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The Amelia Park Roma Cup is a Group 3 race for open sprinters conducted by Perth Racing at Ascot in Perth.

It is run over 1200m under Weight For Age conditions.

The Amelia Park Roma Cup is the first of a series of WFA races during the winter in Perth. The Belmont Sprint, Hyperion Stakes and Strickland Stakes follow.

ROMA CUP BACKGROUND

Perth's premier winter sprint was first run in 1966 and won by Summer Storm, a six-year-old gelding that was trained by Harold Campbell and ridden by Danny Miller.

The Roma Cup was run over 2000m in 1966, 1600m in 1967, 1968 & 1974, 1400m in 1969-79 and 1200m since 1980. From 1980 it has held Group 3 status.

In 1968 Drynoch was first past the post but lost on protest to Santaland

ROMA CUP JOCKEYS

Tom Pike and Paul Harvey hold the best Roma Cup riding record with four wins:

Pike: Firelight (1969), Star Glitter (1971), Tangiers (1980) & Hanging In (1986)

Harvey: Papillion (1999), Star System (2000m), Modem (2004) & No Questions (2007).

ROMA CUP TRAINERS

Len Pike has trained five winners: Firelight (1969), Star Glitter (1971), Super Red (1976) Tangiers (1980) & Hanging In (1986).

Albie Beckett, Brian Boyle, Buster O'Malley, Trevor Andrews, Jim Taylor and Fred Kersley have won the Roma Cup three times.

Beckett: Chemech (1967), Wabasso (1994) & Double Blue (1998).

Boyle: Bernvale (1972), Private Section (1977) & National Boy (1979).

O'Malley: Wild Side (1982-1983) & Century God (1990).

Andrews: Modem (2004), No Questions (2007) & Luckygray (2015).

Taylor: Avenida Madero (2005), Vain Raider (2010) & Magnifisio (2014).

Kersley: Is Amazing (2006) & Grand Nirvana (2009-2011).

ROMA CUP GENDER

Geldings have won the Roma Cup on 32 occasions including 10 out of the past 12 years.

Horses have taken out the race seven times and mares on nine occasions, the latest Magnifisio (2014).

Wildside is the only successful filly to win the Roma Cup (1982).

ROMA CUP BARRIERS

Barrier four is the most successful Roma Cup starting position with seven wins.

Barriers five, six and 10 have the next best record with six wins each.

Barriers one and three has taken the race out five times.

Barriers two and 11 have won four races apiece.

Barriers 13, 14 and 15 are the least successful with no wins.

MULTIPLE ROMA CUP WINNERS

Multiple Roma Cups: Clear Mak (1973-1974), Tangiers (1980-1981), Wild Side (1982-1983), Doctor Golly (1992-1993), Grand Nirvana (2009-2011), Luckygray (2012-14) & Rock Magic (2017-18)

FASTEST TIME (1200m)

Century God: 1.09.73sec (1990).

ROMA CUP AGE

Four year-olds have won the Roma Cup on 21 occasions.

Five-year-olds have been successful 13 times.

Rock Magic, as an eight-year-old, is the oldest horse to win the Roma Cup.