26 Sep, 2020
Two superbly bred Hawkes Racing colts have fought out the finish of the Group One Golden Rose as Rothfire's Everest campaign came under a cloud. The Queensland flyer, who started an odds-on favourite, punctured late t... Continue Reading
The Golden Rose is a Group 1 1400m race held at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney. The $1 million race is run under set weight conditions, and in 2020 will be held on Saturday, September 26.
Bivouac won the 2019 Golden Rose, with Hugh Bowman guiding the colt home. Just like they did in the Run To The Rose, Yes Yes Yes and Exceedance made up the placings in what was a relatively small field. Bivouac went on to finish mid-field in the Manikato Stakes and runner-up in the Coolmore Stud Stakes later in the spring.
The race was first run as the Peter Pan Stakes back in 1978, taking its name from two-time Melbourne Cup winner Peter Pan. In 2003 it was renamed the Golden Rose and also changed to a 1400m trip.
A number of great horses have won the Golden Rose, which should be no surprise considering the prize money on offer. Kingstown Town won in 1979, while Zoustar was successful in 2013. More recently the likes of Trapeze Artist and The Autumn Sun have seen success in the Golden Rose. To the surprise of many, no horse has won the race in consecutive years.
19th career Group 1 win for @JamesCummings88 after claiming the Golden Rose.
Bivouac responded when Yes Yes Yes was breathing down his neck to take home 580K. pic.twitter.com/kV5tAb5y9u
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) September 28, 2019
Bivouac raced home in 1:21.88 to win the 2019 edition of the Golden Rose, which is one of the faster times since the race changed to 1400m. Both Toorak Toff (1:21.90) and Exosphere (1:21.83) have also clocked sub-1:22.00.
The Golden Rose is a $1 million Group 1 race so the field is normally very strong. It also is early in the spring so is often used as a lead-up race for other of the slightly more prestigious Group 1s. Nominations for this year’s Golden Rose close on September 21 and final acceptances are on September 23.
| Horse | Win | Place | ||
| 1 | Rothfire (8)J: Jim Byrne 56.5kg T: R L Heathcote | $1.90 | $1.16 | Bet Now |
| 2 | King’s Legacy (9)J: Hugh Bowman 56.5kg T: P & P Snowden | $15.00 | $3.30 | Bet Now |
| 3 | Mamaragan (1)J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg T: John Thompson | $14.00 | $3.10 | Bet Now |
| 4 | Ole Kirk (3)J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg T: M, W & J Hawkes | $8.50 | $2.20 | Bet Now |
| 5 | North Pacific (6)J: James Mcdonald 56.5kg T: M, W & J Hawkes | $5.50 | $1.60 | Bet Now |
| 6 | Global Quest (4)J: Brenton Avdulla 56.5kg T: C J Waller | $21.00 | $4.00 | Bet Now |
| 7 | Peltzer (2)J: Kerrin Mcevoy 56.5kg T: G Ryan & S Alexiou | $8.00 | $2.15 | Bet Now |
| 8 | Sauvestre (5)J: Glen Boss 56.5kg T: C J Waller | $61.00 | $8.00 | Bet Now |
| 9 | Yardstick (7)J: Tim Clark 56.5kg T: G Waterhouse & A Bott | $51.00 | $7.00 | Bet Now |
Recent years have shown that the Golden Rose has been kind to punters. Bivouac was the favourite in 2019, saluting with a starting price of $2.50. In fact, four of the last five winners of Golden Rose have had starting prices below $5. The outlier was Trapeze Artist in 2017, who had a starting price of $41.
| PLACE | HORSE | TRAINER | JOCKEY | SP |
| 1 | Bivouac | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | $2.50 |
| 2 | Yes Yes Yes | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | $4.20 |
| 3 | Exeedance | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | $4.80 |
| 4 | Yao Dash | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | $9.50 |
| 5 | Kubrick | Chris Waller | James McDonald | $15 |
| 6 | Dawn Passage | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | $41 |
| 7 | Castelvecchio | Richard Litt | Joshua Parr | $10 |
| 8 | Prince Fawaz | Anthony Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | $61 |
2019 – Bivouac (1:21.88)
2018 – The Autumn Sun (1:22.24)
2017 – Trapeze Artist (1:22.41)
2016 – Astern (1:23.91)
2015 – Exosphere (1:21.83)
2014 – Hallowed Crown (1:24.00)
2013 – Zoustar (1:22.51)
2012 – Epaulette (1:22.30)
2011 – Manawanui (1:23.32)
2010 – Toorak Toff (1:21.90)
