Golden Slipper Order of Entry Updated – First Season Sires in the Mix

Tara Madgwick - Sunday March 17

The Australian Turf Club has advised the latest order of entry for the $5m, Group I TAB Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill on March 23rd with two new youngsters earning exemption from ballot after winning the Group III ATC Magic Night And Pago Pago Stakes last Saturday and both are by first season sires, who look to have exceptional representation this year.

Of the top 24 qualifiers, seven of them are by first season sires and all of them are different first season sires – starting at the top they are Tassort, Exceedance, Zousain, Royal Meeting (IRE), Alabama Express and Cosmic Force.

Click to see the fully interactive Breednet sire table.

Dublin Down was the most expensive colt from the first crop of Exceedance - image Steve Hart

Dublin Down was Exceedance’s first stakes-winner last spring winning the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate and earned his place in the Slipper winning the Pago Pago Stakes in which hot favourite Gatsby’s failed to ignite and finished fourth.

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Drifting has had an outstanding first prep - image Steve Hart

Drifting won her maiden at Hawkesbury on February 13 before finishing second to Bold Bastille in a Listed race at Flemington and  became her sire Zousain’s first stakes-winner when successful in a competitive Group III ATC Magic Night.

Golden Slipper Order of Entry Top 24 as at March 17th

ORDER

HORSE (Sire)

SEX

TRAINER

ELIGIBLE P'MONEY

EXEMPT

STORM BOY (Justify (USA)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $428,500

EXEMPT

MANAAL (Tassort)

F

 Michael Freedman

 $359,250

EXEMPT

STRAIGHT CHARGE (Written By)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $356,750

EXEMPT

SWITZERLAND (Snitzel)

C

 Chris Waller

 $ 337,000

EXEMPT

ERNO'S CUBE (Rubick)

F

 Ciaron Maher

 $316,450

EXEMPT

DUBLIN DOWN (Exceedance)

C

  Tony & Calvin McEvoy

 $276,590

EXEMPT

DRIFTING (Zousain)

F

  Peter & Paul Snowden

 $193,050

8

HAYASUGI (Royal Meeting (IRE)

F

 Clinton McDonald

 $1,522,530

9

SHANGRI LA EXPRESS (Alabama Express)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $719,950

10

LADY OF CAMELOT (Written Tycoon)

F

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $512,000

11

TRAFFIC WARDEN (Street Boss (USA)

C

 James Cummings

 $358,200

12

BODYGUARD (I Am Invincible)

C

  Peter & Paul Snowden

 $301,515

13

ENEEZA (Exceed and Excel)

F

  Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman

 $267,750

14

KUROYANAGI (Written Tycoon)

F

  Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea

 $264,000

15

COLEMAN (Pierata)

C

 Matt Laurie

 $249,140

16

RUE DE ROYALE (NZ) (Per Incanto (USA)

C

  Tony & Calvin McEvoy

 $244,000

17

FULLY LIT (Hellbent)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $241,500

18

HOLMES A COURT (Capitalist)

C

  Peter & Paul Snowden

 $219,500

19

PROST (Snitzel)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $219,400

20

BOLD BASTILLE (Brazen Beau)

F

  Ben, Will & JD Hayes

 $218,050

21

ESPIONAGE (Zoustar)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $204,200

22

STAY FOCUSED (Cosmic Force)

C

 Phillip Stokes

 $186,500

23

CASTANYA (Capitalist)

F

 Annabel Neasham

 $149,700

24

ANODE (I Am Invincible)

C

  Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

 $146,250

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