One of Rosehill’s feature race meetings will be run today in the way of Golden Rose day in which we see a quality nine race card which finally isn’t hit by bad weather and scratchings. View our Rosehill tips and selections below.
Race One: 6 Rosaleisha
Race Two: 11 Erika
Race Three: 1 Sir Bacchus
Race Four: 2 Quatronic
Race Five: 2 Sir John Hawkwood
Race Six: 8 Derryn
Race Seven: 3 Vashka
Race Eight: 5 Serene Majesty
Race Nine: 2 Conarchie
Best Bet: Race Three Number 1 Sir Bacchus
Next Best: Race Five Number 2 Sir John Hawkwood
Best Value: Race Six Number 8 Derryn
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FACTS AND FIGURES ON THE GOLDEN ROSE
Group One, 1400m, $1 million, three-year-olds, set weights
HISTORY
* Known as the Peter Pan Stakes until 2003 and elevated to Group One status in 2009
* Colts and geldings have historically dominated the race. No filly has won the race since it became a Group One
THIS YEAR’S FIELD
* ATC Sires’ Produce winner Yankee Rose is the only Group One winner in the 14-horse field
* She is one of three fillies in the race along with favourite Omei Sword and O’Reilly Cyrus
* Winx’s younger half-brother El Divino, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, will be ridden by champion jockey Hugh Bowman
* Godolphin colts Astern and Impending are both searching for their first Group One win
KEY COMMENTS
* “We’ve won this race from wide draws before and the way Astern is progressing in this preparation he can overcome it” – Godolphin Australia managing director Henry Plumptre
* “We’re really happy about the weather at the moment because he’s been looking for a firmer track” – Good Standing’s trainer James Cummings
* “She’s not foolproof yet. She’s still learning her trade” – Trainer Chris Waller on Omei Sword
THE EARLY MONEY
* Omei Sword is $3.50 favourite following her dominant Group Two Silver Shadow Stakes win
* Astern has drifted to $4.60 and shares the second line of betting the Hawkes Racing-trained Divine Prophet
* Yankee Rose has been backed from $11 into $6.50
RECENT HISTORY
* Exosphere claimed the Run To The Rose-Golden Rose double last year repeating Hallowed Crown’s effort from the previous year
* The last four winners have come out of the Run To The Rose
* Derryn will attempt to be only the second Victorian-trained winner after Toorak Toff won it in 2010
