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The Toy Show Quality is a Group 3 sprint for fillies & mares held on Winx Stakes Day in August.
The Toy Show Quality is a 1100m sprint, having been reduced in distance from 1300m for the 2019 edition, held towards the beginning of the Spring Racing Carnival every August at Royal Randwick Racecourse.
The Toy Show Quality is open only to fillies and mares and is run under quality handicap conditions. Raced across a distance of 1100m, the Toy Show Quality provides female gallopers with a nice spring kick-off looking ahead to the longer sprint races over the carnival.
Because the Toy Show Quality is held relatively early in the Spring Racing Carnival, many trainers target it as an early performance for their horse. There is usually a mixture of horses racing first-up, those who have already had black-type experience in their current campaign, and those who are only just kicking things off and may have had an unlisted run or two prior.
The Toy Show Quality shares the Group 1 Winx Stakes Day with two other Group 3 events, the Show County Quality (1200m) and the Up And Coming Stakes. Also on the day are the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) and the feature event, the recently upgraded Group 1 Winx Stakes – formerly the Warwick Stakes (1400m) – named in honour of four-time Cox Plate champion Winx.
Fillies and mares who run in the Toy Show Quality might go on to races such as the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes or the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes. The form has held up in better races over the years including the 2018 winner Egyptian Symbol winning the following year’s $1 million Magic Millions Sprint on the Gold Coast.
The Toy Show Quality also serves as a good lead-up into the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill the following month, a double most recently completed by Mizzy (2019). Mizzy also won that year’s Group 2 $400,000 Golden Pendant (1400m) before third placings in the $500,000 Silver Eagle (1300m) and $7.5 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) for four-year-old horses.
The 2020 Toy Show Quality ran on Saturday August 22, 2020 and was won in a photo by the John Thompson-trained topweight Sweet Deal.
Toy Show Quality | |
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Date: | Saturday August 22, 2020 |
Track: | Royal Randwick |
Distance: | 1100m |
Race Type: | 3YO&UP F&M Quality Handicap |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $160,000 |
The official Toy Show Quality 2020 results will be available here once the Winx Stakes Day support act is run and won on Saturday August 22, 2020.
The 2020 Toy Show Quality results saw class rise to the top with John Thompson’s returning topweight Sweet Deal ($6.50) just holding on to defeat Zaniah (2nd) in a thrilling photo finish.
Click here to read more on the brave 2020 Toy Show Quality win by the topweight Sweet Deal.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 1 | SWEET DEAL | John Thompson | James McDonald | 4 | 59kg | $6.50 | ||
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2 | 11 | ZANIAH | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 0.1L | 3 | 53kg | $26 | |
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3 | 7 | SEASONS | Les Bridge | Kerrin McEvoy | 0.3L | 2 | 53kg | $9 | |
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4 | 5 | YAMAZAKI | David Pfieffer | Tommy Berry | 1.7L | 6 | 54kg | $15 | |
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5 | 9 | INVICTUS SALUTE | Mark Newnham | Ms Rachel King | 1.9L | 1 | 53kg | $9.50 | |
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6 | 6 | ADELONG | Brad Widdup | Tim Clark | 2L | 7 | 53.5kg | $2.15F | |
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7 | 2 | EVALINA | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 2.4L | 9 | 55kg | $21 | |
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8 | 10 | MUSICAL GENIUS (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Robbie Dolan | 2.5L | 5 | 53kg | $16 | |
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9 | 4 | RIVER BIRD | Jason Coyle | Glen Boss | 5.8L | 8 | 54kg | $17 | |
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10 | 3 | IN GOOD TIME | Tracey Bartley | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 5.9L | 10 | 54kg | $26 | |
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8 | WITHERSPOON | Kris Lees | Ms Louise Day (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The latest Toy Show Quality 2020 odds will be available below courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as betting on the Group 3 feature opens.
Mizzy ($3.30 in 2019) was the last favourite in Toy Show Quality betting to win.
The full 2020 Toy Show Quality field, barriers, jockeys, weights and current Fixed Win odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be published for punters below following final acceptances on the Wednesday of race week.
John Thompson’s returning Casino Prince mare Sweet Deal leads an 11-horse field in the Toy Show Quality for 2020, the multiple Group winner carrying the 59kg topweight from barrier five.
Adelong dominates Toy Show Quality betting at a near odds-on price having won six of her eight starts to date including the last three on the trot in easier company.
Update: Witherspoon has been scratched from the event and instead takes on Group 1-bound Brooklyn Hustle at The Valley later on Saturday afternoon in the Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m).
Click here to read more on the Adelong-led Toy Show Quality 2020 field and betting markets.
Read more: Full 2020 Winx Stakes Day Scratchings & Track Report.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1131x1255x | SWEET DEAL | John Thompson | James McDonald | 5 | 59kg | 105 | ||
2 | 639x71376x | EVALINA | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 10 | 55kg | 97 | ||
3 | 6397×04150 | IN GOOD TIME | Tracey Bartley | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 11 | 54kg | 95 | ||
4 | 114x39727x | RIVER BIRD | Jason Coyle | Glen Boss | 9 | 54kg | 89 | ||
5 | 43x217690x | YAMAZAKI | David Pfieffer | Tommy Berry | 7 | 54kg | 82 | ||
6 | 1112x2111x | ADELONG | Brad Widdup | Tim Clark | 8 | 53.5kg | 92 | ||
7 | 12x81x764x | SEASONS | Les Bridge | Kerrin McEvoy | 2 | 53kg | 90 | ||
8 | 2×16203113 | WITHERSPOON | Kris Lees | Ms Louise Day (a) | 4 | 53kg | 88 | ||
9 | x62122340x | INVICTUS SALUTE | Mark Newnham | Ms Rachel King | 1 | 53kg | 87 | ||
10 | 05x5561x22 | MUSICAL GENIUS (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Robbie Dolan | 6 | 53kg | 78 | ||
11 | 11x133x287 | ZANIAH | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 3 | 53kg | 71 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Nominations for the Toy Show Quality 2020 are taken on the Monday of race week and will be available in full below.
Seventeen mares are nominated for the 2020 Toy Show Quality including the top-rated Sweet Deal for John Thompson and the ultra-consistent Adelong resuming after winning three straight last time in.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 1112x2111x | ADELONG | M | 5 | Brad Widdup | 92 |
2 | 639x71376x | EVALINA | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 97 |
3 | 9x2x11623x | ICEBATH (NZ) | M | 4 | Brad Widdup | 74 |
4 | 6397×04150 | IN GOOD TIME | M | 6 | Tracey Bartley | 95 |
5 | x62122340x | INVICTUS SALUTE | M | 5 | Mark Newnham | 87 |
6 | 05x5561x22 | MUSICAL GENIUS (NZ) | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | 78 |
7 | 231x50340x | NUDGE | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 84 |
8 | 114x39727x | RIVER BIRD | M | 5 | Jason Coyle | 89 |
9 | 011x1816x6 | SANGRIA | M | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 79 |
10 | 12x81x764x | SEASONS | M | 6 | Les Bridge | 90 |
11 | 2316×68637 | SOPHIELLA | M | 7 | Bjorn Baker | 70 |
12 | 1131x1255x | SWEET DEAL | M | 6 | John Thompson | 105 |
13 | x42541314x | TO YOUR HEALTH | M | 6 | Anthony Cummings | 72 |
14 | 36241×1121 | WANDABAA | M | 4 | Kris Lees | 90 |
15 | 2×16203113 | WITHERSPOON | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 88 |
16 | 43x217690x | YAMAZAKI | M | 5 | David Pfieffer | 82 |
17 | 11x133x287 | ZANIAH | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 71 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Toy Show Quality was inaugurated in 1995 and originally ran as a listed race. The first edition of the Toy Show Quality was won by Joie Denise. While not a very old race, the Toy Show Quality has developed a decent reputation for providing an entertaining, competitive race with plenty of opportunity to gauge form.
The race is named after champion runner Toy Show, whose trophies include the 1975 Golden Slipper Stakes and the 1976 Thousand Guineas and Newmarket Handicap.
The Toy Show Quality was originally raced over a distance of 1400m. However, a move to Canterbury Park in 2000 saw the race reduced to 1300m for two years. In 2002, it again returned to 1400m, a distance it maintained until 2011. The race distance underwent another change for the 2019 edition being cut to just 1100m.
Upgraded to a Group 3 event in 2013, the Toy Show Quality has been hosted by three major Sydney racecourse; Royal Randwick Racecourse, Warwick Farm Racecourse and Canterbury Park.
Notable Toy Show Quality winners include Captivating (1997), Chiming Lass (2000), Illuminates (2010), Red Tracer (2011) and Mizzy (2019).
Toy Show Quality results and winning times since the year 2000 are below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Sweet Deal | 1 minute 2.23 seconds |
2nd | Zaniah | ||
3rd | Seasons | ||
2019 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Mizzy | 1 minute 4.44 seconds |
2nd | Soothing | ||
3rd | My Xpression | ||
2019 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Mizzy | 1 minute 2.23 seconds |
2nd | Soothing | ||
3rd | My Xpression | ||
2018 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Egyptian Symbol | 1 minute 17.4 seconds |
2nd | Zestful | ||
3rd | Nettoyer | ||
2017 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Sweet Redemption | 1 minute 14.9 seconds |
2nd | Euro Angel | ||
3rd | Imposing Lass | ||
2016 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Pearls | 1 minute 17.3 seconds |
2nd | Dixie Blossoms | ||
3rd | Elle Lou | ||
2015 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Amicus | 1 minute 15.6 seconds |
2nd | Echo Gal | ||
3rd | Wine Tales | ||
2014 Toy Show Quality |
1st | My Sabeel | 1 minute 19.2 seconds |
2nd | Bennetta | ||
3rd | Angel Bee | ||
2013 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Hidden Kisses | 1 minute 16.6 seconds |
2nd | Royal Descent | ||
3rd | Queen’s Elect | ||
2012 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Dystopia | 1 minute 16.2 seconds |
2nd | Crafty Irna | ||
3rd | Irish Dream | ||
2011 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Red Tracer | 1 minute 19.5 seconds |
2nd | Secret Admirer | ||
3rd | Jerezana | ||
2010 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Illuminates | 1 minute 23.4 seconds |
2nd | Vintedge | ||
3rd | Spirited One | ||
2009 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Moti | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
2nd | Miss Marielle | ||
3rd | Nediyms Dream | ||
2008 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Kishkat | 1 minute 25.8 seconds |
2nd | Vecchia Roma | ||
3rd | Fantastic Angel | ||
2007 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Race Not Held | – |
2nd | – | ||
3rd | – | ||
2006 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Walk Alone | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
2nd | Shirl Pegasus | ||
3rd | Melody | ||
2005 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Nevis | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
2nd | Loftily | ||
3rd | Battle Maiden | ||
2004 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Catreign | 1 minute 23.6 seconds |
2nd | Zagalia | ||
3rd | Freeroller | ||
2003 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Arrabeea | 1 minute 24.7 seconds |
2nd | Spurcent | ||
3rd | Mon Mekki | ||
2002 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Youhadyourwarning | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
2nd | Size Her Up | ||
3rd | Winona | ||
2001 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Winona | 1 minute 24.1 seconds |
2nd | Aloha Charm | ||
3rd | Interbank | ||
2000 Toy Show Quality |
1st | Chiming Lass | 1 minute 16.9 seconds |
2nd | Storm Princess | ||
3rd | Planiceps |