Sydney’s premier day of racing during its Spring Carnival took to the stunning Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Saturday, and certainly lived up to the thrilling expectations associated with the Golden Stakes Day.
Punters saw some hefty wins through Sportsbet, with many outsiders overcoming the odds.
Punters saw some hefty wins through Sportsbet, with many outsiders overcoming the odds and favourites delivering to their loyal backers.
The marquee event at the carnival is the $1 million Group One Golden Rose (1400m) which took to the track as race six, and saw 15 starters compete from the jump.
Toorak Toff, trained by Rick Hore-Lacy came away with the win. The three-year-old was superb from the start, and saw the victory break a Group One-winning drought for Hore-Lacey who hasn’t won an elite event for six years.
The Run To The Rose winner Squamosa came in second, with Trusting back in third, and only a length-and-a-half separating the first six finishers.
Pre race favourites at SportsBet – Masquerader and Crystal Lily – finished seventh and 11th respectively, with the disappointing results put down to interference earlier in the race.
Another feature to light up the track was the $125,000 Group Three Concorde Stakes (1100m), which saw the Peter Moody-trained Reward For Effort strike a gallant victory.
The four-year-old backed up his win in the 2010 Sir John Monash Stakes last month with the 2010 Concorde Stakes win, with Moody pencilling in a jump in the $500,000 Group One Manikato Stakes (1200m) on September 24.
Reward for Effort headed into the race as favourite at SportsBet and didn’t fail to deliver, defeating the second-placed Winter King by two lengths, with Trusting in third.
Also taking place at Rosehill on Saturday were six other exciting events, but remember there’s more to come next weekend. So if you want to follow the campaign of any runners this spring, make sure you head to SportsBet for the best odds online!
2010 Golden Rose Results
| Place | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toorak Toff | Rick Hore-Lacy | Damien Oliver |
| 2 | Squamosa | Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller |
| 3 | Ilovethiscity | Grahame Begg | Joshua Parr |
| 4 | Decision Time | Clarry Conners | Blake Shinn |
| 5 | Sasa | Tim Martin | Tye Angland |
| 6 | Kudakulari (NZ) | Bar Cummings | Brenton Avdulla |
| 7 | Masquerader | David Payne | Hugh Bowman |
| 8 | Top Drop | Gerald Ryan | Jay Ford |
| 9 | Gybe | Anthony Cummings | Tim Clark |
| 10 | Chance Bye | Michael Tubman | Kathy O’Hara |
| 11 | Crystal Lily | M Ellerton & S Zahra | Brett Prebble |
| 12 | Hinchinbrook | Gerald Ryan | Corey Brown |
| 13 | Praecido (NZ) | David Payne | Glyn Schofield |
| 14 | Run For Levi | John P Thompson | Peter Robl |
| 15 | Panipique | Peter G Moody | Jim Cassidy |
2010 Concorde Stakes Results
| Place | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reward For Effort | Peter G Moody | Nash Rawiller |
| 2 | Winter King (NZ) | David Payne | Glyn Schofield |
| 3 | Trusting | John P Thompson | Hugh Bowman |
| 4 | Montana Flyer | Gai Waterhouse | Tim Clark |
| 5 | McClintock | Mark De Montfort | Damien Oliver |
| 6 | Prince Braeman | Paul Perry | Tommy Berry |
| 7 | Trim | Peter Snowden | Blake Shinn |
| 8 | Patronyme | Joseph Pride | Corey Brown |
| 9 | Kroner (NZ) | Robert Price | Kathy O’Hara |
