This Saturday March 27 Rosehill Gardens, Sydney’s premier metropolitan racecourse, will host another highly anticipated race meeting featuring an elite nine-event programme.
The headline race of the day is the coveted $500, 000 Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) that has attracted 11 top three-year-olds.
The 2010 Rosehill Guineas is set to be an exciting showdown between this year’s Australian Guineas winner Rock Classic (br.5), trained by the legendary Bart Cummings, and last start winner of the Randwick Guineas Shoot Out (br.7).
Other quality gallopers thrown into the mix that will be looking to cause an upset include the David Hayes-trained Extra Zero (br.10), John Thompson’s Gathering (br.2) and Zabrasive drawn ideally in barrier one.
Earlier in the day some terrific events are scheduled to take place in the lead-up to the scheduled highlight.
The first Group status event of the day will be race four, the $150, 000 Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) where unbeaten Fastnet Rock colt Hinchinbrook (br.5) will start as the hot favourite, currently at $2.10 with IASbet.
Trained by Gerald Ryan, Hinchinbrook is the third elect for the $3.5million Golden Slipper Stakes on April 3 as he has already qualified for a start.
Many of the other juvenile colts and geldings lining up in the 2010 Pago Pago Stakes, however, will be desperate to put an end to Hinchinbrook’s excellent form and claim victory for the Golden Slipper ballot exemption that comes with victory on Saturday.
Hinchinbrook’s biggest threat will be the Gai Waterhouse-trained Brightexpectations in barrier four.
The next feature race on the programme, race five, is the $150, 000 Group 2 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) that also has a Golden Slipper ballot exemption on offer for the winning filly.
Tony Vasil’s talented Choisir filly Psychologist is the current favourite at $3.70 after drawing ideally with barrier two. She is followed closely by another excellent youngster trained by Gai Waterhouse, More Strawberries (br.10) at $4.40.
Other top runners in the 2010 Magic Night Stakes include Peter Moody’s Willow Creek (br.5) and the Clarry Conners-trained Georgette Silk (br.12).
Race six on Saturday will be the $150, 000 Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) featuring 13 impressive gallopers including the Gai Waterhouse-trained Rock Kingdom installed as the top elect at $3.50 despite drawing wide with barrier 13.
The 2010 Ajax Stakes has a very open field with many exciting chances in the race such as Centennial Bark (br.4), Brilliant Light (br.3) and Kiloton (br.12).
Following the big event of the day, the Rosehill Guineas, the final black type race at the meeting will be race nine, the $125, 000 Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes (1200m). This year betting on the Birthday Card Stakes has been dominated by the Peter Snowden-trained Beaded.
Coming off a last start victory at Randwick where she defeated Group 1 Coolmore Classic winner Alverta, the impressive Lonhro mare will start from barrier eight on Saturday.
Other classy females Beaded will come up against include her stablemate Reniassance (br.3), the Gerald Ryan-trained Melito (br.11) and Patronyme (br.7).
Rosehill Race Programme – Saturday March 27, 2010:
Race # |
Race Name |
Prizemoney |
Distance |
Status |
Time (NSW) |
| 1 | TAB Number 1 Club Handicap | $70,000 | 1200m | - | 12:10pm |
| 2 | De Bortoli Wines Epona Stakes | $100,000 | 1900m | Listed | 12:50pm |
| 3 | N E Manion Quality Cup | $100,000 | 2400m | Listed | 1:30pm |
| 4 | Pago Pago Stakes | $150,000 | 1200m | Group 2 | 2:10pm |
| 5 | Magic Night Stakes | $150,000 | 1200m | Group 2 | 2:50pm |
| 6 | Ajax Stakes | $150,000 | 1500m | Group 2 | 3:30pm |
| 7 | Rosehill Guineas | $500,000 | 2000m | Group 1 | 4:10pm |
| 8 | Ambassador Travel Handicap | $70,000 | 1200m | - | 4:50pm |
| 9 | Birthday Card Stakes | $125,000 | 1200m | Group 3 | 5:30pm |
