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The Belmont Sprint is a Group 3 race held at Belmont Racecourse in Perth as a follow-up to the Roma Cup during the autumn - winter WA racing season.
The Belmont Sprint is a 1400m Group 3 race held annually at Perth’s Belmont Racecourse. Open to horses two-years-old and upwards, the Belmont Sprint attracts a varied field of mainly locally-trained talent each year.
With a total prize pool of $160,000, the Belmont Sprint is the highest-paying race on Belmont Sprint Day. As a Group 3 race, it is also the only black-type event on the race card and is now run under weight-for-age conditions.
Perth’s Belmont Racecourse is one of the most picturesque in the nation, located on the Swan River with the Perth CBD just on the other side. It is one of two major racecourses in the region, with the other being Ascot Racecourse, slightly further away from the CBD and nearer to the city.
Many horses who compete in the Belmont Sprint previously competed in the Group 3 Roma Cup (1200m), a sprint event held at the same track a fortnight prior. Rock Magic (2017) was the last galloper to complete the Roma Cup – Belmont Sprint double, also a popular betting double with the punters each winter.
The Belmont Sprint provides a good indication as to the form of the horses that will likely stay on to compete in later summer races in Perth.
Many runners will back-up out of the Belmont Sprint and contest other Perth races including the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) back at Belmont a fortnight later and the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at the end of the month. In 2018 gun galloper Material Man completed the Belmont Sprint – Hyperion – Strickland Stakes treble.
In 2019 classy mare Galaxy Star ran second in the Roma Cup, won the Belmont Stakes, finished runner-up in the Hyperion Stakes next-up and then took out that year’s Strickland Stakes franking the form of the winter sprints in Perth.
The 2020 Belmont Sprint ran as part of Belmont Sprint Day on Saturday May 30, 2020 and was won in an upset by Perfect Jewel.
2020 Belmont Sprint | |
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Date: | Saturday May 30, 2020 |
Track: | Belmont Racecourse |
Distance: | 1400m |
Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $160,000 |
In a devastatingly close two horse finish on the line, the 2020 Belmont Sprint results saw the classy Bob Peters-raced Perfect Jewel ($31) return to winning form as a $31 outsider in betting with a narrow upset over the beaten favourite The Velvet King ($2.80).
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 12 | PERFECT JEWEL | Adam Durrant | Patrick Carbery | 2 | 57kg | $31 | ||
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2 | 8 | THE VELVET KING | Darren McAuliffe | Mitchell Pateman | 0.03L | 5 | 59kg | $2.80F | |
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3 | 13 | ANGELIC RULER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Chris Parnham | 1.22L | 3 | 57kg | $5 | |
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4 | 2 | GATTING | Darren McAuliffe | Ms Lucy Warwick | 1.76L | 8 | 59kg | $7 | |
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5 | 10 | ABDICATOR | Darren McAuliffe | Jarrad Noske | 1.8L | 4 | 59kg | $61 | |
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6 | 9 | ARCTIC STREAM | Ross Price | Paul Harvey | 2.22L | 9 | 59kg | $71 | |
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7 | 11 | MISSISSIPPI DELTA | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 2.52L | 11 | 57kg | $9 | |
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8 | 15 | ELECTRIC LIGHT | Adam Durrant | Ms Jade McNaught (a) | 2.87L | 7 | 57kg | $51 | |
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9 | 3 | MATERIAL MAN | Jason Miller | Clint Johnston-Porter | 3.04L | 15 | 59kg | $31 | |
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10 | 1 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | Lindsey Smith | Brad Parnham | 3.58L | 12 | 59kg | $18 | |
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11 | 14 | FLIRTINI | Simon A Miller | Joseph Azzopardi | 3.72L | 10 | 57kg | $9.50 | |
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12 | 7 | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Peter Hall | 6.09L | 1 | 59kg | $31 | |
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13 | 6 | DURENDAL | Chris Gangemi | Shaun McGruddy | 6.23L | 13 | 59kg | $31 | |
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14 | 4 | MAN BOOKER | Daniel Morton | Ms Jerry Noske | 6.89L | 14 | 59kg | $21 | |
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15 | 5 | DISPOSITION | Chris Gangemi | Shaun O’Donnell | 7.03L | 6 | 59kg | $41 |
*Table credit: Racing Australia.
The winter’s latest Belmont Sprint 2020 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Perth sprint will be available below the week of the race.
The Belmont Sprint field attracts a solid line-up of local W.A. sprinters, many graduates out of the Roma Cup two weeks before. Top line local sprinters in the race may have run in the state’s best races over the summer including the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) or be back home off a Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival bid.
The official Belmont Sprint 2020 Final Field & Barriers will be released on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below once announced by Perth Racing.
The 2020 Belmont Sprint field features a class line-up of 15 hopefuls including the 2018 champion Material Man chasing another win and Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes winner Gatting looking to atone for a first-up ninth in the Roma Cup.
Click here to read more on the top fancies in the Belmont Sprint 2020 field and betting markets.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 3x0005496x | HUMIDOR (NZ) | Lindsey Smith | Brad Parnham | 12 | 59kg | 111 | |
2 | 51502752×9 | GATTING | Darren McAuliffe | Ms Lucy Warwick | 8 | 59kg | 112 | |
3 | x6900x600x | MATERIAL MAN | Jason Miller | Clint Johnston-Porter | 15 | 59kg | 105 | |
4 | 5x8001x1x0 | MAN BOOKER | Daniel Morton | Ms Jerry Noske | 14 | 59kg | 110 | |
5 | 43707725×8 | DISPOSITION | Chris Gangemi | Shaun O’Donnell | 6 | 59kg | 93 | |
6 | x395x60x43 | DURENDAL | Chris Gangemi | Shaun McGruddy | 13 | 59kg | 103 | |
7 | 41441213×6 | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Peter Hall | 1 | 59kg | 97 | |
8 | 12x21360x2 | THE VELVET KING | Darren McAuliffe | Mitchell Pateman | 5 | 59kg | 106 | |
9 | 841127311x | ARCTIC STREAM | Ross Price | Paul Harvey | 9 | 59kg | 92 | |
10 | x25520123x | ABDICATOR | Darren McAuliffe | Jarrad Noske | 4 | 59kg | 94 | |
11 | 1214x1941x | MISSISSIPPI DELTA | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 11 | 57kg | 102 | |
12 | 0x930481x0 | PERFECT JEWEL | Adam Durrant | Patrick Carbery | 2 | 57kg | 94 | |
13 | 2x2320x215 | ANGELIC RULER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Chris Parnham | 3 | 57kg | 101 | |
14 | x31156x324 | FLIRTINI | Simon A Miller | Joseph Azzopardi | 10 | 57kg | 102 | |
15 | 4x75184x37 | ELECTRIC LIGHT | Adam Durrant | Ms Jade McNaught (a) | 7 | 57kg | 98 |
The inaugural running of the Belmont Sprint was in 1963, when it was held as a Principal Race and won by Free Style. In 1980 the Belmont Sprint’s classification was change to Group 3, where it has remained since. It has been contested over 1400m since 1982 and has been one by some quality Perth sprinters including Grand Nirvana (2010-11) and Luckygray (2012).
Belmont Sprint results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Perfect Jewel | 1:25.30 |
2nd | The Velvet King | ||
3rd | Angelic Ruler | ||
2019 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Galaxy Star | 1:23.38 |
2nd | Great Shot | ||
3rd | Vital Silver | ||
2018 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Material Man | 1:22.95 |
2nd | Great Shot | ||
3rd | Pounamu | ||
2017 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Rock Magic | 1:22.4 |
2nd | Scales Of Justice | ||
3rd | Disposition | ||
2016 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Wink And Nod | 1:24.0 |
2nd | Battle Hero | ||
3rd | Mr Utopia | ||
2015 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Shining Knight | 1:23.7 |
2nd | Dawn Approach | ||
3rd | Fuchsia Bandana | ||
2014 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Elite Belle | 1:25.8 |
2nd | Kalahaar | ||
3rd | Checkpoint | ||
2013 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Kerrific | 1:23.4 |
2nd | Belora | ||
3rd | Ranger | ||
2012 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Luckygray | 1:23.7 |
2nd | Reimbursement | ||
3rd | Cavallo Pazzo | ||
2011 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Grand Nirvana | 1:22.4 |
2nd | King Kool Kat | ||
3rd | Battle Emblem | ||
2010 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Grand Nirvana | 1:22.1 |
2nd | Roman Time | ||
3rd | Werd | ||
2009 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Universal Ruler | 1:22.6 |
2nd | Roman Time | ||
3rd | Kens Double | ||
2008 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Marasco | 1:22.8 |
2nd | Oroyo Gold | ||
3rd | Ripped | ||
2007 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Beat The Storm | 1:23.1 |
2nd | Ripped | ||
3rd | Is Amazing | ||
2006 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Let Go Thommo | 1:23.7 |
2nd | Kim Invader | ||
3rd | Electic | ||
2005 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Who Did It | 1:27.2 |
2nd | Mefeking | ||
3rd | Beyond Dispute | ||
2004 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Modem | 1:26.0 |
2nd | Plea Bargain | ||
3rd | Secret Link | ||
2003 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Tribula | 1:22.6 |
2nd | Modem | ||
3rd | Shane’s Boy | ||
2002 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Dark ‘n’ Dangerous | 1:24.7 |
2nd | Prince Of Pop | ||
3rd | Country Blazer | ||
2001 Belmont Sprint |
1st | Corporate Bruce | 1:24.2 |
2nd | Old Fashion | ||
3rd | Mystery Lad | ||
2000 Belmont Sprint |
1st | News Review | 1:21.1 |
2nd | Noble Sky | ||
3rd | Jevanswer |