Show County Quality
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History
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.
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 |