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Will the 2019 Winter Challenge at Rosehill on Saturday find a horse for the Spring?

Some form came from the race last year and the 2019 Winter Challenge (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday seems a competitive race.

2019 Winter Challenge: Nominations

2019 WINTER CHALLENGE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Winter Challenge is a Listed race run under Handicap conditions for open class horses at Rosehill conducted by the Australian Turf Club.

The Winter Challenge is run over 1500m and is the last black type race of the season in Sydney.

It was first run in 2011 and won by Foreteller.

The 2012 running of the Winter Challenge was over a mile at Warwick Farm but those since have been 1500m at Rosehill.

Following his Winter Challenge victory in 2014, He's Your Man won the G1 Epsom Handicap three runs later.

Chris Waller has won five of the eight runnings of the race but most for the jockeys is Jason Collett with three.

Marenostro has carried the most weight at 56.5kg.

The 2019 Winter Challenge will be run for prizemoney of $150,000.

Winners of the Winter Challenge are Foreteller (2011), Spinnawitch (2012), Coup Ay Tee (2013), He's Your Man (2014), Keepit To Yourself (2015), Marenostro (2016), Shiraz (2017) and Mister Sea Wolf (2018).

The 2018 Winter Challenge was won by Mister Sea Wolf from Flow and Special Missile.