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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 $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
Date:	Saturday May 30, 2020
Track:	Belmont Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2020 Belmont Sprint Results

• 1st: #12 Perfect Jewel
• 2nd: #8 The Velvet King
• 3rd: #13 Angelic Ruler

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
	1	12	PERFECT JEWEL	Adam Durrant	Patrick Carbery		2	57kg		$31
	2	8	THE VELVET KING	Darren McAuliffe	Mitchell Pateman	0.03L	5	59kg		$2.80F
	3	13	ANGELIC RULER	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Chris Parnham	1.22L	3	57kg		$5
	4	2	GATTING	Darren McAuliffe	Ms Lucy Warwick	1.76L	8	59kg		$7
	5	10	ABDICATOR	Darren McAuliffe	Jarrad Noske	1.8L	4	59kg		$61
	6	9	ARCTIC STREAM	Ross Price	Paul Harvey	2.22L	9	59kg		$71
	7	11	MISSISSIPPI DELTA	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	2.52L	11	57kg		$9
	8	15	ELECTRIC LIGHT	Adam Durrant	Ms Jade McNaught (a)	2.87L	7	57kg		$51
	9	3	MATERIAL MAN	Jason Miller	Clint Johnston-Porter	3.04L	15	59kg		$31
	10	1	HUMIDOR (NZ)	Lindsey Smith	Brad Parnham	3.58L	12	59kg		$18
	11	14	FLIRTINI	Simon A Miller	Joseph Azzopardi	3.72L	10	57kg		$9.50
	12	7	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Peter Hall	6.09L	1	59kg		$31
	13	6	DURENDAL	Chris Gangemi	Shaun McGruddy	6.23L	13	59kg		$31
	14	4	MAN BOOKER	Daniel Morton	Ms Jerry Noske	6.89L	14	59kg		$21
	15	5	DISPOSITION	Chris Gangemi	Shaun O’Donnell	7.03L	6	59kg		$41

*Table credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Belmont Sprint Odds

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.

2020 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 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
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

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
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