There are now three horses exempt from ballot for next month’s Golden Slipper after the weekend’s racing.
Santos and Seabrook joined Sunlight at the top of the rankings after winning the Group II Skyline Stakes and Group II Sweet Embrace Stakes respectively at Randwick on Saturday.
Blue Diamond Stakeswinner Written By is in fourth position, with trainer Grahame Begg confirming on Monday the colt will take his place in the Golden Slipper.
The Lindsay Park Racing empire continues to bolster its team of Golden Slipper aspirants, with seven juveniles ranked inside the top 40.
This Saturday at Randwick will see the running of the Group II Todman Stakes (1200m) and Group II Reisling Stakes (1200m), both of which offer ballot exemption to the winner.
Meanwhile, at Flemington on Saturday, the winner of the Group II Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) is all but guaranteed a start in the Golden Slipper as $120,000 in prizemoney is allocated to the winner.
Click hereto view the latest order of entry for the Golden Slipper Stakes 2018.