The field is out for the 2022 $5million Group I Golden Slipper with race favourite Coolangatta drawing out in gate 14, while quality colts Sejardan, Daumier and Best of Bordeaux have drawn seven, eight and 10.
A field of 16 plus four emergencies has been declared. The 2022 line-up consists of seven colts and nine fillies with the he four emergencies all being colts including debut stakes-winner Millane, who drew gate one.
Reigning champion sire Written Tycoon is represented by undefeated filly Coolangatta, while champion sires Snitzel and I Am Invincible have runners with winning hopes in unbeaten colt Best of Bordeaux and Queen of the Ball, who backs up from a brilliant win in the Group III Canberra Black Opal Stakes on Sunday.
The only Black Opal winner to go on and win the Golden Slipper was Catbird in 1999 and he got lucky when Redoute’s Choice was scratched on the day due to an elevated temperature, but that said Queen of the Ball is fit, fast and drawn ideally with drying weather in Sydney this week set to bring the track back from the heavy range of recent weeks.
Arrowfield Stud’s Shalaa (IRE) also has three runners in Shalatin, who is attempting to win the richest two year-old race in the world as a maiden, Seven Veils and Semillion, who is an emergency.
No – Horse – Sire - Trainer –Barrier – Weight
1 – DAUMIER – Epaulette - Anthony & Sam Freedman –8 – 56.5kg
2 – SEJARDAN – Sebring - Gary Portelli –7 – 56.5kg
3 – BEST OF BORDEAUX – Snitzel - Kacy Fogden –10 – 56.5kg
4 – SHALATIN – Shalaa (IRE) - Joseph Pride –5 – 56.5kg
5 – JACQUINOT – Rubick - Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)– 11 – 56.5kg
6 – SEBONACK – Capitalist - Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes –15 – 56.5kg
7 – RISE OF THE MASSES – Russian Revolution - Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott - 20 – 56.5kg
8 – COOLANGATTA – Written Tycoon - Ciaron Maher & David Eustace –14 – 54.5kg
9 – REVOLUTIONARY MISS – Russian Revolution - Peter & Paul Snowden –17 – 54.5kg
10 – RUSSIAN CONQUEST – Russian Revolution - Peter & Paul Snowden –16 – 54.5kg
11 – QUEEN OF THE BALL – I Am Invincible - Richard & Michael Freedman –3 – 54.5kg
12 – FIREBURN – Rebel Dane - Gary Portelli –2 – 54.5kg
13 – OJAI – Exceed and Excel - James Cummings –12 – 54.5kg
14 – SEVEN VEILS – Shalaa (IRE) - Mark Newnham –19 – 54.5kg
15 – LADY LAGUNA – Overshare - Annabel Neasham –– 54.5kg
16 – SHE’S EXTREME – Extreme Choice - Anthony Cummings –6 – 54.5kg
17 e – SWEET RIDE – Deep Field - Annabel Neasham –9 – 56.5kg
18 e – MILLANE – Zoustar - Peter G Moody – 1 – 56.5kg
19 e – SEMILLION – Shalaa (IRE) - Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes –18 – 56.5kg
20 e – MAN IN THE MIRROR – Not a Single Doubt - Annabel Neasham –4 – 56.5kg
