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Avdulla Exploring third Slipper trophy

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Reigning Golden Slipper-winning jockey Brenton Avdulla will be chasing his third win in the world’s richest race for two-year-olds.

Jockey : BRENTON AVDULLA.
Jockey : BRENTON AVDULLA. Picture: Steve Hart

Top jockey Brenton Avdulla has won the Golden Slipper twice and the two experiences have been chalk and cheese. 

But they did have one thing in common – both victories came aboard fillies and he is hoping for another case of girl power aboard the James Cummings-trained Exploring in Saturday's $5 million feature. 

Avdulla tasted his first Golden Slipper win on Estijaab in 2016, a horse he had been with from the start of her career, while his 2022 triumph on the Gary Portelli-trained Fireburn was a pick-up ride when her regular jockey Jason Collett chose stablemate Sejardan

"I've won two Slippers and they've (the rides) come at two different times," Avdulla said. 

"I was stable rider for Team Hawkes and I had Estijaab in October. I knew she was pretty good and I stuck with her all the way through. 

"Last year I fluked the ride on Gary's filly Fireburn because Jason decided to go the other way. 

"You need a bit of luck to find them." 

As was the case with Fireburn, Avdulla will ride Exploring for the first time in the Slipper. 

The filly has done all her racing in Victoria under Craig Williams, who is currently sidelined by injury, and her two victories include the fillies' division of the Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Sandown last month before a sound seventh to Slipper rival Little Brose in the Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m). 

She is one of three runners for Cummings, who will also start favourite Cylinder (James Mcdonald) and smart colt Barber (Nash Rawiller). 

Avdulla partnered Cylinder to his Silver Slipper victory two starts ago and believes markets have got it right, rating the colt as the horse to beat. 

"I've had a bit of luck in the Godolphin blue and he was probably the one that stood out to me the most out of the horses I've ridden," he said. 


Racing and Sports

Rosehill

Saturday, 18th March 2023

8
16:45
(local)

LONGINES GOLDEN SLIPPER (G1)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
AUD $5,000,000
1200m TURF GOOD
8
16:45
(local)
AUD $5,000,000
1200m GOOD

LONGINES GOLDEN SLIPPER (G1)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 7. SHINZO (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - SAMAREADY (AUS)
RYAN MOORE
CHRIS WALLER
$16
56.5kg
Coolmore, Wynaus, Westerberg, J Poulin, Sir P J Vela, Chris Waller Racing, Lynque, Woppitt Bloodstock, Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd, K J Pooley, Mrs J L Pooley, Rockingham Thoroughbreds & R McClure
2nd 5. CYLINDER (AUS) 2yo C
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - CIRCULAR (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
JAMES CUMMINGS
$3.4
56.5kg
Godolphin
3rd 8. KING'S GAMBIT (AUS) 2yo C
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - SULTRY FEELING (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$8
56.5kg
Newgate Bloodstock, Gooree Stud, China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd, Newgate S F, Horse Ventures, Go Bloodstock Australia, Starlight Racing, Grant Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Carpe Diem, Aston Bloodstock & Nick Vass Bloodstock
4th 4. DON CORLEONE (AUS) 2yo C
EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - SNIPZU (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$9.5
56.5kg

Sales Information

5th 9. EMPIRE OF JAPAN (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - ICHIHARA (AUS)
SAM CLIPPERTON
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$61
56.5kg

Sales Information

6th 12. BLANC DE BLANC (AUS) 2yo F
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ANOTHER SUNDAY (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
MICHAEL FREEDMAN
$26
54.5kg

Sales Information

7th 3. ARKANSAW KID (AUS) 2yo C
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - FLORABELLA (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
BEN & JD HAYES
$41
56.5kg

Sales Information

8th 1. LITTLE BROSE (AUS) 2yo C
PER INCANTO (USA) - MOHEGAN SKY (USA)
MICHAEL DEE
BEN & JD HAYES
$13
56.5kg

Sales Information

9th 2. BARBER (AUS) 2yo C
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - TRIM (AUS)
NASH RAWILLER
JAMES CUMMINGS
$21
56.5kg
10th 13. EXPLORING (AUS) 2yo F
BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - CRISTOBAL (AUS)
BRENTON AVDULLA
JAMES CUMMINGS
$41
54.5kg
11th 15. STEEL CITY (AUS) 2yo F
MERCHANT NAVY (AUS) - PITTSBURGH FLYER (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE
$12
54.5kg

Sales Information

12th 11. PLATINUM JUBILEE (AUS) 2yo F
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$11
54.5kg

Sales Information

13th 17. MILITARIZE (NZ) 2yo C
DUNDEEL (NZ) - AMERINDIA (GB)
RYAN MALONEY
CHRIS WALLER
$101
56.5kg

Sales Information

LR 10. LEARNING TO FLY (AUS) 2yo F
JUSTIFY (USA) - ENNIS HILL (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
ANNABEL NEASHAM
$6.5
54.5kg

Sales Information

FF 14. LAZZAGO (AUS) 2yo F
CAPITALIST (AUS) - LAKE COMO (NZ)
KERRIN MCEVOY
CHRIS WALLER
$31
54.5kg

Sales Information

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