#Slipper Day

The Golden Slipper is almost upon us, with the best two-year old horses and their connections in Australia vying for their piece of $3 million. As one of the biggest days of Sydney's Autumn Racing Carnival, the Slipper is the biggest day of the year at Rosehill Gardens, featuring five Group 1 races. Here's everything you need to know for the 2021…

James Cummings covets the Golden Slipper with a zeal that borders on religious fervour. The Godolphin trainer gave an insight into just what this race means to him by revealing a telling conversation he had with one of his stable staff earlier this week. "My foreman said to me the other day this is just a race,'' Cummings said. "I said it is not…

The 2022 Golden Slipper will take place on Saturday March 19th at Rosehill Gardens, with the country's best two-year-olds to feature in the historic Group 1 race. The race will be contested over 1200m, with the prizemoney totalling at $5 million. Last year, Stay Inside took out the race from Anamoe and Ingratiating. There will be a host of other…

Gary Portelli's sliding doors moment came as Clarry Conners was singing "New York, New York" on the dance floor. Conners had just won his fourth Golden Slipper with Belle Du Jour and invited Portelli to join the celebrations that night. The year was 2000 and as Conners was doing his best Frank Sinatra impersonation, Portelli realised what he needed…

James McDonald believes Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will prove a benefit heading into Saturday's Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey James McDonald is convinced Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will actually prove a "blessing" when she contests the $5m Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on…

Trainer Gary Portelli says there is a bit of "deja vu with She Will Reign" about brilliant colt Sejardan going into the $5m Golden Slipper in two weeks. "When you've got one of the best two-year-olds, you can do different things with those horses,'' Portelli said. "What Sejardan has done today shows me he is the real deal. He is still a bit…

The two-year-olds take centre stage at Rosehill Gardens with the big race for the juveniles, the Group One Longines Golden Slipper carrying a purse of $3.5 million. We've had to wait an extra week for Slipper day, after Sydney was hit with heavy rainfall causing the abandonment of the races last Saturday. Given the amount of rain, we're likely to…

GUN three-year-old Anamoe has firmed into favouritism for the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes after a stunning victory in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. The son of Street Boss ($1.70 fav) annihilated a quality field by six-and-a-half lengths, dashing clear to defeat Converge ($3.80), with Forgot You ($11) three-quarters-of-a-length away third. The…