2020 Silver Eagle Race Details

Race 6 at Randwick on Saturday 10 October 2020.

The Silver Eagle is a 1300 metre set weights plus penalties race for four-year-olds run by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick. It is held during October  as part of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

You can read more about the race history, lead-up races and past winners on the Silver Eagle page.

Silver Eagle 2020 Preview

Track: Good   Weather: Fine

Seven runners remain for the $500,000 Silver Eagle following the early scratching of Criaderas who was a dual acceptor and will run in race 3 and How Womantic. Two are resuming from a break and the rest all come from different lead-up races. The early favourite is  Alligator Blood who has won nine of his 13 starts and resumed for 3rd in an open quality handicap over 1110m at Doomben. Second favourite is Dawn Passage who will be first-up and has been trialling well. Third favourite is Subpoenaed who won the Group 2 Golden Pendant over 1400m last outing.

Flit hasn’t raced for 4 weeks since 10th in the Group 2 Sheraco StakesIcebath has had three good runs at Randwick this time in and was 0.4 lengths 2nd over 1400m at her latest start. Chat resumed with a win over 1100m at Canterbury Park and could be in for a good campaign. Surreal Step is first-up from a 22 week break and generally performs well fresh.

2020 Silver Eagle Runner by Runner

1. Alligator Blood

This All Too Hard gelding has an impressive record of nine wins from 13 starts and won the Group 1 Australian Guineas over 1600m at Flemington back in February. He resumed for 3rd in an open quality handicap over 1110m at Doomben and with his unbeaten record of 3 from 3 second-up he should be the winner.

2. Flit

She won the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at this meeting last year. She hasn’t raced for 4 weeks since 3.3 lengths 10th in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes and it would not be a surprise to see her run a place.

3. Dawn Passage

Last preparation he won three of his six starts. He will be first-up and has been trialling well. Capable of being in the finish.

4. Chat

Resumed with a win over 1100m at Canterbury Park and could be in for a good campaign

5. Criaderas  – SCRATCHED

6. Surreal Step

First-up from a 22 week break and generally performs well fresh.

7. Subpoenaed

She won the Group 2 Golden Pendant over 1400m last outing. That was a nice win and I think she will go very well here.

8. How Womantic  – SCRATCHED

9. Icebath

She has had three good runs at Randwick this time in and was o.4 lengths 2nd over 1400m at her latest start. This is much tougher.

Silver Eagle 2020 Tips

The following are the top 4 selections for this years race.

Jo’s Tips
1 Alligator Blood
7 Subpoenaed
3 Dawn Passage
4 Chat

Previews for other races this week

Group 1 Caulfield Guineas 2020 (Caulfield 1600m)

Group 1 Caulfield Stakes 2020 (Caulfield 2000m)

Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes 2020 (Randwick 2000m)

Group 1 Thousand Guineas 2020 (Caulfield 1600m)

Group 1 Toorak Handicap 2020 (Caulfield 1600m)

Group 2 Schillaci Stakes 2020 (Caulfield 1100m)

Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2020 (Caulfield 1200m)

Listed Weekend Hussler Handicap 2020 (Caulfield 1400m)

Listed Queensland Cup 2020 (Doomben 2200m)

Listed Hill Smith Stakes 2020 (Morphettville 1800m)

2020 Silver Eagle Results

Result Horse Margin
1st 2. Flit
2nd 1. Alligator Blood 0.4 length
3rd 3. Dawn Passage 1.7 lengths
4th 4. Chat 1.9 lengths

The track was rated as Good 4

Scratchings were 5. Criaderas, 8. How Womantic.