Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
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History
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a Group 2 race for three-year-olds conducted by the Australian Turf Club as part of The Championships.
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was first run in 1979 as the Royal Sovereign Stakes when it was restricted to three-year-old colts and geldings only.
The race is run under set weights conditions and was programmed as an early autumn event to provide a step for many horses preparing for the Hobartville Stakes, Canterbury Guineas, Rosehill Guineas, Doncaster Handicap and other major autumn events.
The Royal Sovereign Stakes was named after the outstanding three-year-old stayer who won the AJC, Victoria and Queensland Derbys in 1964-65 and carried that name until 2013. It was a Group 3 race from 1981-1995 and has carried Group 2 status since 1996.
The race distance has been 1200m and has been run at Randwick every year with the exception of 2002 and 2012 (Warwick Farm) and 2013 (Rosehill).
In 1997-98 the Royal Sovereign Stakes was run twice over 1100m on the Randwick Kensington track and in 2004 over 1180m, again on the inner track.
The Royal Sovereign Stakes was not run in 1980.
In 2014 the race was renamed the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint and has grown considerably in prizemoney and status due to the sponsorship of Arrowfield Stud, being incorporated into The Championships as a feature three-year-old race for both sexes.
The 2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was run over 1200m at Royal Randwick for $1,000,000.
Classique Legend would go on to be slotted into The Everest in the 2019 Spring. He'd win that very race one year later on.
Wild Ruler won the Moir Stakes the following Spring to his victory. Another top sprinter emerged in 2022 as Mazu would beat a small field but then go on to win a Doomben 10,000 before placing in The Everest in the Spring.
Notable winners of the Royal Sovereign Stakes/Arrowfield Sprint include Best Western, Hula Chief, Shaftesbury Avenue, Big Dreams, Coronation Day, Rouslan, Danewin, Catalan Opening, Guineas, Assertive Lad, Lonhro, Exceed And Excel, Dance Hero, Shoot Out, Hot Snitzel, Rebel Dane, Delectation, Japonisme, Catchy, Classique Legend, Wild Ruler, Mazu and Joliestar.
The 2024 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was won by Joliestar from Hedged and Libertad.
Previous Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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JOLIESTAR
(AUS)
3F ZOUSTAR (AUS) - JOLIE BAY (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH | 54.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
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AFT CABIN
(AUS)
3C ASTERN (AUS) - SHELTERS (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.5 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 4 |
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MAZU
(AUS)
3G MAURICE (JPN) - CHATELAINE (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 56.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 4 |
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WILD RULER
(AUS)
3C SNITZEL (AUS) - GYPSY ROBIN (USA) DAAHER (CAN) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 10 |
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SPLINTEX
(AUS)
3C SNITZEL (AUS) - ACQUIRED (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ) |
ROBBIE DOLAN | 56.5 | MARK NEWNHAM | 1 |
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CLASSIQUE LEGEND
(AUS)
3G NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - PINOCCHIO (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 56.5 | L J BRIDGE | 7 |
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CATCHY
(AUS)
3F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - CATS WHISKER (AUS) FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) |
JOAO MOREIRA | 54.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 9 |
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DERRYN
(AUS)
3C HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - MUNHRO (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.5 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 11 |
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JAPONISME
(AUS)
3G CHOISIR (AUS) - HAIKU (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
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DELECTATION
(AUS)
3G SHAMARDAL (USA) - GRACE AND POWER (USA) MORE THAN READY (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 9 |
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SIDESTEP
(AUS)
3C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - DEXTROUS (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB) |
K MCEVOY | 56.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 4 |
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REBEL DANE
(AUS)
3C CALIFORNIA DANE (AUS) - TEXARCANA (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA) |
JASON COLLETT | 56.0 | GARY PORTELLI | 6 |
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HOT SNITZEL
(AUS)
3G SNITZEL (AUS) - FLAMES OF PARIS (USA) BLUSHING GROOM (FR) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | GERALD RYAN | 11 |
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MASTER HARRY
(AUS)
3C MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) - SRI LANKA (AUS) SRI PEKAN (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 3 |
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SHOOT OUT
(AUS)
3G HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - PENTAMEROUS (NZ) PENTIRE (GB) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | JOHN WALLACE | 2 |
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YOUTHFUL JACK
(AUS)
3G YOUTHFUL LEGS (USA) - FORMATIVE (AUS) WHITE BRIDLE (USA) |
R THOMPSON | 56.0 | ALLAN DENHAM | 7 |
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EL CAMBIO
(AUS)
3G COMMANDS (AUS) - CHAPARRA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 1 |
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MUTAWAAJID
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ELATED LADY (AUS) VAIN (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 5 |
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FLYING PEGASUS
(AUS)
3C FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - CASHIER (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
M RODD | 55.5 | DAVID PAYNE | 6 |
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DANCE HERO
(AUS)
3G DANZERO (AUS) - GYPSY DANCER (NZ) DANCE OF LIFE (USA) |
C MUNCE | 58.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
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EXCEED AND EXCEL
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - PATRONA (USA) LOMOND (USA) |
C W BROWN | 58.5 | T R MARTIN | 6 |
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ATHELNOTH
(AUS)
3G CORONATION DAY (AUS) - CLOUDCREST (AUS) PILLASTER (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | TIGER HOLLAND | 9 |
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LONHRO
(AUS)
3C OCTAGONAL (NZ) - SHADEA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
R M QUINN | 57.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 |
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ASSERTIVE LAD
(AUS)
3G ZEDITAVE (AUS) - SOMMES SOUND (USA) ASSERT (IRE) |
C MUNCE | 57.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 2 |
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HIRE
(AUS)
3G CANNY LAD (AUS) - CHARTER (AUS) RED ANCHOR (NZ) |
L V CASSIDY | 57.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 6 |
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