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The Show County Quality is an exciting sprinting event held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in August on Winx Stakes Day.
2021 Show County Quality Results
- 1st: #7 Private Eye
- 2nd: #10 Embracer
- 3rd: #3 Icebath
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The Show County Quality is a Group 3 sprint held over 1200m at at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse on Winx Stakes Day in August each year.
Run under quality handicap conditions, the Show County Quality is open only to horses three years and older. With prize money of $160,000, the Show County Quality is one of the more exciting races on a program filled with black-type sprinting events. The Show County Quality is held alongside the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Toy Show Quality (1300m).
Those horses that contest the Show County Quality are often kicking-off their spring campaigns and often the Group 2 Tramway Handicap (1400m) is the next-up option. The best out of these races may go on to contest a spring Group 1 event such as the George Main Stakes (1600m), which the 2018 Show County winner Le Romain finished second to Winx in later that prep.
The Show County Quality 2021 ran on Saturday August 21, 2021 and was won by Private Eye first-up.
| Show County Quality | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday August 21, 2021 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $160,000 |
2021 Show County Quality Results
- 1st: #8 Private Eye
- 2nd: #10 Embracer
- 3rd: #3 Icebath
The Joe Pride-trained four-year-old Private Eye ($9) was excellent first-up coming from well back to charge home down the outside late and take out the 2021 Show County Quality results ahead of a potential Epsom Handicap and or $7.5 million Golden Eagle bid this spring.
Click here to read more on the terrific late win by Private Eye in the Show County Quality 2021.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | PRIVATE EYE | Joseph Pride | Jay Ford | 5 | 54kg | $9 | |||
| 2 | 10 | EMBRACER | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 0.3L | 4 | 53.5kg | $8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ICEBATH (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | 1.2L | 6 | 57.5kg | $15 | ||
| 4 | 1 | SPLINTEX | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 1.28L | 2 | 59kg | $3.60F | ||
| 5 | 6 | PRIME STAR | Richard & Michael Freedman | Regan Bayliss | 1.69L | 9 | 55.5kg | $9.50 | ||
| 6 | 9 | FENDER | Brett Cavanough | Jason Collett | 2.44L | 8 | 54kg | $10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | CHAT | John Thompson | Hugh Bowman | 2.73L | 3 | 56kg (cd 56.5kg) | $4.80 | ||
| 8 | 4 | ROCK | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 2.88L | 10 | 57.5kg | $12 | ||
| 9 | 11 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Andrew Adkins | 3.64L | 1 | 53kg | $14 | ||
| 10 | 12 | LE LUDE | John Thompson | Ms Rachel King | 4.63L | 7 | 53kg | $31 | ||
| 2 | VIRIDINE | James Cummings | James McDonald | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | HILAL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jay Ford | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Show County Quality Odds
The latest Show County Quality 2021 betting odds and market links to the Group 3 event at Randwick courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Deprive ($3.30 in 2019) was the last favourite in Show County Quality betting to win.
2021 Show County Quality Field
The official Show County Quality 2021 field of final acceptors and barrier draw will be announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Winx Stakes Day and published in full below.
The 2021 Show County Quality final field is down to 10 starters following the early withdrawal of #7 Hilal (9) and the Godolphin-raced Viridine with updated markets led by Mark Newnham’s 59kg top weight Splintex who is two-from-two at the track and distance.
- Scratched: #7 Hilal (9); #2 Viridine
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 658x40168x | SPLINTEX | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 2 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 2 | 425×463654 | VIRIDINE | James Cummings | James McDonald | 11 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 3 | 512x33542x | ICEBATH (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | 6 | 57.5kg | 106 | ||
| 4 | 51730x348x | ROCK | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 12 | 57.5kg | 102 | ||
| 5 | x142355x12 | CHAT | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | 3 | 56kg | 56.5kg | 99 | |
| 6 | 222x237x5x | PRIME STAR | Richard & Michael Freedman | Regan Bayliss | 10 | 55.5kg | 98 | ||
| 7 | 12722x | HILAL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jay Ford | 9 | 54kg | 94 | ||
| 8 | x1111x821x | PRIVATE EYE | Joseph Pride | Brenton Avdulla | 5 | 54kg | 92 | ||
| 9 | 1775×11563 | FENDER | Brett Cavanough | Jason Collett | 8 | 54kg | 89 | ||
| 10 | 10x30x177x | EMBRACER | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 53.5kg | 94 | ||
| 11 | 86x6673x86 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Andrew Adkins | 1 | 53kg | 92 | ||
| 12 | 4513x1444x | LE LUDE | John Thompson | Ms Rachel King | 7 | 53kg | 83 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Show County Quality Nominations
Nominations for the Show County Quality 2021 close on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once released.
The 2021 Show County Quality nominations attracted 16 sprinters including Brad Widdup’s Doncaster Mile runner-up Icebath and the in-form Chat coming off a Group 2 Missile Stakes second.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 512x33542x | ICEBATH (NZ) | M | 5 | Brad Widdup | 1 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 106 | |
| 2 | 658x40168x | SPLINTEX | H | 5 | Mark Newnham | 2 | 59kg | 59kg | 105 | |
| 3 | 425×463654 | VIRIDINE | G | 7 | James Cummings | 3 | 58.5kg | 58.5kg | 104 | |
| 4 | 6217x6321x | KUKERACHA (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 4= | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 102 | |
| 5 | 51730x348x | ROCK | G | 6 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 4= | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 102 | |
| 6 | x142355x12 | CHAT | G | 5 | John Thompson | 6 | 56kg | 56kg | 99 | |
| 7 | 222x237x5x | PRIME STAR | G | 4 | Richard & Michael Freedman | 7 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 98 | |
| 8 | 10x30x177x | EMBRACER | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 8= | 54kg | 53.5kg | 94 | |
| 9 | 12722x | HILAL | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 8= | 54kg | 53kg | 94 | |
| 10 | 86x6673x86 | HIGHTAIL | G | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 10= | 54kg | 53kg | 92 | |
| 11 | x1111x821x | PRIVATE EYE | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | 10= | 54kg | 53kg | 92 | |
| 12 | x08x26353x | WISDOM OF WATER | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 10= | 54kg | 53kg | 92 | |
| 13 | 1775×11563 | FENDER | G | 5 | Brett Cavanough | 13 | 54kg | 53kg | 89 | |
| 14 | x439135x03 | POETIC CHARMER | G | 7 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 14 | 54kg | 53kg | 88 | |
| 15 | 1x1212x12x | GREAT NEWS | M | 5 | Kim Waugh | 15 | 54kg | 53kg | 85 | |
| 16 | 4513x1444x | LE LUDE | M | 6 | John Thompson | 16 | 54kg | 53kg | 83 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Show County Quality History
Inaugurated in 1993, the Show County Quality has maintained a reputation for quality sprinting displays since its inception. The race is named after renowned sprinter Show County, who during 1988 and 1989 won events such as the Silver Slipper Stakes, Maribyrnong Plate, San Domenico Stakes and Stan Fox Stakes. Big Dreams won the first edition of the Show County Quality.
At its inauguration, the Show County Quality was a listed race. It held this status until the 2013 edition, when it first ran as a Group 3 event.
Like much of NSW horse racing, the Show County Quality was not held in 2007 due to the outbreak of equine influenza.
The Show County Quality has changed location numerous times and has been held at three prominent Sydney racecourses, including Royal Randwick, Warwick Farm and Canterbury Park. As of 2014, it will be again held at Royal Randwick.
| Period | Location |
|---|---|
| 1993-4 | Royal Randwick |
| 1995-99 | Warwick Farm |
| 2000 | Canterbury Park |
| 2001-04 | Warwick Farm |
| 2005-06 | Randwick Racecourse |
| 2008 | Warwick Farm |
| 2009 | Royal Randwick |
| 2010-13 | Warwick Farm |
| 2014 – onwards | Royal Randwick |
Notable Show County Quality winners include Identikit (1995), Might And Power (1997), Siddinghausen (1998), Athelnoth (2004), Rebel Dane (2013) and Le Romain (2018). Show County Quality results since 2000 are listed below.
Show County Quality Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Show County Quality |
1st | Private Eye | 1 minute 10.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Embracer | ||
| 3rd | Icebath | ||
| 2020 Show County Quality |
1st | Roheryn | 1 minute 11.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Probabeel | ||
| 3rd | Special Reward | ||
| 2019 Show County Quality |
1st | Deprive | 1 minute 8.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Trope | ||
| 3rd | Bon Amis | ||
| 2018 Show County Quality |
1st | Le Romain | 1 minute 8.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Siege Of Quebec | ||
| 3rd | Boss Lane | ||
| 2017 Show County Quality |
1st | Deploy | 1 minute 8 seconds |
| 2nd | The Virginian | ||
| 3rd | Burning Passion | ||
| 2016 Show County Quality |
1st | Tycoon Tara | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | Mount Nebo | ||
| 2015 Show County Quality |
1st | Decision Time | 1 minute 09 seconds |
| 2nd | Boss Lane | ||
| 3rd | Vashka | ||
| 2014 Show County Quality |
1st | Terravista | 1 minute 12.4 seconds |
| 2nd | In Cahoots | ||
| 3rd | Bull Point | ||
| 2013 Show County Quality |
1st | Rebel Dane | 1 minute 09.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Title | ||
| 3rd | Norzita | ||
| 2012 Show County Quality |
1st | Moment Of Change | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Title | ||
| 3rd | Somepin Anypin | ||
| 2011 Show County Quality |
1st | Skytrain | 1 minute 12.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Winter King | ||
| 3rd | Neeson | ||
| 2010 Show County Quality |
1st | Kenny’s World | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Pinwheel | ||
| 3rd | Sacred Choice | ||
| 2009 Show County Quality |
1st | Swift Alliance | 1 minute 09.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Bryannbo’s Gift | ||
| 3rd | Albert The Fat | ||
| 2008 Show County Quality |
1st | Bank Robber | 1 minute 11.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Hoystar | ||
| 3rd | Kick ‘N’ Chase | ||
| 2007 Show County Quality |
1st | Race Not Held | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2006 Show County Quality |
1st | Primus | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Resistor | ||
| 3rd | New Edge | ||
| 2005 Show County Quality |
1st | Lotteria | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
| 2nd | One In A Million | ||
| 3rd | For Valour | ||
| 2004 Show County Quality |
1st | Athelnoth | 1 minute 10.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Turaga | ||
| 3rd | Desert War | ||
| 2003 Show County Quality |
1st | Sportsman | 1 minute 11.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Britt’s Best | ||
| 3rd | Grand Armee | ||
| 2002 Show County Quality |
1st | Presently | 1 minute 09.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Oomph | ||
| 3rd | National Saint | ||
| 2001 Show County Quality |
1st | Kingsgate | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Expertise | ||
| 3rd | Fashion News | ||
| 2000 Show County Quality |
1st | Stanzaic | 1 minute 09.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mulan Princess | ||
| 3rd | Allez Suez | ||
