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The Galaxy is a Group 1 sprint race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Slipper Day in March during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Galaxy is the only elite level sprint during the carnival that is run over just 1100 metres and sprinters that are contesting the race normally come through races like the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield in Melbourne or the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick. Eduardo (2021) was the last sprinter to do the Challenge Stakes –  The Galaxy double and the first last start winner to salute in the Group 1 since Jetball (1994).

Zapateo (2nd in 2024) was the last Challenge Stakes graduate to back-up and win The Galaxy.

Eduardo would go on to frank The Galaxy form winning a host of subsequent races during 2021 including Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and the lucrative Winners Stakes that spring on the back of a third in the The Everest which is now worth $20 million!

There are five Group 1 races held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day each year with the Group 1 $4.92 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m), the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and The Galaxy that offers $1,000,000 in total prize money as of 2023.

Graduates out of The Galaxy field often continue onto other Sydney Group 1 sprint races including the Group 1 $3 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in April during ‘The Championships’ at Randwick. No horse has completed The Galaxy – TJ Smith Stakes double since La Baraka (1998). The winner of The Galaxy receives ballot exempt entry into the TJ Smith Stakes field.

The Galaxy 2024 ran on Saturday March 23, 2024 as part of Sydney’s bumper Golden Slipper Day and was won in an impressive upset by the James Cummings-trained mare Zapateo ($26). 

2024 The Galaxy Results

• 1st: #12 Zapateo ($26)
• 2nd: #11 Sunshine In Paris
• 3rd: #14 Front Page

The James Cummings-trained mare Zapateo ($26) improved on a lead-up Challenge Stakes second to post her first Group 1 success with a narrow upset in The Galaxy 2024 results at Rosehill.

Click here to read more on the upset The Galaxy win by the Godolphin-raced Zapateo.

2024 The Galaxy Results & Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 The Galaxy Betting Odds

The autumn’s latest The Galaxy 2024 racing odds are available below with betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.

Russian Revolution ($2.90 in 2017), In Her Time ($4 in 2018) and Nature Strip ($4.20 in 2019) are the latest favourites in The Galaxy betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Zapateo saluting at The Galaxy odds of $26 for Godolphin when defeating the beaten favourite Sunshine In Paris.

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2024 The Galaxy Form Guide

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2024 The Galaxy Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive The Galaxy 2024 Tips on the million-dollar Sydney sprint this autumn.

• To Win: #11 Sunshine In Paris ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The wide-open nature of The Galaxy offers opportunities for surprise contenders, and Sunshine In Paris fits the bill at a juicy 10/1 price. Trained by the in-form Annabel Neasham, this four-year-old mare boasts a perfect record (2 wins from 2 starts) when resuming from a break. While Sunshine In Paris has yet to win below 1200m, she excelled at Rosehill in the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes last preparation. Her Group 1 credentials are undeniable, having captured the Surround Stakes (1400m) last year. The sharp distance of The Galaxy might be a question mark, but her recent trial form has been positive, and she carries a favourable weight. Sunshine In Paris could be a sneaky surprise for punters seeking an outsider with winning potential.

2024 The Galaxy Field

The Galaxy field attracts the season’s best short-distance specialists, many coming off the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick earlier in the autumn, and is released on the Wednesday before Golden Slipper Day.

In 2022 shock Challenge Stakes runner-up Shelby Sixtysix went on to win The Galaxy with a Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes victory in between.

The official 2024 The Galaxy field is set for release by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 20, 2024 and will be published in full below.

The Galaxy 2024 final field features a class line-up of short-distance hopefuls including returning Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2024 The Galaxy field and betting markets.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 The Galaxy Nominations

The Galaxy 2024 nominations are due to close on Monday March 18, 2024 and will be released below as soon as available.

The 2024 The Galaxy nominations attracted a bumper 27 autumn sprinters with all-in markets led by Bjorn Baker’s resuming Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winning Zoustar colt Ozzmosis.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

The Galaxy History

The Galaxy has always drawn a competitive field of leading sprinters and has been won by a number of talented gallopers. Bletchingly (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Schllaci (1992), Spark Of Life (2004), Magnus (2007), and Bel Sprinter (2013) are just some of the top sprinters who have their names on The Galaxy honour roll.

The Galaxy was first run in 1972 over a distance of 1200 metres and the race distance was converted to 1100m the following year.  The race was upgraded to a Group 2 event in 1980 and received its status as a Group 1 race before the 1984 edition of the race that was won by Mr Illusion.

The Galaxy has proven a very difficult race to win in back-to-back years and Grey Receiver remains the only horse to have won the race on multiple occasions after taking out the race in 1981 and 1982.

Notable recent The Galaxy winners include Eduardo (2021), Sweet Idea (2015), Tiger Tees (2014), and Temple Of Boom (2012).

In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including The Galaxy was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.

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