Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is home to the Golden Slipper, along with a number of other thoroughbred races held throughout the year. The Golden Slipper is the major event hosted at the racecourse however, with tens of thousands of people attending this exciting day of racing each and every year. Rosehill [...]
Golden Slipper Day takes place this Saturday, the 6th of April, 2013. The quality support card for the Golden Slipper makes it the single richest day of racing in Australia, with the $3.5 million Golden Slipper and $2.25 million The BMW joined by other events, making a total of five [...]
With heavy rain falling in Sydney over the last couple of days, a wet Golden Slipper is looking more than likely for 2013. More showers are anticipated in the final lead up to the race, with a Slow 7 or worse track a very real possibility. These conditions will make [...]
The ever-confident Gai Waterhouse has a lot at stake at this year’s Golden Slipper Day, with the possibility of a trifecta in the big race and a number of other favourites scattered throughout the support events. Waterhouse already has an amazing record in the Golden Slipper with four wins, and [...]
Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens is one of the highlights of the annual Sydney sporting calendar, and 2013 is looking more exciting than ever. Getting in and out of the racecourse can prove frustrating however, with lots of traffic on the roads and limited parking options. Every year, more [...]
Some facts about the world’s richest race for two-year-olds, the $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday:- * Todman won the inaugural running in 1957 by eight lengths and started at 1-6. * Magic Night (1961) was the first filly to win the race. * The Golden [...]
The Golden Slipper is one of Australia’s favourite thoroughbred events, a set weights race for two year olds which attracts some of the best horses in the country. The Golden Slipper is a Group 1 race run over a distance of 1200 metres, with a staggering prize pool of $3.5 [...]
Christian Reith will miss Australian Derby day at Randwick after being suspended for careless riding at Rosehill. Reith was outed for six meetings after pleading guilty to shifting out aboard Monton at the 100m mark of the Group Two Ajax Stakes in which his mount finished third. He caused interference [...]
Nash Rawiller’s return from suspension has been short-lived with the leading rider outed for careless riding again at Newcastle on Wednesday. Rawiller missed last Saturday’s Randwick Guineas meeting through a ban he picked up the last time he rode at Newcastle on March 13. He will miss the Rosehill Guineas [...]
Kerrin McEvoy will miss the Group One ride on Appearance in next week’s Coolmore Classic through suspension. Darley’s No.1 rider was found guilty of shifting ground aboard Tatra and causing interference to Brett Prebble’s mount Ferlax in the early part of the Randwick Guineas at Warwick Farm. Appearance, winner of [...]
