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Show County Quality

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History

BUENOS NOCHES winning the Mostyncopper Show County Quality at Randwick in Australia.
BUENOS NOCHES winning the Mostyncopper Show County Quality at Randwick in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

The Show County Quality is a Group 3 race run under Quality Handicap conditions for open sprinters at Randwick conducted by the Australian Turf Club.

The Show County Quality is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1993 and was won by Big Dreams.

The Show County Quality has been run at Randwick, Warwick Farm and Canterbury but been at Randwick since 2014.

The Show County Quality was upgraded from Listed company to Group 3 in 2013.

The race is named after a former top sprinter of the late '80s who, as a two and three year old, won numerous feature short course races.

In 1997 Might And Power came from a long way back to run the leader down in the last stride. He would win the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup at the end of that campaign.

The 2007 race was not held due to the Equine Influenza break out.

Deploy began a charge to being slotted into the 2017 Everest after winning the Show County. Le Romain 12 months later would eventually gain a slot later in the piece following his win in this race.

Private Eye won the Epsom three runs after taking the Show County in 2021.

The 2023 Show County Quality was run for prizemoney of $250,000.

Notable winners of the Show County Quality include Buenos Noches (2023), Private Eye (2021), Deprive (2019), Le Romain (2018), Deploy (2017), Tycoon Tara (2016), Terravista (2014), Rebel Dane (2013), Moment Of Change (2012), Bank Robber (2008), Lotteria (2005), Kingsgate (2001), Might And Power (1997) and Big Dreams (1993).

The 2023 Show County Quality was won by Buenos Noches from Argentia and Dragonstone.


Racing and Sports

Previous Show County Quality Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
BUENOS NOCHES (AUS) 4H
SUPIDO (AUS) - KOI (AUS) NORTHERN METEOR (AUS)
DYLAN GIBBONS 58.5 MATTHEW SMITH 5
SHOWMANSHIP (NZ) 7G
SHOWCASING (GB) - KHALES (NZ) DON EDUARDO (NZ)
JAMES MCDONALD 55.0 DANNY O'BRIEN 1
PRIVATE EYE (AUS) 4G
AL MAHER (AUS) - CONFIDENTIAL QUEEN (AUS) SHAMARDAL (USA)
J FORD 54.0 JOSEPH PRIDE 5
ROHERYN (AUS) 5G
LONHRO (AUS) - MANNINGTON (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
JASON COLLETT 53.0 JAMES CUMMINGS 5
DEPRIVE (AUS) 5G
DENMAN (AUS) - DEFROCK (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS)
RACHEL KING 53.5 JAMES CUMMINGS 1
LE ROMAIN (AUS) 6G
HARD SPUN (USA) - MIGNARD (AUS) STRATEGIC (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD 61.0 KRIS LEES 1
DEPLOY (AUS) 5G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - CRIMSON REIGN (AUS) RED RANSOM (USA)
B AVDULLA 55.5 GERALD RYAN 8
TYCOON TARA (AUS) 6M
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - MOSSTARA (AUS) ENCORES (NZ)
K MCEVOY 54.0 P & P SNOWDEN 6
DECISION TIME (AUS) 8G
FOREPLAY (AUS) - DAUNTING THOUGHT (AUS) JUST AWESOME (AUS)
C REITH 54.0 CLARRY CONNERS 2
TERRAVISTA (AUS) 5G
CAPTAIN RIO (GB) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 56.0 JOSEPH PRIDE 6
REBEL DANE (AUS) 4H
CALIFORNIA DANE (AUS) - TEXARCANA (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA)
G BOSS 54.5 GARY PORTELLI 7
MOMENT OF CHANGE (AUS) 4G
BARELY A MOMENT (AUS) - EUROPIUM (AUS) METAL STORM (FR)
P ROBL 54.0 PETER G MOODY 8
SKYTRAIN (AUS) 6G
LONHRO (AUS) - QUE SERA SERA (AUS) LUSKIN STAR (AUS)
K MCEVOY 53.0 PETER SNOWDEN 6
KENNY'S WORLD (AUS) 6G
KENNY'S BEST PAL (AUS) - SEE THE STARS (AUS) MR. HENRYSEE (USA)
T ANGLAND 53.0 GRAEME MURRAY 6
SWIFT ALLIANCE (AUS) 4H
DON EDUARDO (NZ) - VISUAL EMOTION (USA) SILVER DEPUTY (CAN)
B SHINN 53.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 3
BANK ROBBER (AUS) 4G
DASH FOR CASH (AUS) - SALIAH (AUS) SALIERI (USA)
C W BROWN 53.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 8
PRIMUS (AUS) 4H
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - COPA DE ORO (AUS) HECTOR PROTECTOR (USA)
HUGH BOWMAN 56.5 JOHN O'SHEA 7
LOTTERIA (AUS) 4M
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ROSE REWARD (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
L BEASLEY 56.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 6
ATHELNOTH (AUS) 5G
CORONATION DAY (AUS) - CLOUDCREST (AUS) PILLASTER (USA)
JAMES P INNES 53.0 TIGER HOLLAND 10
SPORTSMAN (AUS) 4G
SUPREMO (USA) - PROFESSIONELLE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
Z PURTON 54.0 GREGORY HICKMAN 8
PRESENTLY (AUS) 4G
UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) - CENTAINE'S GIFT (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
JAMES P INNES 53.0 BRUCE MCLACHLAN 2
KINGSGATE (AUS) 4G
DANZERO (AUS) - VOWED (AUS) WITHOUT FEAR (FR)
G BOSS 52.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 9
STANZAIC (AUS) 5G
RAISE A STANZA (USA) - JUST FOR LUCK (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA)
G BOSS 53.5 JOHN SIZE 5

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