Very Hard Race even after todays Barrier Draw. A roughy will win it im fairly confident of this. I still like Reaan! Even though it didnt race on the right leg the other week it won the Blue Diamond impressively and Hayes has said they will ride him cold which in a slipper can be beneficial considering the pace of the race! Any thoughts??

Not so much a golden slipper as a dirty old thong this year. Amelia's Dream would have won by 6 lengths.

I like AUGUSTA PROUD and SUGAR BABE [forget last run]

$3.5m AAMI Golden Slipper - Final Field [15/04/2008]
RACE 7 (3:35pm) - $3.5million Gr 1-AAMI GOLDEN SLIPPER STKS (1200m, 2YOs)
(Rosehill Gardens - Saturday, 19th April 2008)

No. Horse Jockey Trainer Barrier Wgt
1. ALL AMERICAN Brad Rawiller David Hayes 14 56.5kg
2. KRUPT Hugh Bowman Matthew Smith 8 56.5kg
3. SIDEREUS Larry Cassidy Anthony Cummings 2 56.5kg
4. OVER THE WICKET Zac Purton Gary Portelli 7 56.5kg
5. RELATED Craig Newitt Bart Cummings 16 56.5kg
6. REAAN Dwayne Dunn David Hayes 4 56.5kg
7. VON COSTA DE HERO Craig Williams David Hayes 17 56.5kg
8. SEBRING Glen Boss Gai Waterhouse 6 56.5kg
9. HIPS DON'T LIE (NZ) Darren Beadman David Hayes 9 54.5kg
10. PORTILLO Rod Quinn Peter Snowden 11 54.5kg
11. STRIPPER Jeff Lloyd David Payne 5 54.5kg
12. SUGAR BABE (NZ) Danny Nikolic Lee Freedman 12 54.5kg
13. ANATOMICA Damien Oliver Joseph Pride 3 54.5kg
14. AUGUSTA PROUD Clare Lindop Leon Macdonald 1 54.5kg
15. BURGEIS Corey Brown Tony Vasil 18 54.5kg
16. SHE'S MEANER Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse 13 54.5kg
17. SIENNAS FURY (1st Em) -------- Leon Corstens 10 54.5kg
18. TYPHOON FURY (2nd Em) -------- Gary Portelli 15 56.5kg

How tough is this race,,i'll be having a token bet on probably All American who should get the nice draw into a position if he follows Shes Meaner across..,,I'd be Happier with Shinn on board Sebring but should still run well..

I agree this is a very tough race, just like every other year. Ill be looking for some value which isn't hard. Krupt has drawn well and should be running home, Augusta Proud i thought was very impressive in the Magic Millions, I was at the track for the race and never thought it was going to get there. Looks like a tough fighting horse.

Market out yet?

Hey Sporty.,,most betting sites have the big races up already ,,IAS ect

SEBRING $4.80 $1.95
AUGUSTA PROUD $7.00 $2.50
ALL AMERICAN $11.00 $3.50
RELATED $12.00 $3.75
ANATOMICA $13.00 $4.00
VON COSTA DE HERO $13.00 $4.00
SUGAR BABE $14.00 $4.25
HIPS DONT LIE $15.00 $4.50
KRUPT $15.00 $4.50
PORTILLO $15.00 $4.50
SHES MEANER $15.00 $4.50
REAAN $17.00 $5.00
OVER THE WICKET $18.00 $5.25
STRIPPER $21.00 $6.00
BURGEIS $23.00 $6.50
SIDEREUS $35.00 $9.50

Alot of money for Sebring and Augusta Proud ,,All American a tasty drifter

As they said on Racing Retro last Sunday, unlike other years, every owner of a runner in this field can think they actually have a chance of winning.
Sidereus won the Pago pago last weekend but is the outsider at $35!

from 'The Australian'


"Perfect ... he will be very competitive from there," said Waterhouse of Sebring's draw.

"And he won't mind it if this weather keeps up."

Indeed, when he won on debut in January, Sebring was strong on a slow track, beating Slipper rivals Over The Wicket (gate seven) and Sidereus (gate two) into the minor placings.

With heavy rain on Sunday and little chance of the track drying out after two overcast days since, Rosehill had an official reading late yesterday bordering on heavy, with showers to persist throughout the week.

The Slipper has only twice been decided on a heavy track, the first time in 1963 when postponed from a Saturday to the following Wednesday. That race was won by the Adelaide colt Pago Pago, a late entry.

Adelaide trainer Leon Macdonald had just the one word, "excellent", when his unbeaten filly Augusta Proud drew gate one, which trimmed her price to $9 (second favourite).

And perhaps an appropriate draw, too, matching the 111111- record the filly has in her six starts to date.

Augusta Proud will attempt to boost the best winning barrier record; seven Slipper winners have jumped from gate one.

yeah a pin job if ever I saw one!