This Saturday Queensland’s final Group 1 race of the season will take place when the esteemed Eagle Farm Racecourse hosts the $500,000 Group 1 Winter Stakes (1400m).
The 2010 Sky Racing Winter Stakes has attracted a top quality field of 13 fillies and mares including the pronounced favourite, Melito.
Gerald Ryan’s classy Redoute’s Choice filly Melito has had a very testing and impressive winter campaign that has included a number of Group placings. Most recently she missed out on a win in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) by just a short half-head to Black Piranha.
Melito has drawn the far outside barrier 13 on Saturday, but is still the hot favourite currently paying $2.90 for a win at [iasbet].
Other top chances in the 2010 Winter Stakes include Beaded, Set For Fame and Gold Water.
At $4.60 odds through [iasbet], the Peter Snowden-trained Lonhro mare Beaded is the current second favourite after drawing ideally with barrier two. The four-year-old ran a gallant fourth in the Stradbroke Handicap last start before which she took out the Group 3 BRC Sprint (1350m) at Doomben.
Following closely in the Winter Stakes betting is Peter Moody’s Reset filly Set For Fame. Paying $4.80 at [iasbet], the three-year-old is coming off a win in the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1400m) on June 5. A Blake Shinn mount, Set For Fame will jump from barrier four on Saturday.
Another excellent runner looking for Group 1 glory in the Winter Stakes is the Gai Waterhouse-trained Gold Water. The four-year-old Choisir mare is currently a $6.50 chance with [iasbet], and has drawn wide along with the favourite in barrier 12. Gold Water is coming off a succession of frustrating top three placings in the Group winter features including her last start second to Metal Bender in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m).
The 2010 Winter Stakes is scheduled to jump at 3:47pm on Saturday as the seventh race on the day’s bumper eight-event card.
Other features to run at Eagle Farm this Saturday include the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2200m) and the Group 3 WJ Healy Stakes (1200m). To get the latest odds for all these great Eagle Farm Races head to [iasbet] today!
2010 Winter Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw
# |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Br |
Weight (kg) |
Odds* |
| 1 |
GOLD WATER |
Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller | 12 | 57 | 6.50 |
| 2 |
CULMINATE (NZ) |
Stephen Mckee | Scott Seamer | 6 | 57 | 21.00 |
| 3 |
BEADED |
Peter Snowden | Larry Cassidy | 2 | 57 | 4.60 |
| 4 |
PRIMA NOVA |
Anthony Cummings | Shane Scriven | 11 | 57 | 51.00 |
| 5 |
ACQUIRED (NZ) |
Robert Heathcote | Bobby El-Issa | 5 | 57 | 41.00 |
| 6 |
WEALTH PRINCESS (NZ) |
Brent Gillovic | Michael Walker | 10 | 57 | 7.00 |
| 7 |
MESSENGER |
Anthony Cummings | Jim Byrne | 7 | 57 | 51.00 |
| 8 |
MELITO |
Gerald Ryan | Corey Brown | 13 | 55.5 | 2.90 |
| 9 |
SET FOR FAME |
Peter G Moody | Blake Shinn | 4 | 55.5 | 4.80 |
| 10 |
SO ANYWAY |
John P Thompson | Peter Robl | 3 | 55.5 | 81.00 |
| 11 |
READYOR |
John P Thompson | Dwayne Dunn | 1 | 55.5 | 19.00 |
| 12 |
DEER VALLEY |
Steele Ryan | Danny Nikolic | 9 | 55.5 | 101.00 |
| 13 |
HAPPY HIPPY |
John P Thompson | Stathi Katsidis | 8 | 55.5 | 41.00 |
*Odds are provided by [iasbet] and are subject to change
