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The Run to the Rose is a 1200 metre sprint held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney in early September as a lead-up to the Golden Rose Stakes.

Open to horses aged three years old and run under set weights plus penalties conditions, The Run to the Rose is a genuine test of sprinting ability and tends to display some of the best talent on the Sydney circuit. With a total prize pool of $200,000, the race attracts plenty of great young horses from renowned stables looking for bigger spring targets over the coming weeks.

The Run to the Rose is now contested on a spring race card featuring two other Group 2 status races – the Theo Marks Stakes and the recently upgraded Sheraco Stakes.

The Run to the Rose is a major lead up event to the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m), one of Sydney racing’s main events and worth $1 million prize money. The Golden Rose runs a fortnight later at Rosehill and usually contains quite a few horses that previously participated in the Run to the Rose. It is definitely worth watching the lead up race in order to get an idea of how the field interacts and to gauge form for the Golden Rose.

Astern (2016) followed by Bivouac (2019) are the latest horses to complete the Run To The Rose – Golden Rose Stakes double.

The Run to the Rose 2020 ran on Saturday September 12, 2020 and was won by Queensland star Rothfire first-up. 

2020 Run to the Rose
Date:	Saturday September 12, 2020
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YOs – SW+P
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 The Run To The Rose Results

• 1st: #3 Rothfire
• 2nd: #6 Ole Kirk
• 3rd: #5 North Pacific

Check out the official The Run To The Rose 2020 Results & Finishing Order below straight after the Golden Rose lead-up event takes place on Saturday September 12, 2020.

Robert Heathcote’s Group 1 JJ Atkins winner Rothfire ($5) proved his class first-up with a powerhouse win in the 2020 The Run To The Rose results. It was the Queensland’s first interstate run and secured his favouritism for the Group 1 Golden Rose. Rothfire is also the latest confirmed runner for the $15 million The Everest.

Click here to read more on the outstanding first-up The Run To The Rose 2020 win by Rothfire.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	ROTHFIRE	Robert Heathcote	Jim Byrne		2	58.5kg		$5
	2	6	OLE KIRK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	1.5L	7	56kg		$31
	3	5	NORTH PACIFIC	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	James McDonald	2.5L	1	57kg		$4
	4	7	PELTZER	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	3.4L	3	55kg		$9.50
	5	1	FARNAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Hugh Bowman	3.8L	6	58.5kg		$2.40F
	6	4	MAMARAGAN	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	4.8L	5	57.5kg		$10
	7	2	KING’S LEGACY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	5.2L	4	58.5kg		$31

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Run To The Rose Odds

Betting on The Run To The Rose 2020 will be provided below complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au the week of the event.

2020 Run To The Rose Field

The 2020 Run to the Rose field is announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week with the full list of final acceptances to be published below.

An outstanding field of seven three-year-olds in the 2020 Run To The Rose where Golden Slipper winner Farnan is hot favourite to dominate fresh.

Click here to read more on the outstanding 2020 The Run To The Rose field & betting favourites.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2020 THE RUN TO THE ROSE DAY SCRATCHINGS & TRACK REPORT

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	110111x	FARNAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Hugh Bowman	6	58.5kg			104
2	315x911x	KING’S LEGACY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	4	58.5kg			102
3	11x112x11x	ROTHFIRE	Robert Heathcote	Jim Byrne	2	58.5kg			100
4	133×3	MAMARAGAN	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	5	57.5kg			92
5	3×11	NORTH PACIFIC	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	James McDonald	1	57kg			85
6	1343×2	OLE KIRK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	7	56kg			80
7	111×2	PELTZER	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	3	55kg			84

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Run to the Rose Nominations

The Run To The Rose 2020 nominations are taken on the Monday of race week and traditionally attract three-year-olds coming off lead-up Sydney runs in races like The Rosebud or San Domenico Stakes.

The 2020 The Run To The Rose nominations feature a star-studded list of 11 early entries led by the returning Golden Slipper winner Farnan, Hawkes Racing’s spruik three-year-old North Pacific and flying The Rosebud champ Anders.

Click here to read more on the key The Run To The Rose 2020 nominations.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	436x211x11	ANDERS	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	92
2	110111x	FARNAN	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
3	315x911x	KING’S LEGACY	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
4	133×3	MAMARAGAN	C	3	John Thompson	92
5	3×11	NORTH PACIFIC	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	85
6	1343×2	OLE KIRK	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	80
7	3224×3	OVERLORD	C	3	Chris Waller	72
8	111×2	PELTZER	C	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	84
9	116162x	PRAGUE	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	90
10	6x221x71	PRIME STAR	G	3	Richard & Michael Freedman	82
11	11x112x11x	ROTHFIRE	G	3	Robert Heathcote

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Run to the Rose History

The Run to the Rose was inaugurated in 2003, with Gilded Youth taking out the first edition of the race. Originally called the Monakea 3YO Quality Handicap, the race changed name in 2005 for a year to the Smithfield RSL Club Handicap. From 2006 onwards, it has been known as The Run to the Rose. A listed race from the outset, the Run to the Rose was upgraded to Group 3 in 2007. In 2015 it was upgraded to a Group 2 event and has retained that status since.

For much of its early years the Run to the Rose was run over 1300 metres, however the distance was reduced to 1200 metres from 2011 onwards. The Golden Rose is 1400 metres.

Notable Run to the Rose winners include Eremein (2004), El Cambio (2007), Pierro (2012), Astern (2016) and the latest to go on and win the Group 1 Golden Rose – Bivouac (2019). Run to the Rose results since the race’s first edition in 2003 are listed below.

Run to the Rose Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 The Run to the Rose	1st	Rothfire	1 minute 08.52
	2nd	Ole Kirk
	3rd	North Pacific
2019 The Run to the Rose	1st	Bivouac	1 minute 08.72 seconds
	2nd	Yes Yes Yes
	3rd	Exceedance
2018 The Run to the Rose	1st	Lean Mean Machine	1 minute 13.59 seconds
	2nd	Graff
	3rd	Jonker
2017 The Run to the Rose	1st	Menari	1 minute 08.59 seconds
	2nd	Pariah
	3rd	Perast
2016 The Run to the Rose	1st	Astern	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Star Turn
	3rd	Impending
2015 The Run to the Rose	1st	Exosphere	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Press Statement
	3rd	Holler
2014 The Run to the Rose	1st	Hallowed Crown	1 minute 12.9 seconds
	2nd	Kumaon
	3rd	Ygritte
2013 The Run to the Rose	1st	Va Pensiero	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Dissident
	3rd	Marseille Roulette
2012 The Run to the Rose	1st	Pierro	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	Your Song
	3rd	Epaulette
2011 The Run to the Rose	1st	Smart Missile	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Foxwedge
	3rd	Helmet
2010 The Run to the Rose	1st	Squamosa	1 minute 18.2 seconds
	2nd	Masquerader
	3rd	Testarhythm
2009 The Run to the Rose	1st	Denman	1 minute 16.6 seconds
	2nd	More Than Great
	3rd	Bombay Sling
2008 The Run to the Rose	1st	Desuetude	1 minute 18.1 seconds
	2nd	Maybe I
	3rd	Emperor Bonaparte
2007 The Run to the Rose	1st	El Cambio	1 minute 16.2 seconds
	2nd	Rapid Jacko
	3rd	Turffontein
2006 The Run to the Rose	1st	Mentality	1 minute 17.6 seconds
	2nd	He’s No Pie Eater
	3rd	Boncoeur
2005 The Run to the Rose	1st	Paratroopers	1 minute 16.3 seconds
	2nd	Pendragon
	3rd	Thunderbird Hill
2004 The Run to the Rose	1st	Eremein	1 minute 18.3 seconds
	2nd	Uber
	3rd	Econsul
2003 The Run to the Rose	1st	Gilded Youth	1 minute 16.7 seconds
	2nd	Charmview
	3rd	Confectioner