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Several times in history the ATC Sires Produce run at Randwick on Saturday has seen a better winner than the Golden Slipper.

Octagonal got some revenge in 1995. What will the 2019 ATC Sires Produce (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday produce after the fillies dominated at Rosehill?

2019 ATC SIRES PRODUCE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes is a Group 1 race for two year olds conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick.

The ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes was first run in 1867 won by Glencoe.

The ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes is run over 1400m under Set Weight conditions but has been run over varying distance including 1200m and 1600m for various reasons.

38 Fillies have won the Sires with the previous filly winner being El Dorado Dreaming in 2018.

Gai Waterhouse has owned the juvenile races in recent times and has 7 winners of the Sires. She won those in the last 19 runnings including 5 in a 7 year stretch.

It is George Moore and Shane Dye who have the most jockey wins with six.

From 2014 onwards the Golden Slipper winner has not contested the Sires for whatever reason.

16 of the last 25 Sires winners have come through the Golden Slipper however it is only 3 of the last 9.

Silver Slipper-ATC Sires double - 7 times but only twice since the move of Silver Slipper to Autumn. Pierro (2012) is the most recent.

Blue Diamond-ATC Sires double - Pride Of Dubai (2015).

VRC Sires-ATC Sires double - 21 times with the most recent Full On Aces (1981).

Golden Slipper-ATC Sires double - 14 times with the most recent Pierro (2012).

ATC Sires-Champagne Stks double - 40 times with the most recent Guelph (2013).

ATC Sires-BRC Sires double - 4 times with the most recent Luskin Star (1977).

10 of the last 25 winners have been won by the fillies.

Several times the Sires winner produced another Sires winner - most recent colt winner (Snippets-Hasna), most recent filly winner (Camarilla-Guelph).

The 2019 Sires’ Produce is worth $1million.

Notable winners include Trident (1886), Furious (1921), Hall Mark (1933), Ajax (1937), Shannon (1944), Tulloch (1957), Fine And Dandy (1959), Wenona Girl (1960), Time And Tide (1963), Eskimo Prince (1964), Baguette (1970), Tontonan (1973), Toy Show (1975), Luskin Star (1977), Snippets (1987), Tierce (1991), Burst (1992), Octagonal (1995), Merlene (1996), Dance Hero (2004), Sebring (2008) and Pierro (2012).

The 2018 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes was won by El Dorado Dreaming from Oohood and Outrageous.