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The $1.3 Kosciuszko, for horses trained in country NSW, will be run for the second time at Randwick.
The Kosciuszko will run as race five at 2.50pm (AEDT) at Randwick on Saturday.
THE KOSCIUSZKO
1200m, $1,300,000, three-year-olds, set-weights plus penalties
CONCEPT
* Modelled in part on the $14 million Everest but for country-trained horses
* Fourteen runners picked by winners who bought $5 tickets
* Slot holders negotiate with owners on prize money split
HISTORY
* First run in 2018 when won by $71 long-shot Belflyer on a heavy track
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
* Winner collects $685,000, runner-up $260,000 and $130,000 for third
TALKING POINTS
* Grafton trainer John Shelton has two runners with defending champion Belflyer ($26) and in-form stablemate Tarbert ($41)
* Victorem ($2.50) is the clear favourite for Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham, who also has Awesome Pluck ($13)
* Noble Boy ($4.80), Notation ($8.50) and Handle The Truth ($8.50) are the three other runners rated single-digit chances
WHAT THE KEY PLAYERS ARE SAYING
"It's a very tough race. I'm really happy with the way the horses have been prepared. If they perform well on the day, they won't be far away" - Shelton on Belflyer and Tarbert
"He's come through both his trials really well. I feel from (barrier four) Hugh Bowman will be able to ride the horse wherever he finds comfortable" - Noble Boy's Queanbeyan trainer Todd Blowes
"He generally goes well second-up. We're going second-up into this and I think he'll race well" - Handle The Truth's trainer Keith Dryden told the Canberra Times
"He's (Victorem) a horse that runs well fresh. With both trials and the trip I'm happy with him going forward. I wouldn't underestimate the other horse (Awesome Pluck). I feel he's matured a lot and that campaign in Brisbane has really brought him on" - trainer Jenny Graham told the Sydney Morning Herald on her two hopes