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The Race History of the Silver Slipper Stakes run at Rosehill on Saturday has altered with the date change.
There have been some recent winners of the race like Pierro to win this and the Golden Slipper. Is that winner here starting with the 2020 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday?
2020 Silver Slipper Stakes: Nominations
2020 SILVER SLIPPER STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Silver Slipper Stakes is a major race for two-year-olds and a traditional lead up to the richest juvenile race in the world, the Golden Slipper.
The Group 2 race is held at Rosehill racecourse over a distance of 1100m but since it was first run in 1963 it has been run at various distances ranging from 4 furlongs, 4.5 furlongs, 5 furlongs and now 1100m.
The Silver Slipper Stakes in 2020 has prizemoney of $250,000.
Since 1963, just six horses have completed the Golden Slipper double – Eskimo Prince (1964), Baguette (1970), Luskin Star (1977), Pierro (2012), Mossfun (2014) and She Will Reign (2017).
The Silver Slipper Stakes is run at set weights with colts and geldings carrying 56.5kg and fillies 54.5kg.
Retired great Darren Beadman has been the most successful Silver Slipper Stakes jockey winning the race 5 times, Honey Be Quick (1990), Strategic (1994), Domesday (2005), Plagiarize (2006) and Shaft (2007).
In 2018 Sunlight was able to defeat Estijaab in a running of the Silver Slipper that would provide the Golden Slipper form a month later when the beaten filly turned the tables.
Unbeaten filly Amelia's Dream holds the record for the fastest 1100m time for the Silver Slipper Stakes at 1.02:9 winning by 6.5 lengths. Immediately after the race, Amelia's Dream was installed a short priced favourite for the Golden Slipper Stakes but unfortunately was subsequently found to have fractured a sesamoid and never raced again.
2019 winner Time To Reign emulated his older sister She Will Reign by winning the race.
Other notable winners of the Silver Slipper include Pre Catelan, Maizcay, Show County, Triscay, Gold Brose, Strategic, Excellerator, Victory Vein, Hasna, Melito, Astern, She Will Reign and Sunlight.
The 2019 Silver Slipper was won by Time To Reign from Tassort and Born A Warrior.
