Godolphin’s Zapateo Shocks in The Galaxy 2024 Results at Rosehill

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Godolphin mare Zapateo emerged as a surprise winner in the final Group 1 race of Golden Slipper Day, the $1 million The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens.

The Galaxy 2024 winner Zapateo. Photo: Steve Hart.

This year’s edition witnessed a dramatic start with the returning Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis rearing at the jump and effectively eliminated from contention.

Matthew Dale’s The Kosciuszko winner, Front Page, led the pack initially, with Zapateo, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, positioned strategically in fourth.

A tight battle emerged in the straight between the leader Front Page and the favourite, Annabel Neasham‘s Sunshine In Paris.

However, a late surge from the outside by the underestimated Zapateo surprised everyone.

The five-year-old Brazen Beau mare, a 25/1 outsider, displayed exceptional closing speed to secure her first Group 1 victory.

This win upgrades her performance from a runner-up finish in the recent Randwick Group 2 Challenge Stakes.

“It’s huge for Zapateo,” said a delighted trainer James Cummings after the race. He praised her talent and highlighted the importance of this win for her racing career.

Zapateo edged out Sunshine In Paris by a head, with the front-running Front Page securing third place.

This victory opens up interesting possibilities for Zapateo.

She may target the prestigious $3 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 6th.

No horse has achieved the The Galaxy – TJ Smith Stakes double since La Baraka (1998).

Ladbrokes currently has Zapateo at $21 all-in odds for the TJ Smith Stakes.

2024 The Galaxy Results

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	12	ZAPATEO	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy		8	53kg		$26
	2	11	SUNSHINE IN PARIS	Annabel Neasham	Jason Collett	0.14L	2	53.5kg		$5.50F
	3	14	FRONT PAGE	Matthew Dale	Tyler Schiller	0.3L	13	52.5kg		$13
	4	9	ASFOORA	Henry Dwyer	Tim Clark	0.87L	14	54kg		$18
	5	4	UNCOMMON JAMES	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Damian Lane	1.84L	1	55.5kg		$9
	6	10	PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	2.39L	9	54kg		$11
	7	8	REMARQUE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	2.4L	5	54.5kg		$26
	8	16e	KING’S GAMBIT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Jamie Kah	2.61L	4	50kg		$12
	9	7	KALLOS	James Cummings	Tom Marquand	3.31L	10	55kg		$51
	10	6	BUENOS NOCHES	Matthew Smith	Dylan Gibbons (a)	4.46L	3	55kg		$20
	11	1	PRIVATE EYE	Joseph Pride	Nash Rawiller	5.14L	12	58kg		$6.50
	12	5	AFT CABIN	James Cummings	James McDonald	7.44L	7	55kg		$6
	13	17e	DERRY GROVE	Matthew Dunn	Zac Lloyd (a)	7.46L	6	51kg		$61
	14	13	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	14.54L	11	53kg		$10
		18e	QUICK TEMPO	Mark Minervini	Reece Jones		0
		2	KING OF SPARTA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn		0
		3	MAZU	Joseph Pride	Jason Collett		0
		15e	QUEEN OF THE BALL	Michael Freedman	Zac Lloyd (a)		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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