breednet.com.au

Updated Golden Slipper Order of Entry

Tom Walter - Tuesday March 6

There are now three horses exempt from ballot for next month’s Golden Slipper after the weekend’s racing.

SeabrookSantos and Seabrook joined Sunlight at the top of the rankings after winning the Group II Skyline Stakes and Group II Sweet Embrace Stakes respectively at Randwick on Saturday.

Blue Diamond Stakeswinner Written By is in fourth position, with trainer Grahame Begg confirming on Monday the colt will take his place in the Golden Slipper.

The Lindsay Park Racing empire continues to bolster its team of Golden Slipper aspirants, with seven juveniles ranked inside the top 40.

This Saturday at Randwick will see the running of the Group II Todman Stakes (1200m) and Group II Reisling Stakes (1200m), both of which offer ballot exemption to the winner.

Advertisement

Meanwhile, at Flemington on Saturday, the winner of the Group II Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) is all but guaranteed a start in the Golden Slipper as $120,000 in prizemoney is allocated to the winner.

Click hereto view the latest order of entry for the Golden Slipper Stakes 2018.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Coolmore Stallion Parade – A to Z-Catch Up on What You Might Have Missed!
The annual Coolmore Australia stallion parade is one you just can’t miss and if you didn’t make it this year, do read on as you will feel like you were there after all!
Spring Plans for El Vencedor
New Zealand’s top-rated performer El Vencedor will contest all three legs of the spring Triple Crown series.
Was it that Unusual? Who is the Oldest?
There was a lot of attention in the media regarding the age of Australian Horse of the Year elect Via Sistina (IRE) when she returned to racing for a new campaign at Randwick last Saturday, but was it really that uncommon to see an eight year-old G1 winner?
Sires With Winners - Tuesday August 26
Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Spring Trial Watch – Hawkesbury
There was an interesting set of trials at Hawkesbury on Monday that featured heat winners including Golden Slipper winner Marhoona, Randwick Guineas winner Linebacker as well as the Waterhouse Bott stable Cups contenders Sir Delius (GB) and Vauban (FR), plus we may have seen an Everest horse.
Commemorative Retired to Stud
Watching the progress of Godolphin horses as they start stepping our for their new trainers has been interesting to say the least and will get more so this weekend when we see Tom Kitten go around in the Group I MRC Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, but one horse we won’t be seeing again is Commemorative.
No Everest for Sunshine in Paris - Retired to Stud
Disappointing news from Annabel and Rob Archibald on Tuesday with an announcement that the stable’s star sprinter Sunshine in Paris has sustained an injury in trackwork and will be  retired.
Top Filly Beats Top Colt in G1 Prix Morny
The Group I Prix Morny (1200m) at Deauville overnight produced a mightly clash between unbeaten Starspangled banner colt Gstaad and unbeaten filly Venetian Sun with the filly prevailing, although Starspangledbanner got some consolation with a new G3 winning 2YO at Goodwood.
First Southern Hemisphere foals for Paddington
A four-time Group I winner by champion French sire Siyouni, European superstar, PADDINGTON, has had his first Southern Hemisphere foals arrive on the ground at Windsor Park.
Narrow Miss for Hellbent Gelding in G2 Foxbridge
Lhasa proved he is more than a synthetic track specialist when he nearly caused an upset when finishing runner-up in Saturday’s Gr.2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa.