Group 1 race | |
Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1957 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | TAB (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Two year old |
Weight | Set Weights colts and geldings - 56+1⁄2 kg fillies 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | A$5,000,000 (2024) |
The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two year old race in Australia and is the world's richest race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds.[1] Prize money is A$5,000,000.