Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 28, 2023 Journalists Share Posted August 28, 2023 Odds Bookmakers News Field Past Winners The Shorts Group Two Betting Guide Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023 Location: Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales Prize Money: $1,000,000 Distance: 1100m The Shorts is a Group 2 race held at Randwick Racecourse and is considered one of the early spring feature races, with the race boasting a prize pool of $1,000,000. The Shorts was classified as a Principal race from 1867 until 1978, before being upgraded to a Listed race from 1979 to 1993. From 1994 to 2006, The Shorts was run as a Group 3 race before receiving its final upgrade to Group 2 in 2008. Every running of The Shorts has been held at Randwick, bar the one edition of the race in 2011, when it was run at Rosehill. Many past or future Group 1 winning sprinters have won The Shorts, with some using the early season feature to begin their spring campaigns. Classique Legend (2020) and Redzel (2017) used The Shorts as a key lead-up race to their success in The Everest later in the spring. Notable winners of The Shorts include Nature Strip (2022), Eduardo (2021), Classique Legend (2020), Redzel (2017), Rebel Dane (2015), Terravista (2014), Hot Danish (2010), Ab Initio (1999), King’s Favourite (1976 & 1977), Nagpuni (1953 & 1954), Winnipeg (1941 & 1944), Calmest (1926 & 1927) and Gigandra (1912, 1914 & 1915). 2023 The Shorts Betting Odds Markets for The Shorts 2023 are currently unavailable. We will update this page when The Shorts odds are available. Best The Shorts bookmakers All of our top racing bookmakers have markets for The Shorts. The Shorts betting sites are available well in advance of the race, with this a feature that draws plenty of attention from punters. You an access horse betting sites to bet on The Shorts via several different means, including via betting apps, bookie websites and even via telephone in some cases. Australian bookmakers have got outstanding features, including some outstanding promotions. Sport Table Latest The Shorts News Nature Strip to take familiar path defending Everest crown Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 11 months ago Look out, Everest competitors – Nature Strip is well and truly on track to defend his crown. That was Chris … Read More Part-owner says Nature Strip could finish with three Everests Australia horse racing news, Horse Racing News 11 months ago He might have achieved everything his connections ever dreamed about, but Nature Strip’s trainer Chris Waller feels the superstar sprinter … Read More Nature Strip returns in style with victory in The Shorts Australia horse racing news 11 months ago All the talk leading up to Saturday’s Group 2 The Shorts over 1100m was how good Nature Strip looked in … Read More Overpass going ‘better than ever’ ahead of The Shorts Australia horse racing news 12 months ago Bjorn Baker is quietly confident Overpass can put in a strong performance when he takes on the likes of Nature … Read More 2023 The Shorts Final Field Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when The Shorts 2023 field is released. Previous The Shorts Field 2022 The Shorts field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Nature Strip Chris Waller James McDonald 2 58kg 2 Eduardo Joseph Pride Brenton Avdulla 8 58kg 3 Masked Crusader Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 12 58kg 4 Mazu Peter & Paul Snowden Sam Clipperton 4 58kg 5 Shelby Sixtysix Danny Williams Robbie Dolan 1 58kg 6 Classique Legend Les Bridge Kerrin McEvoy 7 57kg 7 Overpass Bjorn Baker Rachel King 11 57kg 8 Lost And Running John O’Shea Hugh Bowman 6 56kg 9 Athelric James Cummings Tommy Berry 3 55kg 10 Andermatt James Cummings Jason Collett 13 55kg 11 Handle The Truth Keith Dryden Tyler Schiller 5 55kg 12 Rocketing By David Pfieffer Tim Clark 9 55kg 13 Anethole Cody Morgan Tom Sherry 10 55kg 2022 The Shorts result 1st – Nature Strip ($2.40) 2nd – Overpass ($3.60) 3rd – Lost And Running ($2.80) Recent The Shorts results 2022: Nature Strip returns with Shorts victory Nature Strip ($2.40) seemed to return from his overseas trip to the United Kingdom better than ever, as the dominant King’s Stand Stakes winner returned to Australia with an impressive victory in 2022 The Shorts. Instead of leading like normal, James McDonald took a sit on the eight-year-old gelding and trailed his main rival Eduardo ($3.50) into the home straight. As Brenton Avdulla went for the leader, McDonald was still swinging off the reigning Everest winner and within a few strides the Chris Waller-trained sprinter took over and kicked clear to record a 1.4 length victory. 2021: Eduardo rolls Nature Strip The 2021 edition of The Shorts was being called a ‘mini Everest’ as six confirmed starters clashed in the Group 2 contest at Randwick. After the racecourse received a lot of rain, the money came for the raging favourite, Nature Strip ($2.10), but it was his main rival Eduardo ($5.50) who would take the honours in the early season match-up. James McDonald and Nature Strip looked to have enough in the locker to kick clear of Eduardo in the straight, but Joseph Pride’s eight-year-old had the fight to get back in front when it counted. 2020: Classique Legend flies home to claim The Shorts Classique Legend ($4.40) has stamped his claim as one of the top sprinters in Australia with a slashing win in the Group 2 The Shorts at Randwick. After settling at the back of the field, Kerrin McEvoy had to navigate a tricky path between runners to find the outside. Once the five-year-old gelding found the outside, he let down with the blistering turn of foot that we have seen many times. Eduardo ($11) and Bivouac ($5) settled down to fight out the placings, as they had no answer for the winner. 2019: Pierata proves too strong in The Shorts After heavy rain decimated the 2019 The Shorts field, the 11-horse field was reduced to just five starters, with the Gregory Hickman-trained Pierata ($2.70) claiming victory in the Group 2 contest. Redzel ($4.40) led the field to the home bend, but once the field entered the home straight the third of the market fancies, Classique Legend ($3.10) levelled up to Pierata and Redzel to battle it out in the last 200m. The son of Pierro handled the wet conditions the best and he pulled away from the other two in the final strides to win by half a length. The Shorts winners The Shorts Past Winners Year Horse Jockey Trainer 2022 Nature Strip James McDonald Chris Waller 2021 Eudardo Nash Rawiller Joseph Pride 2020 Classique Legend Kerrin McEvoy Les Brigde 2019 Pierata Tommy Berry Gregory Hickman 2018 Ball Of Muscle Glyn Schofield Joseph Pride 2017 Redzel Hugh Bowman Peter & Paul Snowden 2016 Takedown Tim Clark Gary Moore 2015 Rebel Dane Brenton Avdulla Gary Portelli 2014 Terravista Corey Brown Joseph Pride 2013 Sessions Joshua Parr Peter Snowden 2012 Pampelonne Hugh Bowman Tim Martin 2011 Love Conquers All Jim Cassidy Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 2010 Hot Danish Tim Clark Les Brigde 2009 Gold Trail Nash Rawiller Les Bridge 2008 Fritz’s Princess Jim Cassidy Kris Lees 2007 Race Not Held 2006 Bentley Biscuit Hugh Bowman Gai Waterhouse 2005 Black Ink Matthew Cahill Les Kelly 2004 Dance The Waves Danny Beasley Grahame Begg 2003 Lucky Night Chris Munce Pat Farrell 2002 Empire Hugh Bowman Max Lees 2001 Oamaru Force Glen Boss David Hall 2000 Bradshaw Glen Boss John Hawkes The Shorts winners pre-2000 The Shorts Past Winners Pre 2000 Year Horse 1999 Ab Initio 1998 Mulugwa 1997 Hot As Hell 1996 Madison Point 1995 Moss Rocket 1994 Legal Agent 1993 Chiliad 1992 Classic Magic 1991 Euclase 1990 Rise ‘N’ Shine 1989 Rigoletto 1988 Potter McQueen 1987 Mother Duck 1986 Blazing Keel 1985 Bemboka Spirit 1984 Spritely Knight 1983 Loch Ard 1982 Marquee Star 1981 Trench Digger 1980 Hit It Benny 1979 Biscawong 1978 Tangfu 1977 King’s Favourite 1976 King’s Favourite 1975 Purple Patch 1974 Scarlet Man 1973 Starplus 1972 Kista 1971 Welsh Prince 1970 King Bogan 1969 Grey Court 1968 Somebody 1967 Betelgeuse 1966 Redcap 1965 Levitator 1964 Ferguson 1963 Port Fair 1962 Rush Bye 1961 Tipperary Star 1960 Merry Polly 1959 Winchester 1958 Cornelius 1957 Reign 1956 Aboukir 1955 Lindbergh 1954 Nagpuni 1953 Nagpuni 1952 Burncourt 1951 Free Rule 1950 Warrah King 1949 Phalanx 1948 Comedy Prince 1947 Native Son 1946 Chaperone 1945 Warlock 1944 Winnipeg 1943 Marcondis 1942 Soho 1941 Winnipeg 1940 Gold Salute 1939 The Albatross 1938 Thurless Lad 1937 Beechwood 1936 Some Boy 1935 The Marine 1934 Australia Fair 1933 Golden Gate 1932 Lightning March 1931 High Disdain 1930 Panola 1929 Figure 1928 Greenline 1927 Calmest 1926 Calmest 1925 Bairn 1924 Woodville 1923 Duke Isinglass 1922 Vodka 1921 Greenstead 1920 Elkin 1919 Greenstead 1918 Wolaroi 1917 Merimee 1916 Colugo 1915 Gigandra 1914 Gigandra 1913 Golden Hop 1912 Gigandra 1911 Hot Air 1910 Maori King 1909 Plush 1908 Soultline 1907 Mimer 1906 Berthier 1905 Machine Gun 1904 Port Jackson 1903 Ceres 1902 Milos 1901 Gameboy 1900 Myosotis 1899 Sequence 1898 Johansen 1897 Vivian 1896 Old Clo 1895 Waterfall 1894 Wakawatea 1893 Moorefield 1892 Victor Hugo 1891 Alexander 1890 Alchemist 1889 May Queen 1888 Tilburn 1887 The Felon 1886 My Lord 1885 Wanda 1884 Brian O’Lynn 1883 Blue And White 1882 Twilight 1881 Surrey 1880 Chesterfield 1879 Chorister 1878 The Judge 1877 Ino 1876 Eros 1875 Express 1874 Sweetbriar 1873 Rosalie 1872 Wombo 1871 The Count 1870 Deceptive 1869 Lucy 1868 Tippler 1867 Gunilda View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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