2010 Golden Rose Stakes

The Golden Rose is a 1400 metre race for three-year-olds run under set weight conditions. It is held by the Sydney Turf Club at Rosehill in late August or early September.

Race Type: Group 1, 3YO Set Weights
Distance: 1400m
Track: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
Date: 28 Aug 2010

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The Golden Rose is a relatively new race that was first held in 1993. According to the Australian Pattern Racing Committee it does not replace the Group 2 Peter Pan Stakes at Rosehill over 1500 metres that was last run in 2002. Under the set weight conditions colts and geldings carry 55.5kg and fillies carry 53.5kg.

As the first Group 1 race of the racing year and the richest race of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival the Golden Rose attracts a quality field of up-and coming three-year-olds. In 2007 the race was not held because of an outbreak of equine influenza (EI) but was run in March of 2008 instead, which is why there are two sets of results for 2008.

The main lead-up races are The Run To The Rose over 1300 metres and the Up and Coming Stakes over 1200 metres. Denman was the last horse to win the Run To The Rose – Golden Rose double (2009) and Court Command was the last horse to win the Up and Coming – Golden Rose double (2006).

In its short history the race has produced many horses who have gone on to Group 1 wins. Forensics is the only Golden Slipper winner to win the race so far and is also the only filly. Peter Snowden is the only trainer to have multiple winners with Denman (2009) and Forensics (2007) while Hugh Bowman is the jockey with most wins on Duporth (2008), Doonan (2004) and In Top Swing (2003).

Past winners of the Golden Rose Stakes: