There's a big chance this year's Golden Slipper winner will
be seen this weekend but while the biggest two-year-old race is the Group 1
Blue Diamond Stakes, the Slipper watchers should keep just as close an eye on
Sydney.
Four of the last seven Golden Slipper winners were winners on the equivalent of
tomorrow's card but only one of them was in the Blue Diamond Stakes with three
coming from the Silver Slipper which is to be run at Rosehill.
It was Sepoy that took the Blue Diamond/Golden Slipper double back in 2011, but
Pierro, Mossfun and last year's winner She Will Reign have done the Silver
Slipper/Golden Slipper double since, with a third placing thrown in for Sweet
Idea.
The Blue Diamond in the same period has produced placegetters in Samaready,
third to Pierro, and Earthquake which finished second to Mossfun.
It's also worth noting that eight years back Crystal Lily missed a place in the
Blue Diamond before taking the Golden Slipper and with the Blue Diamond so open
this year that's got to be a chance of repeating.
So the chances are good we'll be seeing the 2018 Golden Slipper winner
somewhere in Sydney or Melbourne this weekend and if you want to narrow that
down to likely candidates then don't look too far past the favourites.
Of those four winners to win on this weekend in the past, the longest priced
was Pierro as a $4.60 second favourite.
Last 10 Blue Diamond winners in the Golden Slipper |
Last 10 Silver Slipper winners in the Golden Slipper |
Catchy - last |
She Will Reign - 1st |