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The The Shorts (1100m) is a Group 2 race held at Royal Randwick in September for spring sprinters targeting later Group 1 features or The Everest.
2019 The Shorts Results
- 1st: #3 Pierata
- 2nd: #6 Classique Legend
- 3rd: #2 Redzel
The Shorts News
- George Main Stakes Day Scratchings: The Shorts Field Down to 5
- The Shorts 2019 Field & Betting Update: Santa Ana Lane, Sunlight Out
- Sunlight Shines at Randwick Ahead of The Everest 2019 Campaign
- Three Race Lead-Up to 2019 The Everest for Sunlight
- 2018 The Shorts – Ball of Muscle Too Good for Everest Hopefuls
The Shorts is a quality Group 2 race held on George Main Stakes Day at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse. Taking place in mid-September each year, the sprint is featured on the same card as four other Group races including the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m).
The other key support acts on the race card are the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) and Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m).
The Shorts is a short-distance sprint race over 1100m for horses aged three-year-olds and up at set weights plus penalties and is now worth a lucrative $500,000 in prizemoney.
Many runners kick off their Sydney Spring Racing Carnival campaign in The Shorts so looking for the star fresh performers is a good tip, while the best out of The Shorts results may go all the way to Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival for a shot at the $1 million Group 1 Darley Classic (1200m) in November.
It is now also a key lead-up for sprinters contesting the $14 million The Everest (1200m), a restricted weight-for-age feature held back at Randwick in mid-October. In 2017 The Shorts winner Redzel went on to complete The Everest – VRC Classic double.
The Shorts 2019 took place on Saturday September 21, 2019 and was won in thrilling style by Pierata.
| 2019 The Shorts | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday September 21, 2019 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1100m |
| Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1945 |
| The Shorts Records | |
|---|---|
| Race Record: | 1:01.3 set by Redzel in 2017 |
2019 The Shorts Results
- 1st: #3 Pierata
- 2nd: #6 Classique Legend
- 3rd: #2 Redzel
The official The Shorts 2019 Results saw the Gregory Hickman-trained favourite Pierata salute for the punters ahead of his run in The Everest. It was a thrilling three-way photo finish with the returning Classique Legend catching the eye a half-length back in second, while dual The Everest champ Redzel was far from disgraced running third.
Read more on the 2019 The Shorts victory by The Everest favourite Pierata.
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | PIERATA | Gregory Hickman | Tommy Berry | – | 3 | 58kg | $2.70F |
| 2 | 6 | CLASSIQUE LEGEND | Les Bridge | Nash Rawiller | 0.5L | 2 | 57kg | $3.10 |
| 3 | 2 | REDZEL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 0.8L | 1 | 58kg | $4.40 |
| 4 | 10 | GRAFF | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 1.1L | 5 | 56kg | $8.50 |
| 5 | 7 | HOME OF THE BRAVE (IRE) | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 3.1L | 4 | 57kg | $12 |
| – | 11 | JONKER | David Atkins | Glen Boss | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 9 | SUNLIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 8 | IN HER TIME | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 4 | OSBORNE BULLS | James Cummings | James McDonald | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 5 | VIRIDINE | James Cummings | Jason Collett | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 1 | SANTA ANA LANE | Anthony Freedman | Mark Zahra | – | 0 | – | – |
2019 The Shorts Odds
The top The Shorts 2019 betting odds and links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.
2019 The Shorts Field
The Shorts 2019 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week attracting the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival’s top sprinters. Many runners in The Shorts field contest the event first-up.
The official The Shorts 2019 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below once announced by Racing NSW.
The 2019 The Shorts Field features 11 star sprinters including a number of confirmed The Everest horses. The 2017 The Shorts winner and two-time The Everest champion Redzel is back in barrier one coming off his third consecutive Concorde Stakes success.
Update: The Shorts 2019 field has already been hit by two big name scratchings with two confirmed The Everest contenders – Santa Ana Lane and Sunlight – withdrawing from the race due to the Heavy-rated Randwick track. Also in doubt rated 50-50 chances of lining-up on the day are Pierata, Osborne Bulls and In Her Time.
Latest 2019 The Shorts Race Scratchings: There are now officially six horses scratched from The Everest lead-up with Santa Ana Lane and Sunlight joined by Osborne Bulls, Viridine, In Her Time and Jonker. Just five runners remain in The Shorts field including the 2017 champion and two-time Everest winner Redzel along with new race favourite Pierata.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Br. | Wgt. | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x5161x51x | SANTA ANA LANE | Anthony Freedman | Mark Zahra | 5 | 58kg | 120 |
| 2 | 515x2862x1 | REDZEL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 58kg | 118 |
| 3 | 913x5251x2 | PIERATA | Gregory Hickman | Tommy Berry | 9 | 58kg | 116 |
| 4 | 531x22222x | OSBORNE BULLS | James Cummings | James McDonald | 6 | 57kg | 113 |
| 5 | x0x304146x | VIRIDINE | James Cummings | Jason Collett | 8 | 57kg | 105 |
| 6 | 1131x | CLASSIQUE LEGEND | Les Bridge | Nash Rawiller | 4 | 57kg | 103 |
| 7 | 30x214x70x | HOME OF THE BRAVE (IRE) | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 10 | 57kg | 109 |
| 8 | 39x372x16x | IN HER TIME | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 2 | 56kg | 115 |
| 9 | 171x3113x5 | SUNLIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 7 | 56kg | 115 |
| 10 | 1235x440x3 | GRAFF | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 11 | 56kg | 106 |
| 11 | x434x3923x | JONKER | David Atkins | Glen Boss | 3 | 55kg | 98 |
The Shorts History
The Shorts is a time-honoured Sydney Spring Racing Carnival sprint race, first contested back in 1867. A number of standout short-distance gallopers have won The Shorts over history including most recently Hot Danish (2010), Terravista (2014) and Takedown (2016). For one year in 2011 the event was conducted at Rosehill over 1200m instead of the 1100m at Royal Randwick. It gained black-type (Listed) status in 1979 and was eventually upgraded to Group 3 and then Group 2 status, increasing the quality of contenders each season.
More recently the status of The Shorts race at Randwick was boosted by record-setting champ Redzel (2017) whose next run produced success in the inaugural running of The Everest. The Everest is the richest turf race in the world and Redzel went back-to-back in 2018.
The Shorts history on the 2018 winner Ball Of Muscle is also interesting with the sprint finishing runner-up in 2015, 2016 and 2017 before finally taking out the race at his fourth attempt.
Recent The Shorts Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 The Shorts |
1st | Pierata | 1 minute 3.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Classique Legend | ||
| 3rd | Redzel | ||
| 2018 The Shorts |
1st | Ball Of Muscle | 1 minute 2.87 seconds |
| 2nd | Invincible Star | ||
| 3rd | Brave Smash | ||
| 2017 The Shorts |
1st | Redzel | 1 minute 1.83 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Ball Of Muscle | ||
| 3rd | Nieta | ||
| 2016 The Shorts |
1st | Takedown | 1 minute 3.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Ball Of Muscle | ||
| 3rd | Kaepernick | ||
| 2015 The Shorts |
1st | Rebel Dane | 1 minute 4.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Ball Of Muscle | ||
| 3rd | Shiraz | ||
| 2014 The Shorts |
1st | Terravista | 1 minute 2.48 seconds |
| 2nd | I’m All The Talk | ||
| 3rd | Famous Seamus | ||
| 2013 The Shorts |
1st | Sessions | 1 minute 3.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Aeronautical | ||
| 3rd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 2012 The Shorts |
1st | Pampelonne | 1 minute 9.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Satin Shoes | ||
| 3rd | Appearance | ||
| 2011 The Shorts |
1st | Love Conquers All | 1 minute 8.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Albert The Fat | ||
| 3rd | Winter King | ||
| 2010 The Shorts |
1st | Hot Danish | 1 minute 9.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Whitefriars | ||
| 3rd | Shellscrape | ||
| 2009 The Shorts |
1st | Gold Trail | 1 minute 4.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Fritz’s Princess | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2008 The Shorts |
1st | Fritz’s Princess | 1 minute 4.03 seconds |
| 2nd | Hot Danish | ||
| 3rd | Keen Commander | ||
| 2007 The Shorts |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 The Shorts |
1st | Bentley Biscuit | 1 minute 3.36 seconds |
| 2nd | Magnus | ||
| 3rd | Spark Of Life | ||
| 2005 The Shorts |
1st | Black Ink | 1 minute 3.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Mustard | ||
| 3rd | Fumble | ||
| 2004 The Shorts |
1st | Dance The Waves | 1 minute 4.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Secret Land (NZ) | ||
| 3rd | Legally Bay | ||
| 2003 The Shorts |
1st | Lucky Night | 1 minute 4.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Fair Embrace | ||
| 3rd | Poetic Papal | ||
| 2002 The Shorts |
1st | Empire | 1 minute 4.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Shags | ||
| 3rd | Fouardee | ||
| 2001 The Shorts |
1st | Oamaru Force | 1 minute 3.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Pembleton | ||
| 3rd | Fair Embrace | ||
| 2000 The Shorts |
1st | Bradshaw | 1 minute 3.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Guineas | ||
| 3rd | Upright | ||
