Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 31, 2023 Journalists Share Posted October 31, 2023 Amelia’s Jewel has drawn barrier five for the 2023 Golden Eagle. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) A capacity field of 20 four-year-olds will compete for the $20 million on the line in the 2023 Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens. Race favourite Amelia’s Jewel has drawn perfectly in barrier five in Saturday afternoon’s feature event in Sydney. The Simon Miller-trained mare will be looking to bounce back from her worst performance of her career, where she finished ninth in the Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on October 14. Damian Lane will continue his association with the superstar from Western Australia in what will be Amelia’s Jewel’s first run in Sydney. Following the barrier draw, horse racing betting sites took no risks and tightened her in to a +300 favourite. Having competed in The Everest (1200m), the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Hawaii Five Oh (+400) will jump from barrier four on Saturday. The son of I Am Invincible finished midfield in The Everest and will be ridden by the returning Nash Rawiller from barrier four. Chris Waller’s Kovalica (+700) copped a horror draw (16), in his attempt to claim victory for the first time since the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) in May. Kovalica went down by a nose in the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m), before finishing fifth, beaten 4.48 lengths behind Fangirl in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m). Following an arrogant win in the Listed Matamata Cup (1600m), Kiwi mare Legarto (+700) is back on Australian shores for the first time since her win in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m). Japan will be represented by Obamburumai (+1000), with the Japanense runner set to be partnered by Joshua Parr, following the withdrawal of star jockey Yutaka Take. Obamburumai will jump from barrier 2 on Saturday. Saturday’s Golden Eagle will be the fifth rendition of the race, first won in 2019 by Kolding for trainer Chris Waller and jockey Glen Boss. 2023 Golden Eagle Final Field No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Hawaii Five Oh Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Nash Rawiller 4 57.5kg 2 Attrition Mitchell Freedman Beau Mertens 19 57.5kg 3 Pericles James Cummings Ben Melham 1 57.5kg 4 Golden Mile James Cummings Zac Lloyd 18 57.5kg 5 Kovalica Chris Waller Tommy Berry 16 57.5kg 6 Rediener Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 3 57.5kg 7 Osipenko Chris Waller Jason Collett 8 57.5kg 8 Strait Acer Edward Cummings Tyler Schiller 7 57.5kg 9 Communist Michael Freedman Koby Jennings 12 57.5kg 10 Coin Toss Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Brett Prebble 17 57.5kg 11 Knight’s Choice John Symons & Sheila Laxon Jaden Lloyd 10 57.5kg 12 Obamburumai Keiji Yoshimura Joshua Parr 2 56.5kg 13 New Endeavour Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 13 56.5kg 14 Age Of Kings Chris Waller Craig Williams 11 56.5kg 15 Galeron Charles Hills Regan Bayliss 14 56.5kg 16 Amelia’s Jewel Simon Miller Damian Lane 5 55.5kg 17 Ruthless Dame Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Sam Clipperton 20 55.5kg 18 Legarto Ken & Bev Kelso Michael Dee 6 55.5kg 19 Vienna Princess Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 9 55.5kg 20 Razeta Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 15 55.5kg More racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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