Reigning number one sprinter Redzel heads up the list of nominations for the 2018 Group 1 $2.5m Darley T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 7, day one of The Championships.
Redzel, above, is among the niminations for the 2018 T J Smith Stakes at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart.
Redzel is one of four horses from the Peter and Paul Snowden stable among the eighty-two nominations for The Championships’ premier sprint race.
Redzel was crowned the nation’s top sprinter following his scintillating 2017 Spring Carnival form that saw him win the $10m The Everest (1200m) at Randwick and the Group 1 $1m Darley Classic (1200m) at Flemington.
The Snitzel five year old is scheduled to return to the race track this Saturday at Flemington and a win in the Group 1 $750,000 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) would take his winning sequence to seven in a row.
Redzel has completed two barrier trials at Rosehill for his return to the race track for a seventh over 900m on January 22 and a win over 1000m on February 5.
“His first trial was a soft trial two weeks ago,” said co-trainer Peter Snowden.
“He’s only got to hold his form from last preparation but to my eye he’s a touch better, maybe that’s positive thinking.”
Team Snowden has also nominated the Group 1 Galaxy winner Russian Revolution, smart three year old Pariah and the unraced Oyster Bay.
Trainer Gerald Ryan has only three horses nominated for the T J Smith Stakes, but Trapeze Artist, Menari and Deploy will be among the main chances if they go on to make the final field.
Three year old Trapeze Artist was the winner of the Group 1 $1m De Bortoli Wines Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill during the 2017 Sydney Spring Carnival and resumed for the Autumn with a win against the older horses in the Group 2 $200,000 Sydney Markets Limited Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill on February 3.
As usual the Lindsay Park Team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig have strength in numbers and have nominated fourteen horses for the T J Smith Stakes.
Last season’s Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy, 2017 Newmarket Handicap winner Redkirk Warrior and Oakleigh Plate winner Sheidel are among Lindsay Park’s strong contingent of sprinters.
Randwick 1200m specialist Chautauqua is the winner of the last three runnings of the T J Smith Stakes and is one of three form the Hawkes Racing Team among the 2018 nominations.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have entered last year’s runner up English along with dual Group 1 winner Global Glamour, Sheikha and Shumookhi while last year season’s Golden Slipper Stakes winner She Will Reign is the only nomination from the Gar Portelli stable.
The first acceptances for the T J Smith Stakes are due on Tuesday March 13 with the final field being declared on Tuesday April 3, 20118.
Nominations for the 2018 T J Smith Stakes (1200m)
| # | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1213x3x | ADDICTIVE NATURE | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker |
| 2 | 25x124113x | ALIZEE | F | 3 | James Cummings |
| 3 | 11×7 | ARDROSSAN | C | 3 | Mick Price |
| 4 | 39x93730x8 | ARTLEE | G | 7 | Kris Lees |
| 5 | 3394x2531x | BALL OF MUSCLE | G | 7 | Joseph Pride |
| 6 | 130x1569x6 | BONNY O’REILLY (NZ) | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker |
| 7 | x32111140x | BONS AWAY | G | 4 | Aaron Purcell |
| 8 | 12x2316x1 | BOOKER | F | 3 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 9 | 16111250×6 | CANNYESCENT | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 10 | 110x21330x | CATCHY | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 11 | 3231x7644x | CHAUTAUQUA | G | 7 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 12 | x9113x385x | CLEARLY INNOCENT | G | 6 | Kris Lees |
| 13 | 00x21172xN | DAL CIELO (NZ) | G | 5 | Kris Lees |
| 14 | 11x214119x | DEPLOY | G | 5 | Gerald Ryan |
| 15 | 81368x008x | DERRYN | H | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 16 | 2x5278x132 | EGYPTIAN SYMBOL | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker |
| 17 | 7266x4269x | ENGLISH | M | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 18 | 311900821x | FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE) | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 19 | x6639x680x | FELL SWOOP | G | 6 | Matthew Dale |
| 20 | 98x4408x42 | FLAMBERGE | G | 8 | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 21 | 302x11013x | FORMALITY | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 22 | x21x78192x | FUHRYK | M | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 23 | 1x2247x12x | GLENALL | H | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 24 | 302x19x64x | GLOBAL GLAMOUR | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 25 | 4×81108326 | GOODFELLA | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker |
| 26 | 910x56685x | HEAVENS ABOVE | M | 6 | Tim Martin |
| 27 | 4423x654x5 | HELLBENT | H | 5 | Darren Weir |
| 28 | 1196x1401x | HEY DOC | G | 4 | Tony McEvoy |
| 29 | 1115x3179x | HOUTZEN | F | 3 | Toby Edmonds |
| 30 | 5x523x112x | IN HER TIME | M | 5 | Benjamin Smith |
| 31 | 541112x13x | INVINCIBLE GEM | M | 4 | Kris Lees |
| 32 | P13x1711x6 | INVINCIBLE QUEST | G | 5 | Brett Partelle |
| 33 | 4x1211x70x | ITTETSU (IRE) | H | 6 | Darren Weir |
| 34 | 1x38361x | JORDA | F | 3 | James Cummings |
| 35 | 076875113x | JUNGLE EDGE | G | 7 | Mick Bell |
| 36 | 21x4320x1 | KEMENTARI | C | 3 | James Cummings |
| 37 | 75537x514x | KEN’S DREAM | G | 4 | Darren Weir |
| 38 | 11202x250x | LE ROMAIN | G | 5 | Kris Lees |
| 39 | 2x | LIBRISA BREEZE (GB) | G | 6 | Dean Ivory |
| 40 | 15×3 | LIMBO SOUL | F | 3 | Tim Martin |
| 41 | 3112x4F54x | LIMESTONE | F | 3 | Darren Weir |
| 42 | 415x66x165 | LORD OF THE SKY | H | 7 | Robbie Laing |
| 43 | 1351x30x3x | LUCKY LIBERTY | G | 6 | Henry Dwyer |
| 44 | 12540x113x | MENARI | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan |
| 45 | 111x101x3 | MERCHANT NAVY | C | 3 | Aaron Purcell |
| 46 | 660x64314x | MISHANI HONCHO | G | 5 | Shane Edmonds |
| 47 | 10210x430x | MISS GUNPOWDER | M | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 48 | 2x1449729x | MISSROCK | M | 4 | Robbie Laing |
| 49 | 11x1220x28 | MR SNEAKY | G | 4 | Anthony Freedman |
| 50 | x14x33934x | NIETA | M | 5 | John P Thompson |
| 51 | – | OYSTER BAY | M | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 52 | 2630x3735x | PALAZZO PUBBLICO | M | 6 | Matthew Smith |
| 53 | 1220x129x | PARIAH | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 54 | 1x105x100x | REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB) | G | 7 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 55 | 2211x1111x | REDZEL | G | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 56 | 14x164x10x | RUSSIAN REVOLUTION | H | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 57 | 155x341x6x | SANTA ANA LANE | G | 5 | Anthony Freedman |
| 58 | x167x5114x | SECRET AGENDA | M | 5 | Mick Price |
| 59 | 1x121x10x1 | SHE WILL REIGN | F | 3 | Gary Portelli |
| 60 | 1460x4359x | SHEIDEL | M | 6 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 61 | 28x13x0x3x | SHEIKHA | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 62 | 111x1221x8 | SHOALS | F | 3 | Anthony Freedman |
| 63 | 2x21510x2x | SHOWTIME | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 64 | 12x | SHUMOOKH | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 65 | 2121x11x2x | SNITTY KITTY | M | 4 | Henry Dwyer |
| 66 | x22833005x | SO SI BON | H | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 67 | x290x2860x | SPIETH (NZ) | H | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 68 | – | SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA) | H | 4 | Aidan O’Brien |
| 69 | 0208x6132x | STELLAR COLLISION | G | 5 | Darren Weir |
| 70 | 117x111x | SUGAR BELLA | M | 4 | Kris Lees |
| 71 | 13x930x15x | SUPIDO | H | 6 | Michael Kent |
| 72 | x4810x950x | SWEET SHERRY | M | 4 | Brent Stanley |
| 73 | 13812x326x | TACTICAL ADVANTAGE | G | 4 | Joseph Pride |
| 74 | x847x5400x | TAKEDOWN | G | 5 | Gary Moore |
| 75 | 20x100x02x | TERRAVISTA | G | 8 | Joseph Pride |
| 76 | 161x70600x | THE MISSION | C | 3 | Paul Perry |
| 77 | 1306x13x14 | THRONUM | H | 4 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 78 | 63x6410x1x | TRAPEZE ARTIST | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan |
| 79 | 135x2450x4 | TULIP | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 80 | 1x1x11257x | VEGA MAGIC | G | 5 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
| 81 | 11x115x | VIRIDINE | C | 3 | James Cummings |
| 82 | – | WASHINGTON DC (IRE) | H | 5 | Aidan O’Brien |
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