HAWKER HURRICANE | Michael Moroney | Opie Bosson | 12 | 56.5kg | 78 |
7 | x22176x337 | TRUE DETECTIVE | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 7 | 56.5kg | 75 |
8 | 1x3427x312 | HUMAN NATURE | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Sam Clipperton | 3 | 56.5kg | 73 |
9 | 2x2914x160 | FLIT | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 8 | 54.5kg | 105 |
10 | x93513x100 | ANAHEED | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tim Clark | 9 | 54.5kg | 102 |
11 | 83x4233x16 | VILLAMI | Gerald Ryan | Jay Ford | 5 | 54.5kg | 90 |
12 | 152x113x31 | CALIFORNIA ZIMBOL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Brenton Avdulla | 4 | 54.5kg | 87 |
The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 First Acceptances close on a Tuesday in mid-March along with all the other first acceptances for The Championships races and will be available below once announced by Racing NSW.
There were 63 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 first acceptances this autumn including Peter & Paul Snowden’s Group 2 winning colt Cosmic Force and the exciting filly Flit.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp. Rating |
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1 | 26x550x756 | ACCESSION | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 81 |
2 | x93513x100 | ANAHEED | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 102 |
3 | 5x2114x325 | BANQUO | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | – |
4 | 22×2 | BATTLEGROUND | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | – |
5 | 1x20x0x | BELLA ROSA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | – |
6 | 21162×6136 | BIVOUAC | C | 3 | James Cummings | 115 |
7 | 32×40 | BORN A WARRIOR | G | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | – |
8 | 1139×742 | BOTTEGA | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 76 |
9 | 152x113x31 | CALIFORNIA ZIMBOL | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 87 |
10 | 18x614220x | CARDIFF | G | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 71 |
11 | 221142×566 | CONDO’S EXPRESS | G | 3 | Richard Laming | – |
12 | 218x216x20 | COSMIC FORCE | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 95 |
13 | 1×5 | DARLEB | C | 3 | Kris Lees | 60 |
14 | 13x156x2 | DAWN PASSAGE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 83 |
15 | x32441x548 | DIRTY WORK | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 69 |
16 | 2x2671x | DISRUPTOR | G | 3 | Gary Portelli | 66 |
17 | 5111x3232x | ELEVEN ELEVEN | G | 3 | Gregory Hickman | 86 |
18 | 3x1331x669 | EXCEEDANCE | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 108 |
19 | 81x01000x4 | EXETER | G | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | – |
20 | 11x | FELICIA | F | 3 | Dean Binaisse | – |
21 | 03x113x1 | FISTICUFFS | G | 3 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | – |
22 | 2x2914x160 | FLIT | F | 3 | James Cummings | 105 |
23 | 212×8 | GEO | C | 3 | Kris Lees | 66 |
24 | 4x1333x67 | GROUNDSWELL | C | 3 | Anthony Freedman | 80 |
25 | 75 | HAVEN | F | 3 | John Thompson | – |
26 | 0x38231x75 | HAWKER HURRICANE | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | 78 |
27 | 11x39x20 | HEIRBORN (NZ) | G | 3 | Anthony Freedman | – |
28 | 2114×4 | HEYINGTON STATION | G | 3 | Phillip Stokes | – |
29 | 1x3427x312 | HUMAN NATURE | G | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | – |
30 | 148×1 | INDY CAR | G | 3 | Anthony Cummings | 66 |
31 | 4x212x6 | INSTANT ATTRACTION | F | 3 | John O’Shea | 65 |
32 | 30x05x3964 | KIAMICHI | F | 3 | James Cummings | 92 |
33 | 2226×2 | KILLIN | C | 3 | Kris Lees | – |
34 | 2x4501x858 | KUBRICK | C | 3 | Chris Waller | – |
35 | 9x74959x40 | LANKAN STAR | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | – |
36 | 11x1133x49 | LIBERTINI | F | 3 | Anthony Cummings | 100 |
37 | 12×1 | LORD KENSINGTON | G | 3 | Archie Alexander | – |
38 | x1212x3210 | LOVING GABY | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 116 |
39 | 31133x143x | LUCICELLO | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 80 |
40 | 121x3x6132 | MICROPHONE | C | 3 | James Cummings | 104 |
41 | 11×1 | OPEN MINDED (NZ) | G | 3 | Anthony Freedman | – |
42 | 21×11 | OVERKILL | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | – |
43 | 1143×144 | PANDEMIC | G | 3 | James Cummings | 82 |
44 | 2x1653x020 | REGIMENTAL BAND | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 69 |
45 | 21040x | RIVA CAPRI (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | – |
46 | 6237x7x406 | ROMAN WOLF | G | 3 | Gary Portelli | 69 |
47 | 2124×123 | RUN TO PERFECTION | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | – |
48 | 3x123x080 | SAAS FEE | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 69 |
49 | 3011×1816 | SANGRIA | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 79 |
50 | 2x2319x967 | SARTORIAL SPLENDOR | C | 3 | John Sadler | – |
51 | 114×578 | SCREENAGER | F | 3 | James Cummings | – |
52 | 1×44 | SHILO LASS | F | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
53 | 310x | SORRENTINA (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 69 |
54 | 1×43194 | SPEND | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 78 |
55 | 311×33191 | SPLINTEX | C | 3 | Mark Newnham | 84 |
56 | 2116×10639 | STAR SURPRISE | G | 3 | Michael Moroney | – |
57 | x1651x1278 | SUPER SETH | C | 3 | Anthony Freedman | 107 |
58 | 1x | TAILLEUR | F | 3 | James Cummings | 63 |
59 | 0x53076x24 | TENLEY | F | 3 | James Cummings | 85 |
60 | 167×18 | TEXAS FOREVER | C | 3 | David Pfieffer | 64 |
61 | x22176x337 | TRUE DETECTIVE | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 75 |
62 | 83x4233x16 | VILLAMI | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 90 |
63 | 1x11355x22 | WAYUPINTHESKY | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 85 |
The official 2020 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.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |