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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. 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.

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 2019 ran on Saturday April 13, 2019 .

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
Date:	Saturday April 13, 2019
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$600,000

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Tips

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Odds

The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2019 betting odds across the autumn leading up to The Championships in April will be updated below once announced by Ladbrokes.com.au.

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field

The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the 2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field will be published below on Tuesday April 9, 2019 as soon as released by Racing NSW.

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint First Acceptances

The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2019 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.

2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Nominations

The official 2019 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.

Royal Sovereign Stakes 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.

Recent Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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