With the Golden Eagle headlining changes to the Sydney
spring carnival there are also two more million dollar races added for the two
year-olds and three year-olds.
The new $1 million Bondi Stakes will be run at Royal Randwick for
three-year-olds over a distance of 1600m on 26 October 2019.
The race provides a new spring target for three-year- olds in Sydney and
follows on from races such as the Golden Rose and the Flight Stakes.
The Golden Gift, an 1100m race for two-year-olds which was first run by the ATC
in 2015, will now be run for $1 million prizemoney on Saturday, 9 November
2019.
This race provides a focal point for two-year old racing in the spring, with
the prizemoney on offer enough to ensure that the first and second placegetters
will gain a berth in the Golden Slipper.
Interestingly the 2018 renewal of the race, run on November 24 saw just four
horses line up but in a field rated highly and produced a new Golden Slipper
favourite in Tassort.
With the addition of these new feature races, the highlight of each spring
program in Sydney for 2019 is as follows:
7 September 2019 |
Royal Randwick |
Chelmsford Stakes |
Weight for Age |
14 September 2019 |
Rosehill Gardens |
Run to the Rose |
3YOs SW |
21 September 2019 |
Royal Randwick |
George Main Stakes |
Weight for Age |
28 September 2019 |
Rosehill Gardens |
Golden Rose |
3YOs SW |
5 October 2019 |
Royal Randwick |
Epsom Hcp |
Handicap |
12 October 2019 |
Royal Randwick |
Spring Champion Stakes |
3YOs SW |
19 October 2019 |
Royal Randwick |
The TAB Everest |
Weight for Age |
26 October 2019 |
Royal Randwick |
Bondi Stakes |
3YOs SW |
2 November 2019 |
Rosehill Gardens |
The Golden Eagle |
4YOs SW |
9 November 2019 |
Rosehill Gardens |
Golden Gift |
2YOs SW |