Golden Rose 2023 Barrier Draw & Final Field
- The barrier draw has been conducted for the Golden Rose Stakes
- The 2023 edition will be run on Saturday, September 23 at Rosehill
- This three-year-old feature is one of the premier events held over the Sydney Spring Carnival
- The full field for this Group 1 can be found below
Cylinder has drawn barrier six in the Golden Rose. (Getty)
A superbly bred colt, being by Snitzel and out of Samaready (two-time Group 1 winner), Shinzo (barrier 10) is a full brother to Exhilarates, a four-time stakes winner that also took out the 2019 Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Interestingly, Shinzo will contest the Golden Rose first-up, with connections opting to skip the key lead-up events and he could head to the Everest from this.
Cylinder (barrier 6) was tipped out after a big defeat as favourite in the Inglis Sires', although there were excuses for the Godolphin galloper there, as that was contested on a Heavy 9 surface.
He's opened his three-year-old season with back-to-back wins, which includes a second-up victory via the Run To The Rose.
King Colorado (barrier 9) tasted Group 1 success last season via the JJ Atkins and against older rivals in the Winx Stakes, he was very competitive first-up on August 19.
The Maher & Eustace-trained colt has subsequently won a tick-over trial at Randwick.
Militarize (barrier 2) stamped himself as a middle-distance prospect for the 2023 spring following back-to-back Group 1 victories in the Inglis Sires' and Champagne Stakes, with the son of Dundeel recording easy victories in both two-year-old features.
While 1200m proved a little sharp fresh, that Run To The Rose return was a strong one, albeit that was a busy finish overall in that lead-up event.
Charm Stone (barrier 1) is a classy three-year-old from the Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) stable that made it back-to-back victories with a brave Listed win at Moonee Valley on September 9.
She's the only filly that has accepted for this Group 1.
The 2023 Golden Rose will be run at Rosehill on Saturday, September 23 and 13 runners make up the final field for this three-year-old feature.
Golden Rose 2023 Barriers & Final Field
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Militarize (NZ) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 2 | 56.5kg |
| 2 | Shinzo | Chris Waller | Ryan Moore | 10 | 56.5kg |
| 3 | Cylinder | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 6 | 56.5kg |
| 4 | King Colorado | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jason Collett | 9 | 56.5kg |
| 5 | Don Corleone | Peter & Paul Snowden | Joshua Parr | 5 | 56.5kg |
| 6 | Libertad | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 7 | 56.5kg |
| 7 | Moravia | Michael Freedman | Tyler Schiller | 4 | 56.5kg |
| 8 | Encap | Gary Portelli | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 3 | 56.5kg |
| 9 | Butch Cassidy | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ryan Maloney | 8 | 56.5kg |
| 10 | Nadal | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Zac Lloyd (a) | 13 | 56.5kg |
| 11 | Snapback | Peter & Paul Snowden | Sam Clipperton | 11 | 56.5kg |
| 12 | General Salute | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 12 | 56.5kg |
| 13 | Charm Stone | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 1 | 54.5kg |
Golden Rose Winners
First being run and won in 1978, this feature was originally known as the Peter Pan Stakes after the dual Melbourne Cup winner, but was renamed the Golden Rose after its grading was dropped from Group Two to an 'Unlisted' affair despite a prize money increase to $1 million.
This major was upgraded to a Group 1 event in 2009 and since then has become a stallion-making race, which is evident with recent winners that includes Zoustar, Exosphere, Trapeze Artist, The Autumn Sun and Ole Kirk who are all well in demand and popular in the current breeding climate.
This feature is contested over 1400m at Rosehill Gardens and it is run under set weights conditions.
Ole Kirk (2020), In The Congo (2021) and Jacquinot (2022) have won the last three editions of the Golden Rose.
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