Rosehill Races

Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse continued the action of the Spring Racing Festival as the $125,000 Group Three The Run To The Rose (1300m) headlined the action on the track.

The 2010 The Run To The Rose proved to punters it often pays to back the favourite, as wagerers at Sportsbet discovered on Saturday afternoon.

Gai Waterhouse’s Squamosa headed into the weekend’s feature as the favourite with SportsBet, and didn’t fail to deliver. The win maintains the colt’s unbeaten record as he defeated the previously unbeaten Masquerader into second place.

The 2010 The Run To The Rose victory dealt the three-year-old his first Group win, marking the same achievement for Blake Shiggs in the hot seat. The apprentice jockey was remarkable as he led his mount with confidence.

Shiggs guided Squamosa to the front of the field soon after the jump, and didn’t lose his control when the field levelled with Testarhythm in barrier eight posing a potential threat.

Instead the hoop bided his time, and pounced 300 metres from the finish to power home and claim victory by over a length.

David Payne’s Masquerader made a surge in the closing stages, but it was a case of too little too late and instead finished second best. Payne was disappointed with the result and believed the crucial moment came 300 metres out as jockey Glyn Schoffield dropped his inside rein.

The Rosehill-based trainer is counting down the days to the rematch, as the duo face-off once more in the $1 million Group One Golden Rose (1400m) on August 28.

Masquerader is leading the early market odds at $4.40 for the win with SportsBet while the 2010 The Run To The Rose winner Squamosa is slightly out at $5.50 for the win. So make sure to head to SportsBet to make the most of these lucrative markets!

Also taking place at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse were seven other superb races, all forming part of the anticipated spring racing carnival.

2010 The Run To The Rose Results