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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 $200,000 as of 2021, 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 next year, another top mare in Perfect Jewel completed the Belmont Sprint – Hyperion Stakes double.

The 2021 Belmont Sprint ran as part of Belmont Sprint Day on Saturday May 29, 2021 and was won by the previous year’s runner-up The Velvet King. 

2021 Belmont Sprint
Date:	Saturday May 29, 2021
Track:	Belmont Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Belmont Sprint Results

• 1st: #6 The Velvet King
• 2nd: #2 Valour Road
• 3rd: #13 Dance Music

The Belmont Sprint 2021 results saw the Darren McAuliffe-trained The Velvet King ($6) salute first-up with a nearly two-length win going one better than his second in the race last year.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	THE VELVET KING	Darren McAuliffe	Mitchell Pateman		6	59kg		$6
	2	2	VALOUR ROAD	Simon A Miller	Brad Rawiller	1.73L	11	59kg		$15
	3	13	DANCE MUSIC	Simon A Miller	Brad Parnham	3.1L	4	57kg		$8
	4	7	DIG DEEP	Daniel & Ben Pearce	William Pike	3.98L	8	59kg		$17
	5	11	UNI TIME	Sharon Miller	Alan Kennedy	4.04L	7	59kg		$26
	6	15	SHE’S ALIGHT (NZ)	Alan Mathews	Shaun O’Donnell	4.65L	5	57kg		$26
	7	3	ELITE STREET	Daniel Morton	Chris Parnham	4.75L	10	59kg		$4.80F
	8	4	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Troy Turner	5.96L	9	59kg		$101
	9	9	MASSIMO	Adam Durrant	Clint Johnston-Porter	6.68L	1	59kg		$7.50
	10	12	KAY CEE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	7.97L	2	57kg		$6.50
	11	5	MONEY MATTERS	Adam Durrant	Joseph Azzopardi	10.19L	12	59kg		$11
	12	10	FREE TRADE	Michael Lane	Ms Kyra Yuill	18.59L	3	59kg		$26
	13	14	BAM’S ON FIRE	Neville Parnham	Paul Harvey	18.86L	13	57kg		$20
		1	COME PLAY WITH ME	Adam Durrant	Shaun McGruddy		0
		8	CUP NIGHT	Bernie Miller	Patrick Carbery		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Belmont Sprint Odds

The winter’s latest Belmont Sprint 2021 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Perth sprint will be available below the week of the race.

2021 Belmont Sprint Field

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 2021 Final Field & Barriers will be released on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below once announced by Perth Racing.

The 2021 Belmont Sprint field features 15 hopefuls with the widely-drawn Adam Durant-trained Money Matters the only last start winner in the mix following a lead-up upset in the Roma Cup.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x909x50x32	COME PLAY WITH ME	Adam Durrant	Shaun McGruddy	10	59kg		107
2	2x61707x46	VALOUR ROAD	Simon A Miller	Brad Rawiller	13	59kg		105
3	Dx111x8092	ELITE STREET	Daniel Morton	Chris Parnham	12	59kg		108
4	18700748×0	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Troy Turner	11	59kg		95
5	131100×031	MONEY MATTERS	Adam Durrant	Joseph Azzopardi	14	59kg		105
6	0x2223x70x	THE VELVET KING	Darren McAuliffe	Mitchell Pateman	7	59kg		107
7	x023115013	DIG DEEP	Daniel & Ben Pearce	William Pike	9	59kg		95
8	4x24660x15	CUP NIGHT	Bernie Miller	Patrick Carbery	5	59kg		102
9	1211130×60	MASSIMO	Adam Durrant	Clint Johnston-Porter	1	59kg		99
10	1x51060x07	FREE TRADE	Michael Lane	Ms Kyra Yuill	3	59kg		100
11	0x65539x98	UNI TIME	Sharon Miller	Alan Kennedy	8	59kg		100
12	1x11x0100x	KAY CEE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	2	57kg		104
13	83010311×3	DANCE MUSIC	Simon A Miller	Brad Parnham	4	57kg		102
14	22130×6809	BAM’S ON FIRE	Neville Parnham	Paul Harvey	15	57kg		95
15	55126169×9	SHE’S ALIGHT (NZ)	Alan Mathews	Shaun O’Donnell	6	57kg		83

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Belmont Sprint History

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

Belmont Sprint results since 2000 are listed below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Belmont Sprint	1st	The Velvet King	1:24.21
	2nd	Valour Road
	3rd	Dance Music
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