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The Kosciuszko is one of the recent additions to the Sydney Spring Racing Calendar, the Special Conditions feature held on The Everest Day at Royal Randwick each October.

Contested for the first time in 2018, The Kosciuszko race is open only to NSW or ACT Country-trained horses and is the most lucrative of its kind offering $2 million in prize money as of 2022.

Taking place in Sydney on the same day Melbourne hosts the Caulfield Guineas in 2023, The Kosciuszko is a set weights plus penalties event that is now a hugely popular target for the provincially-trained sprints from around the state.

Members of the public are able to purchase tickets in The Kosciuszko Sweep that gives them a chance to select an eligible horse to take part in the event, the field size for which increased from 12 to 14 in 2019.

Winning ticket holders from the subsequent The Kosciuszko Calcutta Draw, which harks back to the traditions of bush racing, then have the opportunity to part-own a horse in the race that is selected at random.

The 2023 The Kosciuszko took place at Randwick on Saturday October 14, 2023 as the key support act to the $20 million The Everest and saw the Matthew Dale-trained Front Page ($5.50) successfully defend his title with an all-the-way victory. 

The Kosciuszko 2023
Date:	Saturday October 14, 2023
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Set Weights + Penalties; NSW & ACT Country-trained horses only
Status:	Special Condition
Prize Money:	$2 million

2023 The Kosciuszko Results

• 1st: #1 Front Page ($5.50)
• 2nd: #7 Opal Ridge
• 3rd: #3 Far Too Easy

The Matthew Dale-trained defending champion Front Page ($5.50) was huge leading all-the-way before giving a tremendous kick with 250m to go to salute by nearly two lengths and go back-to-back in The Kosciuszko 2023 results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	FRONT PAGE	Matthew Dale	Tyler Schiller		8	59kg		$5.50
	2	7	OPAL RIDGE	Luke Pepper	James McDonald	1.86L	2	57kg		$2.80F
	3	3	FAR TOO EASY	David McColm	James Orman	2.25L	12	58.5kg		$7.50
	4	5	CAVALIER CHARLES	Matthew Dale	Hugh Bowman	3L	14	57.5kg		$31
	5	6	I’VE BEAN TRYIN’	Matthew Kelley	Jason Collett	4.67L	11	57.5kg		$41
	6	14	KIMBERLEY SECRETS	Nick Olive	Ms Kathy O’Hara	4.87L	1	54kg		$41
	7	4	AKASAWA	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	Aaron Bullock	5.31L	10	58.5kg		$21
	8	10	OUR LAST CASH	Donna Scott	Ms Rachel King	5.48L	13	56.5kg		$51
	9	12	DERRY GROVE	Matthew Dunn	Nash Rawiller	5.52L	6	55.5kg (cd 56kg)		$7
	10	8	MOGO MAGIC	Scott Collings	Nick Heywood	6.39L	4	57kg		$7
	11	11	SIZZLE MINIZZLE	Brett Robb	Sam Clipperton	8.68L	5	56.5kg		$151
	12	2	MNEMENTH	Mitchell Beer	Tommy Berry	8.78L	7	59kg		$31
	13	9	BIANCO VILANO	Ron Stubbs	Craig Williams	15.45L	9	57kg		$31
	14	13	BROKEN HILL	Cody Morgan	Dylan Gibbons (a)	24.11L	3	55kg		$61
		17e	SUPER HELPFUL	Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones	Adam Hyeronimus		0
		18e	GREYWORM	Neville Boyle			0
		15e	ART CADEAU	Terry Robinson			0
		16e	FENDER	Brett Cavanough			0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 The Kosciuszko Betting Odds

The Kosciuszko 2023 betting odds and links to the latest prices at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as all-in markets on the event open.

It’s Me ($2 in 2020) followed by Art Cadeau ($4 in 2021) are the latest favourites in The Kosciuszko betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 THE KOSCIUSZKO ODDS (Final Field)

2023 The Kosciuszko Tips

Stay tuned for our insider The Kosciuszko 2023 Tips on the lucrative country-horse only showdown on The Everest Day.

• To Win: #12 Derry Grove ($7 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Plenty of live wire chances in this year’s The Kosciuszko but think the airborne Derry Grove up in grade is the value here to keep the wins coming. Matthew Dunn’s Star Turn five-year-old is proving to be one classy chestnut and chases win number four on the trot in Saturday’s $2 million acid test. He comes off back-to-back sprint wins over shorter distances here at the Randwick track to give him an unbeaten record at the course. He is yet to win over further than 1100m, however his recent form suggests the six furlongs will be a non-issue. Last start saw him cart 61kg to an over one-length win at 1000m, while the run prior he was enormous putting nearly five lengths on his closest rival over 1100m here with 59.5kg. Jockey Nash Rawiller is riding in freakishly good form this season and retains the ride on this up-and-comer who will relish racing with 55.5kg.

2023 The Kosciuszko Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 THE KOSCIUSZKO FORM GUIDE

2023 The Kosciuszko Field

The confirmed The Kosciuszko 2023 field of NSW and ACT country-trained horses, including those selected by the winning ticket holders from The Kosciuszko sweep, will be detailed below as soon as available.

Horses in the 14-starter The Kosciuszko field are able to be “swapped-out” for alternative runners right up until race day morning.

The 2023 The Kosciuszko field features a quality line-up of in-form country gallopers led in betting by Luke Pepper’s smart mare Opal Ridge who is first-up in gate two with James McDonald in the saddle and the now Matthew Dale-trained defending champion Front Page.

Click here to read more on the key runners in The Kosciuszko 2023 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	4x10x8826x	FRONT PAGE	Matthew Dale	Tyler Schiller	8	59kg			110
2	x01x71016x	MNEMENTH	Mitchell Beer	Tommy Berry	7	59kg			106
3	4127x1622x	FAR TOO EASY	David McColm	James Orman	12	58.5kg			109
4	152x18711x	AKASAWA	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	Aaron Bullock	10	58.5kg			100
5	x5421x53x5	CAVALIER CHARLES	Matthew Dale	Hugh Bowman	14	57.5kg			96
6	7x4713164x	I’VE BEAN TRYIN’	Matthew Kelley	Jason Collett	11	57.5kg			88
7	21x145125x	OPAL RIDGE	Luke Pepper	James McDonald	2	57kg			112
8	11x1x11x	MOGO MAGIC	Scott Collings	Nick Heywood	4	57kg			89
9	3x2311141x	BIANCO VILANO	Ron Stubbs	Craig Williams	9	57kg			84
10	021125×181	OUR LAST CASH	Donna Scott	Ms Rachel King	13	56.5kg			91
11	42118214×0	SIZZLE MINIZZLE	Brett Robb	Sam Clipperton	5	56.5kg			84
12	x33450x111	DERRY GROVE	Matthew Dunn	Nash Rawiller	6	55.5kg			82
13	3260x1x11x	BROKEN HILL	Cody Morgan	Dylan Gibbons (a)	3	55kg			84
14	2x113146x3	KIMBERLEY SECRETS	Nick Olive	Ms Kathy O’Hara	1	54kg			83
15e	18x5x6003x	ART CADEAU	Terry Robinson		0	59kg			106
16e	38531×8708	FENDER	Brett Cavanough		0	58.5kg			100
17e	1438910×51	SUPER HELPFUL	Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones	Adam Hyeronimus	0	58.5kg			96
18e	4060030193	GREYWORM	Neville Boyle		0	57.5kg			98

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 The Kosciuszko Nominations

Nominations for The Kosciuszko 2023 will be detailed here once confirmed.

The below 2023 The Kosciuszko nominations feature the current 14 confirmed slot holders plus the four alternative runners with the latest markets led by Rubick mare Opal Ridge racing for the first time since her close fifth in Brisbane’s Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara over the winter.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	4x10x8826x	FRONT PAGE (S)	G	7	Matthew Dale	1=	59kg			110
2	x01x71016x	MNEMENTH (S)	G	7	Mitchell Beer	1=	59kg			106
3	152x18711x	AKASAWA (S)	G	6	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	1=	58.5kg			100
4	4127x1622x	FAR TOO EASY (S)	G	5	David McColm	1=	58.5kg			109
5	x5421x53x5	CAVALIER CHARLES (S)	G	7	Matthew Dale	1=	57.5kg			96
6	7x4713164x	I’VE BEAN TRYIN’ (S)	G	5	Matthew Kelley	1=	57.5kg			88
7	3x2311141x	BIANCO VILANO (S)	G	5	Ron Stubbs	1=	57kg			84
8	11x1x11x	MOGO MAGIC (S)	G	4	Scott Collings	1=	57kg			89
9	21x145125x	OPAL RIDGE (S)	M	4	Luke Pepper	1=	57kg			112
10	021125×181	OUR LAST CASH (S)	G	6	Donna Scott	1=	56.5kg			91
11	42118214×0	SIZZLE MINIZZLE (S)	G	4	Brett Robb	1=	56.5kg			84
12	x33450x111	DERRY GROVE (S)	G	5	Matthew Dunn	1=	55.5kg			82
13	3260x1x11x	BROKEN HILL (S)	G	5	Cody Morgan	1=	55kg			84
14	2x113146x3	KIMBERLEY SECRETS (S)	M	4	Nick Olive	1=	54kg			83
15	18x5x6003x	ART CADEAU	G	7	Terry Robinson	15=	59kg			106
16	38531×8708	FENDER	G	7	Brett Cavanough	15=	58.5kg			100
17	1438910×51	SUPER HELPFUL	G	5	Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones	15=	58.5kg			96
18	4060030193	GREYWORM	G	9	Neville Boyle	15=	57.5kg			98

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

(S) = Slot Confirmed

The Kosciuszko History

The Kosciuszko was first run in 2018 and won by Belflyer who failed in his attempt at back-to-back wins, in the way super sprinter Redzel (2017, 2018) won the opening two editions of The Everest, finishing dead last (14th) in his title defense behind Handle The Truth in 2019.

In 2020 It’s Me saluted for the punters as the $2 favourite in The Kosciuszko results, as did the well-backed Art Cadeau ($4) in 2021.

The Kosciuszko prize money was increased to $2 million ahead of the 2022 edition.

In 2022 and 2023 Front Page went back-to-back to become the first dual The Kosciuszko winner.

Past The Kosciuszko Winners

Previous The Kosciuszko winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2018 are detailed below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 The Kosciuszko	1st	Front Page	1 minute 8.04 seconds
	2nd	Opal Ridge
	3rd	Far Too Easy
2022 The Kosciuszko	1st	Front Page	1 minute 10.12 seconds
	2nd	Far Too Easy
	3rd	Fender
2021 The Kosciuszko	1st	Art Cadeau	1 minute 10.07 seconds
	2nd	Handle The Truth
	3rd	Spiranac
2020 The Kosciuszko	1st	It’s Me	1 minute 9.60 seconds
	2nd	Redouble
	3rd	Man Of Peace
2019 The  Kosciuszko	1st	Handle The Truth	1 minute 8.21 seconds
	2nd	Victorem
	3rd	Bobbing
2018 The  Kosciuszko	1st	Belflyer	1 minute 12.01 seconds
	2nd	Suncraze
	3rd	Awesome Pluck