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The Kosciuszko race is a Special Conditions feature for NSW country-trained horses only held on the lucrative The Everest Day card at Randwick in October.
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 $1.3 million in prize money.
Taking place in Sydney on the same day Melbourne hosts the time-honoured Caulfield Cup, 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 Kosciuzko 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 Kosciuzko 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 2020 The Kosciuszko took place at Randwick on Saturday October 17, 2020 as the key support act to the $15 million The Everest and was won by the $2 favourite It’s Me.
The Kosciuszko 2020 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 17, 2020 |
Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | Set Weights + Penalties; NSW & ACT Country-trained horses only |
Status: | Special Condition |
Prize Money: | $1.3 million |
The $7.5 million The Golden Eagle could be on the cards for the outstanding It’s Me ($2F) following her win for the punters on The Everest Day in The Kosciuszko 2020 results.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 14 | IT’S ME | Brett Cavanough | Jason Collett | 7 | 53kg (cd 53.5kg) | $2F | ||
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2 | 3 | REDOUBLE | Mitchell Beer | Tommy Berry | 0.2L | 1 | 59kg | $14 | |
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3 | 6 | MAN OF PEACE | Matthew Dale | Ms Louise Day (a) | 1.2L | 9 | 58kg | $19 | |
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4 | 1 | HANDLE THE TRUTH | Keith Dryden | Nash Rawiller | 1.3L | 13 | 59kg | $9 | |
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5 | 9 | TWO BIG FARI | Todd Howlett | Grant Buckley | 1.5L | 6 | 56.5kg | $16 | |
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6 | 10 | AL MAH HAHA | Tash Burleigh | Koby Jennings | 2.7L | 5 | 56kg | $31 | |
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7 | 11 | FENDER | Brett Cavanough | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.8L | 3 | 55.5kg | $8.50 | |
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8 | 7 | IRISH SONGS | Kurt Goldman | Glen Boss | 3L | 4 | 57kg | $51 | |
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9 | 12 | ANETHOLE | Cody Morgan | Brenton Avdulla | 3.1L | 14 | 55kg | $101 | |
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10 | 4 | INTUITION | Kurt Goldman | Sam Clipperton | 3.2L | 10 | 59kg | $31 | |
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11 | 2 | LORD VON COSTA | Donna Scott | Blaike McDougall | 3.3L | 2 | 59kg | $41 | |
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12 | 8 | LIGULATE | Cody Morgan | Andrew Gibbons | 3.9L | 11 | 57kg | $51 | |
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13 | 18e | PRAIRIE FIRE | Danny Williams | James McDonald | 4.1L | 8 | 56kg | $31 | |
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14 | 13 | ICE IN VANCOUVER | Cody Morgan | Greg Ryan | 64.3L | 12 | 55kg | $17 | |
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17e | JULIAN ROCK (FR) | Jean Dubois | 0 | ||||||
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5 | FRONT PAGE | Geoff Duryea | 0 | ||||||
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15e | AKASAKI | Stephen Jones | 0 | ||||||
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16e | KOOKABAA | Brett Thompson | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Kosciuszko 2020 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) was the last favourite in The Kosciuszko betting to salute for the punters.
The confirmed The Kosciuszko 2020 field of NSW and ACT country-trained horses, including those selected by the winning ticket holders from The Kosciuzko sweep, will be detailed below as soon as available.
Horses in the 14-starter The Kosciuzko field are able to be “swapped-out” for alternative runners right up until race day morning.
Group 1 winners after December 31, 2018 are ineligible for a spot in The Kosciuszko field.
The 14 horses – plus emergencies – in the 2020 The Kosciuszko field are listed below, the current slot-holders led in betting by undefeated Shamus Award mare It’s Me in a midfield barrier seven draw, while the reigning champ Handle The Truth has work to do from out in gate 13.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 3x189462x6 | HANDLE THE TRUTH | Keith Dryden | Nash Rawiller | 13 | 59kg | 104 | ||
2 | 4x21x741x8 | LORD VON COSTA | Donna Scott | Blaike McDougall | 2 | 59kg | 104 | ||
3 | 00327x384x | REDOUBLE | Mitchell Beer | Tommy Berry | 1 | 59kg | 104 | ||
4 | x77550x55x | INTUITION | Kurt Goldman | Sam Clipperton | 10 | 59kg | 98 | ||
5 | 127x111x2 | FRONT PAGE | Geoff Duryea | James McDonald | 8 | 59kg | 96 | ||
6 | 2x3132111x | MAN OF PEACE | Matthew Dale | Ms Louise Day (a) | 9 | 58kg | 108 | ||
7 | 93373116×0 | IRISH SONGS | Kurt Goldman | Glen Boss | 4 | 57kg | 90 | ||
8 | 41x36181x3 | LIGULATE | Cody Morgan | Andrew Gibbons | 11 | 57kg | 89 | ||
9 | x121115x1x | TWO BIG FARI | Todd Howlett | Grant Buckley | 6 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
10 | 440x2222x4 | AL MAH HAHA | Tash Burleigh | Koby Jennings | 5 | 56kg | 83 | ||
11 | 111×17 | FENDER | Brett Cavanough | Kerrin McEvoy | 3 | 55.5kg | 77 | ||
12 | 4x4x313x1 | ANETHOLE | Cody Morgan | Brenton Avdulla | 14 | 55kg | 68 | ||
13 | 11 | ICE IN VANCOUVER | Cody Morgan | Greg Ryan | 12 | 55kg | 63 | ||
14 | 111 | IT’S ME | Brett Cavanough | Jason Collett | 7 | 53kg | 72 | ||
15e | 09×5458217 | AKASAKI | Stephen Jones | 0 | 58kg | 98 | |||
16e | 4671121148 | KOOKABAA | Brett Thompson | 0 | 56.5kg | 85 | |||
17e | 512108×658 | JULIAN ROCK (FR) | Jean Dubois | 0 | 56kg | 84 | |||
18e | 7×25626695 | PRAIRIE FIRE | Danny Williams | 0 | 56kg | 82 |
The Kosciuzko 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.
Previous The Kosciuzko winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2018 are detailed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |