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There are critical Golden Slipper lead ups plus some top sprints on the Randwick program.
Challenge Stakes G2 (1000m 3yo+ WFA)
- First Running: 1906 (won by The Pet).
- Multiple Winners: Razor Sharp, At Sea (3), Golden Hop, High Caste, Felbeam, San Domenico, Gay Gauntlet, Cangronde, Star Of Florida, English (2).
- Other Notable Winners: Wenona Girl, Time And Tide, Zephyr Bay, Snippets, Show County, Spanish Mix, Moss Rocket, Easy Rocking, Bomber Bill, Snitzel, Spark Of Life, Hay List, Rain Affair, Snitzerland, Miracles Of Life, Redzel, Nature Strip.
- Challenge Stakes/Galaxy double – Playbill (1972), Snippets (1988).
- Challenge Stakes/TJ Smith Stakes double (since the latter was introduced in 1997) - Ab Initio (1999).
- Winner of this race is exempt from ballot for 2021 Galaxy and 2021 T J Smith Stakes.
- Another race where the inside gate has had a field day.
- 3yos have done well winning 7 of the last 20 runnings.
- 5 of those 3yos have been fillies (Written Beauty).
- Joe Pride has a great record with 3 recent winners.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 7/03/2020 | NATURE STRIP (5G) | JAMES MCDONALD | 1 | CHRIS WALLER | 58.5 | 3 | $3.0 | S(6) |
| 9/03/2019 | BALL OF MUSCLE (8G) | GLYN SCHOFIELD | 1 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 58.5 | Nose | $11.0 | G(4) |
| 10/03/2018 | REDZEL (5G) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 3 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 58.5 | 1.8 | $1.4 | G(4) |
| 4/03/2017 | ENGLISH (4M) | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 56.5 | Nose | $4.3 | H(10) |
| 5/03/2016 | ENGLISH (3F) | TOMMY BERRY | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | Nk | $5.0 | G(3) |
| 7/03/2015 | MIRACLES OF LIFE (4M) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 56.5 | 2.3 | $5.0 | G(3) |
| 15/03/2014 | VILLA VERDE (3F) | JAMES MCDONALD | 5 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 54.0 | 0.5 | $13.0 | D(4) |
| 16/03/2013 | SNITZERLAND (3F) | COREY BROWN | 9 | GERALD RYAN | 54.0 | 2.8 | $3.3 | G(3) |
| 31/03/2012 | RAIN AFFAIR (4G) | COREY BROWN | 3 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 58.5 | Nk | $1.9 | G(3) |
| 27/03/2011 | HAY LIST (5G) | GLYN SCHOFIELD | 1 | JOHN MCNAIR | 58.5 | Shd | $1.7 | D(5) |
| 13/03/2010 | DE LIGHTNING RIDGE (4M) | GLYN SCHOFIELD | 5 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 56.5 | Shd | $10.0 | G(3) |
| 14/03/2009 | OLONANA (3F) | TIM CLARK | 7 | JOHN O'SHEA | 54.0 | 0.8 | $7.0 | G(3) |
| 1/03/2008 | HURRIED CHOICE (3F) | JEFF LLOYD | 3 | DAVID PAYNE | 53.5 | 1 | $5.0 | D |
| 10/03/2007 | SPARK OF LIFE (6G) | ZAC PURTON | 9 | ALLAN DENHAM | 58.5 | 3.5 | $2.8 | G |
| 2/04/2006 | SNITZEL (3C) | CRAIG NEWITT | 11 | GERALD RYAN | 55.5 | 1.3 | $2.8 | G |
| 13/03/2005 | IMPALER (4G) | DALE SPRIGGS | 6 | DAVID ATKINS | 57.5 | 1.5 | $21.0 | G |
| 28/03/2004 | STAR OF FLORIDA (4G) | PATRICK PAYNE | 9 | PAT DUFF | 57.5 | Nk | $2.1 | G |
| 6/04/2003 | STAR OF FLORIDA (3G) | PATRICK PAYNE | 5 | PAT DUFF | 55.5 | 2.8 | $3.0 | G |
| 19/01/2002 | BOMBER BILL (6G) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 1 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 57.5 | Lnk | $5.0 | G |
| 3/02/2001 | PIMPALA PRINCE (7G) | SHANE TREWEEK | 1 | GORDON YORKE | 57.5 | 2.3 | $26.0 | D |
Reisling Stakes G2 (1200m 2yo F SW)
- First Running: 1973 (won by Favourite Girl).
- Reisling Stakes/Golden Slipper double - Hartshill (1974), Burst (1992), Merlene (1996), Belle Du Jour (2000), Polar Success (2003), Overreach (2013), Estijaab (2018).
- Other Notable Winners: Mistress Anne, Lowan Star, Vaindarra, Purpose, Magic Flute, Bold Promise, Rose Of Danehill, Regal Kiss, Alinghi, More Joyous, Samaready, Earthquake, English, Dame Giselle.
- Race named after the winner of the 1965 Golden Slipper.
- Winner is exempt from ballot for the 2021 Golden Slipper.
- From the running of the 2011 Golden Slipper, 9 of the last 10 winners have all run on this day in the Reisling or Todman (Kiamichi in 2019 went via the Magic Night).
- Recent Slipper winners to be beaten in the Reisling – She Will Reign (2nd), Mossfun (2nd), Forensics (4th), Miss Finland (4th).
- Gstaad is Loving Gaby's half-sister.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 7/03/2020 | DAME GISELLE (2F) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 6 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 55.5 | Nose | $3.0 | S(7) |
| 9/03/2019 | TENLEY (2F) | JAMES MCDONALD | 5 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 55.5 | 1.5 | $3.5 | G(4) |
| 10/03/2018 | ESTIJAAB (2F) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 2 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | Lnk | $1.4 | G(4) |
| 4/03/2017 | FROLIC (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 6 | MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 55.5 | 2.3 | $10.0 | H(9) |
| 5/03/2016 | FRENCH FERN (2F) | BLAKE SHINN | 3 | DAVID PAYNE | 55.5 | 0.8 | $31.0 | G(3) |
| 7/03/2015 | ENGLISH (2F) | BLAKE SHINN | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 0.8 | $2.6 | G(4) |
| 22/03/2014 | EARTHQUAKE (2F) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 8 | PETER SNOWDEN | 55.5 | 1.3 | $1.4 | G(3) |
| 23/03/2013 | OVERREACH (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 5 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 4.3 | $1.4 | G(3) |
| 24/03/2012 | SAMAREADY (2F) | CRAIG NEWITT | 5 | MICK PRICE | 55.5 | 2.0 | $1.5 | D(5) |
| 19/03/2011 | ELITE FALLS (2F) | JIM CASSIDY | 4 | JOHN O'SHEA | 55.5 | 1.3 | $2.8 | S(7) |
| 20/03/2010 | MILITARY ROSE (2F) | MICHAEL RODD | 5 | GILLIAN HEINRICH | 55.5 | 2.8 | $3.5 | D(4) |
| 21/03/2009 | MORE JOYOUS (2F) | DARREN BEADMAN | 5 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 2.3 | $2.1 | D(5) |
| 5/04/2008 | HIPS DON'T LIE (2F) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 3 | DAVID HAYES | 55.5 | Shd | $4.3 | G |
| 17/03/2007 | PRESS THE BUTTON (2F) | GLEN BOSS | 3 | DAVID HAYES | 55.5 | 0.8 | $13.0 | G |
| 25/03/2006 | PURE ENERGY (2F) | GREG CHILDS | 1 | RON MAUND | 55.5 | 1 | $15.0 | S |
| 5/03/2005 | FASHIONS AFIELD (2F) | CHRIS MUNCE | 9 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 1 | $2.5 | D |
| 20/03/2004 | ALINGHI (2F) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 2 | LEE FREEDMAN | 55.5 | 2 | $1.7 | G |
| 29/03/2003 | POLAR SUCCESS (2F) | DANNY BEASLEY | 11 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 55.5 | 0.5 | $7.0 | G |
| 9/03/2002 | FATOON (2F) | LEN BEASLEY | 3 | CLARRY CONNERS | 55.5 | 1.3 | $13.0 | S |
| 24/03/2001 | REGAL KISS (2F) | PATRICK PAYNE | 5 | LEON MACDONALD | 55.5 | 1 | $7.5 | G |
Todman Stakes G2 (1200m 2yo C&G SW)
- First Running: 1973 (won by Imagele).
- Todman Stakes/Golden Slipper double - Luskin Star (1977), Marauding (1987), Tierce (1991), Pierro (2012), Vancouver (2015), Farnan (2020).
- Other Notable Winners: Imagele, Blue And Gold, Black Opaque, Crown Jester, Daybreak Lover, Mr McGinty, Clan O'Sullivan, General Nediym, Snowland, Exceed And Excel, Charge Forward, Written Tycoon, Smart Missile, Criterion, Yes Yes Yes, Farnan.
- Race named after the winner of the very first Golden Slipper in 1957.
- Winner is exempt from ballot for the 2021 Golden Slipper.
- Yes Yes Yes would go on to become the first 3yo to win The Everest in the following Spring.
- From the running of the 2011 Golden Slipper, 9 of the last 10 winners have all run on this day in the Todman or Reisling (Kiamichi in 2019 went via the Magic Night).
- Recent Slipper winners to be beaten in the Todman – Capitalist (2nd), Sepoy (2nd), Phelan Ready (2nd).
- 5 of the top 10 in the betting for the Golden Slipper have accepted here.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 7/03/2020 | FARNAN (2C) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 55.5 | 1.8 | $1.8 | S(7) |
| 9/03/2019 | YES YES YES (2C) | BLAKE SHINN | 8 | CHRIS WALLER | 55.5 | 0.5 | $4.5 | G(4) |
| 10/03/2018 | AYLMERTON (2C) | ANDREW ADKINS | 1 | JEAN DUBOIS | 55.5 | Shd | $17.0 | G(4) |
| 4/03/2017 | GUNNISON (2G) | BLAKE SHINN | 4 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 55.5 | Nose | $8.0 | H(9) |
| 5/03/2016 | KISS AND MAKE UP (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 2.3 | $17.0 | G(3) |
| 7/03/2015 | VANCOUVER (2C) | TOMMY BERRY | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 3.3 | $4.5 | G(4) |
| 22/03/2014 | GHIBELLINES (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 6 | PETER SNOWDEN | 55.5 | 1.3 | $41.0 | D(4) |
| 23/03/2013 | CRITERION (2C) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 2 | DAVID PAYNE | 55.5 | Shd | $6.0 | G(3) |
| 24/03/2012 | PIERRO (2C) | NASH RAWILLER | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | Nose | $2.1 | D(5) |
| 19/03/2011 | SMART MISSILE (2C) | GLEN BOSS | 2 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 55.5 | 0.8 | $21.0 | D(5) |
| 20/03/2010 | MASQUERADER (2C) | MICHAEL RODD | 6 | DAVID PAYNE | 55.5 | Lnk | $13.0 | D(4) |
| 21/03/2009 | REAL SAGA (2C) | DARREN BEADMAN | 7 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | 2.8 | $2.1 | D(5) |
| 5/04/2008 | KRUPT (2C) | HUGH BOWMAN | 5 | MATTHEW SMITH | 55.5 | Nose | $6.5 | G |
| 17/03/2007 | MEURICE (2C) | HUGH BOWMAN | 9 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | Nk | $17.0 | G |
| 25/03/2006 | DIEGO GARCIA (2G) | LARRY CASSIDY | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 1.8 | $2.9 | S |
| 5/03/2005 | WRITTEN TYCOON (2C) | NASH RAWILLER | 1 | GRAHAME BEGG | 55.5 | 1 | $5.5 | D |
| 20/03/2004 | CHARGE FORWARD (2C) | DARREN BEADMAN | 7 | JOHN O'SHEA | 55.5 | 2 | $4.0 | G |
| 29/03/2003 | EXCEED AND EXCEL (2C) | HUGH BOWMAN | 4 | TIM MARTIN | 55.5 | Shd | $5.5 | G |
| 9/03/2002 | SNOWLAND (2C) | CHRIS MUNCE | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | Shd | $1.9 | S |
| 24/03/2001 | ROYAL COURTSHIP (2G) | BRIAN YORK | 5 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 0.8 | $2.0 | G |
Wenona Girl Quality G3 (1200m 4yo+ M Quality)
- First Running: 2006 (won by Wonderer).
- Notable Winners: Kakakakatie, Belong To Many, Beaded, Ofcourseican, Rose Of Peace, Arinosa, A Time For Julia, Griante, Fasika.
- The race is named after champion mare and Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee Wenona Girl, who won 27 races in the late 1950s and early 1960s and retired as the highest stakes winning mare to have raced in Australia to that time.
- Only four of the mares are above the limit in this.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 7/03/2020 | FASIKA (4M) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 6 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 56.5 | 1 | $2.3 | S(7) |
| 9/03/2019 | WINTER BRIDE (4M) | TOMMY BERRY | 5 | TOBY EDMONDS | 58.0 | Shd | $6.5 | G(4) |
| 10/03/2018 | SUGAR BELLA (4M) | JASON COLLETT | 3 | KRIS LEES | 53.0 | Nose | $2.3 | G(4) |
| 4/03/2017 | ROCKET COMMANDER (5M) | TOMMY BERRY | 2 | MATTHEW DALE | 54.5 | Nose | $6.0 | H(10) |
| 5/03/2016 | SAVOUREUX (4M) | TOMMY BERRY | 7 | KRIS LEES | 54.0 | 0.8 | $11.0 | G(3) |
| 7/03/2015 | GRIANTE (4M) | HUGH BOWMAN | 11 | DAVID BRIDEOAKE | 57.5 | 0.5 | $7.0 | G(4) |
| 15/03/2014 | A TIME FOR JULIA (4M) | BLAKE SHINN | 11 | PETER MOODY | 55.0 | Shd | $3.0 | G(3) |
| 16/03/2013 | CHOICE WORDS (4M) | PETER ROBL | 4 | DAVID VANDYKE | 54.0 | Lnk | $3.5 | G(3) |
| 17/03/2012 | ROSE OF PEACE (4M) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 14 | GARY PORTELLI | 54.0 | Shd | $101.0 | S(7) |
| 12/03/2011 | OFCOURSEICAN (4M) | CHRISTIAN REITH | 3 | RON QUINTON | 53.0 | Shd | $7.5 | G(3) |
| 13/03/2010 | BEADED (4M) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | PETER SNOWDEN | 56.5 | Shd | $3.0 | G(3) |
| 14/03/2009 | BELONG TO MANY (5M) | GRANT BUCKLEY | 4 | BARBARA JOSEPH | 59.0 | 0.8 | $4.0 | G |
| 29/03/2008 | LITTER (5M) | COREY BROWN | 5 | KRIS LEES | 53.5 | 0.8 | $9.0 | D |
| 10/03/2007 | KAKAKAKATIE (4M) | JAY FORD | 8 | PATRICK WEBSTER | 53.0 | 1 | $5.5 | G |
| 18/03/2006 | WONDERER (4M) | JAMIE INNES | 4 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | Shd | $13.0 | G |
Aspiration Quality G3 (1600m 3yo+ F&M Quality)
- First Running: 2006 (won by Lord Of The Land).
- Multiple Winners: Nettoyer (2).
- Other Notable Winners: Banc De Fortune, Illuminates, Sacred Choice, Fibrillation, Thy, Diamond Drille, Heavens Above.
- Nettoyer defended her title in 2020 with an incredible last to first win. It meant she'd won the same type G3 race at Randwick (Angst in the Spring) three times. She also added the small measure of the Doncaster Mile two runs later. She now chases three on the trot.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 7/03/2020 | NETTOYER (6M) | HUGH BOWMAN | 5 | WENDY ROCHE | 56.0 | Lnk | $5.5 | S(6) |
| 9/03/2019 | NETTOYER (5M) | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | WENDY ROCHE | 57.5 | 1.5 | $4.8 | G(4) |
| 10/03/2018 | KARAVALI (4M) | JASON COLLETT | 1 | KRIS LEES | 55.5 | Shd | $5.0 | G(4) |
| 4/03/2017 | ELLE LOU (5M) | GLYN SCHOFIELD | 8 | CHRIS WALLER | 55.5 | Nk | $6.0 | H(10) |
| 5/03/2016 | HEAVENS ABOVE (4M) | CHRISTIAN REITH | 8 | TIM MARTIN | 54.0 | 0.5 | $3.3 | G(3) |
| 7/03/2015 | ADORABEEL (5M) | SAM CLIPPERTON | 4 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 54.0 | Shd | $21.0 | G(3) |
| 15/03/2014 | DIAMOND DRILLE (4M) | TIM CLARK | 4 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.5 | Shd | $8.0 | D(4) |
| 16/03/2013 | THY (4M) | LUKE NOLEN | 6 | PETER MOODY | 54.0 | Shd | $5.0 | G(3) |
| 17/03/2012 | FIBRILLATION (4M) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 1 | TIM MARTIN | 54.0 | Shd | $9.0 | S(7) |
| 12/03/2011 | WARPATH (4M) | CHRISTIAN REITH | 7 | JOHN O'SHEA | 53.0 | 2.5 | $3.5 | G(3) |
| 13/03/2010 | SACRED CHOICE (4M) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 6 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 58.0 | Nose | $3.8 | G(3) |
| 14/03/2009 | ILLUMINATES (4M) | JIM CASSIDY | 4 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 56.5 | 1 | $7.0 | G |
| 29/03/2008 | PRAVANA (5M) | TIM CLARK | 2 | JOHN O'SHEA | 53.0 | 1.3 | $3.3 | D |
| 10/03/2007 | BANC DE FORTUNE (3F) | ROD QUINN | 7 | JOHN HAWKES | 54.5 | Nose | $13.0 | G |
| 18/03/2006 | LORD OF THE LAND (5H) | GLEN BOSS | 7 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 57.0 | 2 | $4.3 | G |
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