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The Silver Slipper Stakes is a lucrative Group 2 race run in mid-late February during the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, the Silver Slipper Stakes is one of three Group races at the meeting along with the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) and the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes (1300m).

A 1100m sprint race for two-year-olds at set weights, the Silver Slipper Stakes offers $250,000 in prize money and is the first notable Group status race solely for two-year-olds at the carnival.

Runners from the Silver Slipper Stakes are traditionally eyeing a run in the richest race in the world for their age group – the Group 1 $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) back at Rosehill in March. She Will Reign (2017) followed by Farnan (2020) are the latest two-year-olds to complete the Silver Slipper – Golden Slipper Stakes double.

Before the Golden Slipper Stakes the horses out of the Silver Slipper Stakes field may run in a lead-up race like Canberra’s Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m), or either the Group 2 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) for fillies or Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) for colts & geldings the week before.

The Silver Slipper Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday February 20, 2021 and was won by the Chris Waller-trained Home Affairs. 

2021 Silver Slipper Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 20, 2021
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Conditions:	2YO – Set Weights
Weights:	Colts & Geldings – 56.5kg / Fillies – 54.5kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000
Inaugurated:	1963

2021 Silver Slipper Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Home Affairs
• 2nd: #3 Rocket Tiger
• 3rd: #7 King Of Sparta

Chris Waller’s promising colt Home Affairs ($3.60) broke his maiden status second-up in the Silver Slipper Stakes 2021 results winning on way to the Group 1 Golden Slipper next month.

Click here to read more on the 2021 Silver Slipper Stakes win by Home Affairs.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	HOME AFFAIRS	Chris Waller	James McDonald		1	56.5kg		$3.60
	2	3	ROCKET TIGER	Scott Spackman	Ms Kathy O’Hara	0.2L	2	56.5kg		$16
	3	6	DIRECT	Lloyd Kennewell	Nash Rawiller	1.5L	9	56.5kg		$17
	4	7	KING OF SPARTA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	1.7L	3	56.5kg		$31
	5	4	TIGER OF MALAY	Richard & Michael Freedman	Joshua Parr	1.9L	7	56.5kg		$7.50
	6	1	PAULELE	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	2.1L	8	56.5kg		$3.20F
	7	8	DIO	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	5.8L	4	56.5kg		$6.50
	8	10	DOOLA TEELA	Gary Nickson	Andrew Banks	5.9L	5	54.5kg		$101
	9	2	ZETHUS	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	11.3L	6	56.5kg		$10
		9	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	John Sargent	Tim Clark		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Silver Slipper Stakes Odds

The latest Silver Slipper Stakes 2021 odds will be published below as soon as available from Ladbrokes.com.au this Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The last favourite in Silver Slipper Stakes betting to salue for the punters was She Will Reign ($1.35 in 2017).

2021 Silver Slipper Stakes Field

The Silver Slipper Stakes field attracts the season’s best young sprinters heading towards bigger races for their age group over the autumn, especially the Golden Slipper Stakes, and final acceptances close the Wednesday before the race takes place on Hobartville Stakes Day.

The 2021 Silver Slipper Stakes field and barriers will be published below on Wednesday February 17, 2021.

The Silver Slipper Stakes 2021 field is down to just nine runners with the early scratching of the well-supported Four Moves Ahead (4) and includes the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes runner-up Home Affairs drawn the rails.

• Scratched: #9 Four Moves Ahead (4)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11x	PAULELE	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	9	56.5kg
2	21	ZETHUS	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	7	56.5kg
3	11	ROCKET TIGER	Scott Spackman	Ms Kathy O’Hara	2	56.5kg
4	1x	TIGER OF MALAY	Richard & Michael Freedman	Joshua Parr	8	56.5kg
5	2	HOME AFFAIRS	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1	56.5kg
6	2x	DIRECT	Lloyd Kennewell	Nash Rawiller	10	56.5kg
7	27	KING OF SPARTA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	3	56.5kg
8		DIO	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla (late alt)	5	56.5kg
9	1	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	John Sargent	Tim Clark	4	54.5kg
10	84	DOOLA TEELA	Gary Nickson	Andrew Banks	6	54.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Silver Slipper Stakes Nominations

The Silver Slipper Stakes nominations close on the Monday before the race each year and attract a host of promising two-year-olds.

The 2021 Silver Slipper Stakes nominations will be published below on Monday February 15, 2021.

The Silver Slipper Stakes 2021 nominations are extended until Tuesday with 14 early entries including John Sargent’s unbeaten filly Four Moves Ahead.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11x	PAULELE	C	2	James Cummings	1	56.5kg
2	21	ZETHUS	C	2	James Cummings	2	56.5kg
3	11	ROCKET TIGER	G	2	Scott Spackman	3	56.5kg
4	1x	TIGER OF MALAY	C	2	Richard & Michael Freedman	4=	56.5kg
5	1	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	F	2	John Sargent	4=	54.5kg
6	2×8	CONSTRUCT	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	6	56.5kg
7	2	HOME AFFAIRS	C	2	Chris Waller	7	56.5kg
8	2x	FORBES	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman	8	56.5kg
9	2x	DIRECT	C	2	Lloyd Kennewell	9	56.5kg
10	1	HILAL	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	10	56.5kg
11	27	KING OF SPARTA	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	11	56.5kg
12	84	DOOLA TEELA	F	2	Gary Nickson	12	54.5kg
13		DIO	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	13=	56.5kg
14		TRISTATE	C	2	Anthony Cummings	13=	56.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Silver Slipper Stakes History

Eskimo Prince was the inaugural Silver Slipper Stakes winner when the race was first held in 1963. It began as a Principal race run over four furlongs, and was run over five furlongs for one year in 1970. With Australia’s adoption of the metric system in 1973, the race distance was converted to 900m.

In 1979 the Silver Slipper reached its current Group 2 status and then the race distance was increased to 1100m in 1984. Due to an outbreak of the equine influenza in Australia, the race was not held in 1997.

A host of gun two-year-olds have dominated the Silver Slipper Stakes results over the years including recent Golden Slipper champions Pierro (2012), Mossfun (2014) and She Will Reign (2017).

See below for a full list of Silver Slipper Stakes results going back to 2000.

Silver Slipper Stakes Records
Race Record (for current distance of 1100m):	1:02.90 set by Amelia’s Dream in 2008
Most Successful Jockey:	D. Beadman has won five Silver Slippers with Honey Be Quick (1990), Strategic (1994), Domesday (2005), Plagiarize (2006), Shaft (2007).

Recent Silver Slipper Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Home Affairs	1 minute 04.98 seconds
	2nd	Rocket Tiger
	3rd	Direct
2020 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Farnan	1 minute 04.75 seconds
	2nd	Global Quest
	3rd	North Pacific
2019 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Time To Reign	1 minute 04.08 seconds
	2nd	Tassort
	3rd	Born A Warrior
2018 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Sunlight	1 minute 03.51 seconds
	2nd	Estijaab
	3rd	Gongs
2017 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	She Will Reign	1 minute 04.70 seconds
	2nd	Veranillo
	3rd	Showtime
2016 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Astern	1 minute 4.1 seconds
	2nd	Defcon
	3rd	Mount Panorama
2015 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Headwater	1 minute 4.4 seconds
	2nd	Voilier
	3rd	Mishani Honcho
2014 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Mossfun	1 minute 6.2 seconds
	2nd	Press Report
	3rd	Risen From Doubt
2013 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Sweet Idea	1 minute 6.3 seconds
	2nd	Whiskey Allround
	3rd	Charlie Boy
2012 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Pierro	1 minute 6.8 seconds
	2nd	Hussousa
	3rd	Kyria
2011 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Satin Shoes	1 minute 03.4 seconds
	2nd	Elite Falls
	3rd	Straight Gold
2010 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Chance Bye	1 minute 4.28 seconds
	2nd	Ambers Waltz
	3rd	Zutara
2009 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Melito	1 minute 3.85 seconds
	2nd	Sunday Rose
	3rd	Onemorenomore
2008 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Amelia’s Dream	1 minute 2.9 seconds
	2nd	Hips Don’t Lie
	3rd	Glowlamp
2007 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Shaft	1 minute 4.02 seconds
	2nd	Husson Lightning
	3rd	Murtajill
2006 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Plagiarize	1 minute 3.97 seconds
	2nd	Boom Time Savings
	3rd	Five Ways
2005 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Domesday	1 minute 3.96 seconds
	2nd	Flying Pegasus
	3rd	Dr. Green
2004 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Ballybleue	1 minute 4.04 seconds
	2nd	Dane Shadow
	3rd	Esther
2003 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Hasna	1 minute 3.96 seconds
	2nd	Polar Success
	3rd	Legally Bay
2002 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Victory Vein	1 minute 5.21 seconds
	2nd	Chuckle
	3rd	Air Of Grace
2001 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	Excellerator	1 minute 3.14 seconds
	2nd	Ha Ha
	3rd	Donna Natalia
2000 Silver Slipper Stakes	1st	French Braids	1 minute 3.67 seconds
	2nd	Kootoomootoo
	3rd	King Of Danes