The Golden Slipper Stakes is a Group 1 race for two-year-olds held annually in April at Rosehill racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1200 metres under set weight conditions and is worth $3,500,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Golden Slipper Stakes was won by Sepoy from Mosheen with Elite Falls third.
The Golden Slipper Stakes was first run in 1957 with prizemoney of 20,000 pounds and it has grown to become the world's richest race for two-year-old thoroughbreds and Sydney's showpiece event of the autumn carnival.
The Golden Slipper Stakes is the richest race for two-year-olds in Australia and is the premier event for youngsters in this country. There are a number of Slipper lead up races for two-year-olds at Rosehill, including the Reisling Slipper Trial, & Magic Night Stakes for fillies and the Todman Slipper Trial, & Pago Pago Stakes for colts & geldings.
These races provide Golden Slipper ballot exemptions for winners as well as valuable experience over the course & distance for any two-year-olds planning to run in this $3,500,000 race. The Golden Slipper has an illustrious history and always attracts the very best 2yo gallopers each and every year.
More often than not winners of this race will go on to be stars of the turf, and some of the better two-year-olds to win a Slipper recently include Miss Finland (2006), Dance Hero (2004), Belle de Jour (2000), Guineas (1997), Bint Marscay (1993), and the champion 2yo of his time Todman who won the inaugrual running of the race in 1957.
Headway (2nd in 2009) went on to win the Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes on Derby Day at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup carnival, while Manhattan Rain (3rd in 2009) finished runner-up to So You Think in the time honoured Gr1 WS Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.
Sepoy (2011) ran second in the Todman Slipper Trial before scoring an impressive win in this event and recent Golden Slipper winners have been Crystal Lily (2010) and Phelan Ready (2009).
2011 Golden Slipper Stakes result
1. $2.80 Sepoy 56.5 K Mc Evoy
2. $101.00 Mosheen 54.5 D Nikolic
3. $13.00 Elite Falls 54.5 J Cassidy
then Followed
4. $51.00 Masthead 56.5 C Williams
5. $26.00 Altar 54.5 J Parr
6. $16.00 Shared Reflections 54.5 D Oliver
7. $10.00 Foxwedge 56.5 N Rawiller
8. $13.00 Salade 56.5 L Nolen
9. $9.00 Satin Shoes 54.5 J Bowman
10. $11.00 Karuta Queen 54.5 T Berry
11. $41.00 Running Tall 56.5 B Melham
12. $26.00 Hot Snitzel 56.5 C Brown
13. $151.00 Saramenha 54.5 N Berry
14. $61.00 Empress Rock 54.5 M Rodd
Margins: 2 Len, 1 1/4 Len Time: 1:10.05
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